Garfield County, Nebraska

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Garfield County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,718	1,978,707	334,922,499	3144th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,804	$76,475	$80,734	1820th of 3,221
Median Age	47.7	37.2	38.9	381st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.7%	34.6%	35.7%	786th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$176,600	$238,600	$332,700	1679th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$490	$1,072	$1,413	3175th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.8%	10.6%	12.5%	2692nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.7%	3.0%	5.2%	2687th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.0	25.8	n/a	2981st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	8.0%	14.1%	3210th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	599th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.0%	66.5%	65.2%	1366th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.8	19.2	26.4	3094th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.5%	11.0%	15.1%	3133rd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.6%	n/a	n/a	2636th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	67.0%	48.8%	46.9%	26th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.8%	n/a	n/a	2446th 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 Garfield County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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	6.4	41.3	61.4

Age in Garfield County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	47.7	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.0%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Garfield County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	701	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	74.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.4%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.8%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	19.5%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Garfield County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,531	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.1%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.0%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Garfield County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	990	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.0%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	29.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.0%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.6%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,383	$3,549	n/a

Education in Garfield County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	4.3%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.8%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.9%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.8%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Garfield County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.5%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	13.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	71.0%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Garfield County, Nebraska

Statistic	Garfield County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.4%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.8%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.0%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.2%	9.5%	16.7%

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