Cherry County, Nebraska

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Cherry County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,498	1,978,707	334,922,499	2854th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,270	$76,475	$80,734	1500th of 3,221
Median Age	41.4	37.2	38.9	1687th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.3%	34.6%	35.7%	1186th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$152,200	$238,600	$332,700	2203rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$916	$1,072	$1,413	1348th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.3%	10.6%	12.5%	2805th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.4%	3.0%	5.2%	3180th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.9	25.8	n/a	3162nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	8.0%	14.1%	1194th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1225th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.4%	66.5%	65.2%	2951st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.2	19.2	26.4	3071st of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	11.0%	15.1%	2017th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2258th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.6%	48.8%	46.9%	1557th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.3%	n/a	n/a	1973rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cherry County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Cherry County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	41.4	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	23.4%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Cherry County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,233	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.1%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	26.4%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cherry County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,567	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.8%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	24.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.3%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.6%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.4%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Cherry County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	3,009	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.8%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.6%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.5%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,505	$3,549	n/a

Education in Cherry County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	3.8%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.6%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.9%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cherry County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.7%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	68.5%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Cherry County, Nebraska

Statistic	Cherry County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	9.5%	16.7%

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