Pierce County, Nebraska

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Pierce County, Nebraska is among the highest in the country for life expectancy (149th of 3,062 counties), and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (53rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,325	1,978,707	334,922,499	2714th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,357	$76,475	$80,734	1021st of 3,221
Median Age	39.6	37.2	38.9	2237th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.7%	34.6%	35.7%	1406th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$196,000	$238,600	$332,700	1447th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$884	$1,072	$1,413	1527th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.6%	10.6%	12.5%	2927th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.1%	3.0%	5.2%	2914th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.8	25.8	n/a	2548th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	8.0%	14.1%	2202nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.0	n/a	n/a	149th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.1%	66.5%	65.2%	940th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.9	19.2	26.4	2560th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.0%	11.0%	15.1%	1792nd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2743rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	64.5%	48.8%	46.9%	53rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.6%	n/a	n/a	1124th 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 Pierce County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.3	41.3	61.4

Age in Pierce County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	39.6	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Pierce County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	2,842	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	74.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.4%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.6%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.2%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Pierce County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,799	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.6%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.0%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.4%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Pierce County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	3,136	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	92.3%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.4%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.9%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,234	$3,549	n/a

Education in Pierce County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.7%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.5%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Pierce County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.3%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.1%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Pierce County, Nebraska

Statistic	Pierce County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.0%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.9%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	9.5%	16.7%

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