Furnas County, Nebraska

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Furnas County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,568	1,978,707	334,922,499	2930th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,048	$76,475	$80,734	1986th of 3,221
Median Age	47.3	37.2	38.9	429th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	34.6%	35.7%	1244th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$98,400	$238,600	$332,700	3011th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$763	$1,072	$1,413	2389th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.0%	10.6%	12.5%	1694th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.0%	3.0%	5.2%	3124th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.4	25.8	n/a	2787th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	8.0%	14.1%	1918th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1451st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	66.5%	65.2%	1303rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.4	19.2	26.4	2982nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	11.0%	15.1%	2537th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1649th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.0%	48.8%	46.9%	699th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.0%	n/a	n/a	2792nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Furnas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.1%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Furnas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	47.3	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.7%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.8%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Furnas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,010	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.5%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	19.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Furnas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,240	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.9%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.0%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.1%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Furnas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,516	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.0%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.1%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,949.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.9%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,353	$3,549	n/a

Education in Furnas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	10.2%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.9%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.0%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.4%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Furnas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.4%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.0%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.7%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Furnas County, Nebraska

Statistic	Furnas County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.0%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.7%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	9.5%	16.7%

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