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Prairie Island township, Merrick County, NE

35 Population
12.2 square miles 2.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

67.6 ±49.7 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Merrick County: 43 ±0.8
  • nearly double the figure in Nebraska: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,463 ±$9,573 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Merrick County: $31,349 ±$2,095
  • about half the amount in Nebraska: $38,585 ±$300
$2,499 Median household income
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in Merrick County: $57,873 † ±$5,913
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $71,722 ±$577

31.4% ±30.3% (11  ±13) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Merrick County: 10.2% † 772 (±2.7% / ±206)
  • more than double the rate in Nebraska: 10.4% 198,466 (±0.3% / ±4,850)

N/A

Families

19 ±15 Number of households
  • Merrick County: 3,175 ±108
  • Nebraska: 776,379 ±2,049
1.8 ±1.9 (35  ±24) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Merrick County: 2.4 7,539 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Nebraska: 2.5 1,910,387

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

33 ±20 Number of housing units
  • Merrick County: 3,567 ±38
  • Nebraska: 848,023 ±372

$133,300 ±$43,466 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Merrick County: $159,300 ±$12,045
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nebraska: $205,600 ±$1,189

11.4% ±42.1% (4  ±15) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Merrick County: 8.8% † 672 (±2.4% / ±179)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 14.2% 274,806 (±0.3% / ±5,466.5)

Social

100% ±,131.5% (25  ±37) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Merrick County: 92.9% 5,050 (±5.5% / ±,305.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 91.9% 1,178,988 (±0.5% / ±6,893.7)
12% ±,106.7% (3  ±26.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Merrick County: 17.4% † 947 (±2.7% / ±,144.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in Nebraska: 33.5% 429,430 (±0.3% / ±4,298.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

44.8% ±39.5% (13  ±14) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Merrick County: 7.9% † 473 (±1.6% / ±97)
  • more than double the rate in Nebraska: 7.5% 109,982 (±0.1% / ±2,114)
13 Total veterans ±14 13 Male ±14 N/A Female ±10

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