Nemaha County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,160	2,947,197	334,922,499	2470th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,348	$74,275	$80,734	708th of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	37.4	38.9	2081st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.9%	35.6%	35.7%	769th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$217,200	$217,200	$332,700	1221st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$774	$1,060	$1,413	2311th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	11.3%	12.5%	2574th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.5%	3.9%	5.2%	3048th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.2	36.0	n/a	2503rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	7.4%	14.1%	2716th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.3	n/a	n/a	428th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.0%	67.2%	65.2%	956th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.8	19.7	26.4	3093rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	11.8%	15.1%	2529th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2100th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.7%	49.1%	46.9%	614th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.4%	n/a	n/a	1788th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Nemaha County, Kansas

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.9	44.7	61.4

Age in Nemaha County, Kansas

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	40.1	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	26.9%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.2%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Nemaha County, Kansas

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	4,031	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.4%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.1%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.9%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	25.2%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nemaha County, Kansas

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,243	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.4%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.7%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.5%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.3%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Nemaha County, Kansas

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	4,512	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.3%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.8%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.7%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.0%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.6%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,080	$2,798	n/a

Education in Nemaha County, Kansas

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	5.8%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.0%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.3%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nemaha County, Kansas

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.4%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.6%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.7%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	58.3%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Nemaha County, Kansas

Statistic	Nemaha County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.3%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	9.2%	16.7%

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