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Prairie Island township, Merrick County, NE

41 Population
12.2 square miles 3.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.8 ±54.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Merrick County: 42.8 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 37.1 ±0.2

Economics

$19,668 ±$10,728 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Merrick County: $34,539 ±$3,253
  • about half the amount in Nebraska: $40,637 ±$365
N/A Median household income

31.7% ±37.5% (13  ±17) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Merrick County: 8.7% † 661 (±2.3% / ±172)
  • more than double the rate in Nebraska: 10.3% 197,300 (±0.3% / ±5,207)

N/A

Families

26 ±19 Number of households
  • Merrick County: 3,210 ±103
  • Nebraska: 786,885 ±2,232
1.6 ±1.5 (41  ±23) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Merrick County: 2.4 7,557 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,917,605

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

Housing

34 ±23 Number of housing units
  • Merrick County: 3,584 ±22
  • Nebraska: 855,631 ±245

$152,500 ±$66,951 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Merrick County: $168,000 ±$9,144
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nebraska: $223,800 ±$1,268

26.8% ±37.9% (11  ±16.7) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Merrick County: 10.8% † 824 (±2.9% / ±224.3)
  • about double the rate in Nebraska: 13.6% 265,006 (±0.3% / ±5,825.9)

Social

100% ±145.6% (23  ±38) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Merrick County: 92.4% 4,999 (±5.6% / ±307.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 92.1% 1,188,000 (±0.5% / ±6,935.6)
8.7% ±115.6% (2  ±26.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Merrick County: 17.6% † 950 (±2.4% / ±131.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Nebraska: 34.1% 440,234 (±0.3% / ±4,128.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

38.2% ±44.1% (13  ±17) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Merrick County: 7.9% † 471 (±1.7% / ±98)
  • more than double the rate in Nebraska: 7.2% 105,516 (±0.1% / ±1,797)
13 Total veterans ±17 13 Male ±17 N/A Female ±10

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