Perkins County, Nebraska

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Perkins County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,821	1,978,707	334,922,499	3047th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,778	$76,475	$80,734	989th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	37.2	38.9	1750th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.8%	34.6%	35.7%	1139th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$157,200	$238,600	$332,700	2094th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$922	$1,072	$1,413	1320th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.2%	10.6%	12.5%	2987th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.5%	3.0%	5.2%	3053rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.2	25.8	n/a	2964th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	8.0%	14.1%	1591st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	572nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.7%	66.5%	65.2%	839th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.2	19.2	26.4	3120th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.6%	11.0%	15.1%	2226th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.2%	n/a	n/a	1401st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.3%	48.8%	46.9%	270th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.1%	n/a	n/a	1230th 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 Perkins County, Nebraska

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.6%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	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)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.4	41.3	61.4

Age in Perkins County, Nebraska

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	41.2	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.0%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.8%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Perkins County, Nebraska

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	1,192	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.1%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.5%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.8%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	19.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Perkins County, Nebraska

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,437	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.1%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.5%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Perkins County, Nebraska

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	1,359	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.9%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.3%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,951.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.3%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.7%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,574	$3,549	n/a

Education in Perkins County, Nebraska

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.2%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.9%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.1%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Perkins County, Nebraska

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.9%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	59.5%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.6%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Perkins County, Nebraska

Statistic	Perkins County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.5%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.2%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	9.5%	16.7%

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