Phelps County, Nebraska

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Phelps County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for average commute time.

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Key figures

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,009	1,978,707	334,922,499	2561st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,919	$76,475	$80,734	1271st of 3,221
Median Age	41.4	37.2	38.9	1688th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.9%	34.6%	35.7%	770th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$194,900	$238,600	$332,700	1458th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$815	$1,072	$1,413	1997th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.2%	10.6%	12.5%	1905th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.2%	3.0%	5.2%	3101st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	16.7	25.8	n/a	2423rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	8.0%	14.1%	2086th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.1	n/a	n/a	728th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.3%	66.5%	65.2%	2459th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.7	19.2	26.4	3100th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.6%	11.0%	15.1%	2513th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2114th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.7%	48.8%	46.9%	1317th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.4%	n/a	n/a	1580th 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 Phelps County, Nebraska

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.3	41.3	61.4

Age in Phelps County, Nebraska

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	41.4	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Phelps County, Nebraska

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	3,916	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.9%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.8%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Phelps County, Nebraska

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,448	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.0%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.6%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.6%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.6%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Phelps County, Nebraska

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	4,170	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.8%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.6%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.1%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.7%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.0%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,573	$3,549	n/a

Education in Phelps County, Nebraska

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.9%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.9%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.9%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.0%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Phelps County, Nebraska

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.6%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Phelps County, Nebraska

Statistic	Phelps County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.8%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.7%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	9.5%	16.7%

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