Garden County, Nebraska

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Garden County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,761	1,978,707	334,922,499	3138th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,882	$76,475	$80,734	3035th of 3,221
Median Age	49.9	37.2	38.9	230th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.1%	34.6%	35.7%	1807th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$110,400	$238,600	$332,700	2841st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$700	$1,072	$1,413	2732nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.5%	10.6%	12.5%	1008th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	3.0%	5.2%	989th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.0	25.8	n/a	3146th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	8.0%	14.1%	2512th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2140th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.7%	66.5%	65.2%	837th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.3	19.2	26.4	3155th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.8%	11.0%	15.1%	1852nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1737th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.8%	48.8%	46.9%	2634th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.0%	n/a	n/a	1853rd 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 Garden County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.5	41.3	61.4

Age in Garden County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	49.9	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.2%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Garden County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	858	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	53.6%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.4%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	43.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Garden County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,141	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.5%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.8%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.5%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.8%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.1%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Garden County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	1,173	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.8%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.4%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.9%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,953.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.3%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.1%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,113	$3,549	n/a

Education in Garden County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.9%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	43.5%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.3%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Garden County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.6%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	65.9%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Garden County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garden County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	9.5%	16.7%

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