McPherson County, Nebraska

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McPherson 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	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	475	1,978,707	334,922,499	3216th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,684	$76,475	$80,734	2205th of 3,221
Median Age	45.8	37.2	38.9	624th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.7%	34.6%	35.7%	1150th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$121,600	$238,600	$332,700	2639th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$588	$1,072	$1,413	3070th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.2%	10.6%	12.5%	1904th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.0%	3.0%	5.2%	3207th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.6	25.8	n/a	3189th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	8.0%	14.1%	2085th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	65.1%	66.5%	65.2%	2736th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.1	19.2	26.4	2829th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.1%	11.0%	15.1%	208th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2241st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	63.2%	48.8%	46.9%	85th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.9%	n/a	n/a	1691st 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 McPherson County, Nebraska

Statistic	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	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	14.1	41.3	61.4

Age in McPherson County, Nebraska

Statistic	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	45.8	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.1%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	15.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	5.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.2%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.3%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in McPherson County, Nebraska

Statistic	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	212	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.3%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	1.4%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	13.7%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	27.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McPherson County, Nebraska

Statistic	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,425	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.9%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.3%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.6%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	0.9%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in McPherson County, Nebraska

Statistic	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	268	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	96.6%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.9%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,955.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.9%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	20.4%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,350	$3,549	n/a

Education in McPherson County, Nebraska

Statistic	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	5.0%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.1%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	48.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.5%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McPherson County, Nebraska

Statistic	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.7%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.6%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.2%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.0%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in McPherson County, Nebraska

Statistic	McPherson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.7%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.9%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	9.5%	16.7%

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