Jefferson County, Nebraska

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

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,161	1,978,707	334,922,499	2726th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,044	$76,475	$80,734	2167th of 3,221
Median Age	44.4	37.2	38.9	853rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.2%	34.6%	35.7%	1965th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$129,500	$238,600	$332,700	2522nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$662	$1,072	$1,413	2898th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.1%	10.6%	12.5%	2414th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.2%	3.0%	5.2%	3100th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.6	25.8	n/a	2555th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	8.0%	14.1%	1625th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1356th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.9%	66.5%	65.2%	1549th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.5	19.2	26.4	2974th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.7%	11.0%	15.1%	2747th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.5%	n/a	n/a	2014th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.3%	48.8%	46.9%	1412th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.3%	n/a	n/a	2387th 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 Jefferson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.9%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.7	41.3	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	44.4	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.6%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	3,136	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.8%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.5%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.5%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.7%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	22.9%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,931	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.8%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	24.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.1%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.2%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	3,679	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.8%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.5%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,955.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.1%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,886	$3,549	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.7%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.7%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.8%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.7%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	58.2%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Jefferson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.2%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.9%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.1%	9.5%	16.7%

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