Howard County, Nebraska

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Howard County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,534	1,978,707	334,922,499	2774th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,767	$76,475	$80,734	737th of 3,221
Median Age	42.2	37.2	38.9	1443rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.0%	34.6%	35.7%	1109th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$209,100	$238,600	$332,700	1313th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$777	$1,072	$1,413	2291st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.8%	10.6%	12.5%	3189th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	3.0%	5.2%	2048th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	11.5	25.8	n/a	2593rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	8.0%	14.1%	2201st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.8	n/a	n/a	1177th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.2%	66.5%	65.2%	930th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.7	19.2	26.4	1045th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	11.0%	15.1%	1608th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.7%	n/a	n/a	2610th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.3%	48.8%	46.9%	355th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.3%	n/a	n/a	2279th 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 Howard County, Nebraska

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	16.6	41.3	61.4

Age in Howard County, Nebraska

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	42.2	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Howard County, Nebraska

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,504	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.8%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.4%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.7%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	22.8%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Howard County, Nebraska

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,592	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.5%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.4%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.0%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.7%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Howard County, Nebraska

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,894	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	91.6%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.9%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.5%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,963.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.8%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.9%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,429	$3,549	n/a

Education in Howard County, Nebraska

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	4.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.8%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.9%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.2%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Howard County, Nebraska

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.8%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.7%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Howard County, Nebraska

Statistic	Howard County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.0%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	9.5%	16.7%

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