Rock County, Nebraska

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Rock County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,319	1,978,707	334,922,499	3167th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,125	$76,475	$80,734	2253rd of 3,221
Median Age	49.4	37.2	38.9	259th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.1%	34.6%	35.7%	1004th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$117,500	$238,600	$332,700	2724th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$644	$1,072	$1,413	2959th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.8%	10.6%	12.5%	2254th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.2%	3.0%	5.2%	3102nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.3	25.8	n/a	3123rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	8.0%	14.1%	2736th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	69.3%	66.5%	65.2%	2369th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	11.7	19.2	26.4	3191st of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.4%	11.0%	15.1%	1372nd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2187th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.0%	48.8%	46.9%	181st of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.5%	n/a	n/a	2244th 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 Rock County, Nebraska

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	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)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	2.9	41.3	61.4

Age in Rock County, Nebraska

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	49.4	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.9%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.3%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Rock County, Nebraska

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	600	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	4.5%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	19.1%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rock County, Nebraska

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,113	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.7%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.8%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.8%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.3%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Rock County, Nebraska

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	809	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.5%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.7%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.6%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,262	$3,549	n/a

Education in Rock County, Nebraska

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.1%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.6%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.1%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rock County, Nebraska

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.4%	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	68.5%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.0%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Rock County, Nebraska

Statistic	Rock County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.7%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.9%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.6%	9.5%	16.7%

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