Sherman County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,967	1,978,707	334,922,499	3034th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,578	$76,475	$80,734	1744th of 3,221
Median Age	46.9	37.2	38.9	485th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.5%	34.6%	35.7%	1917th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$152,000	$238,600	$332,700	2207th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$818	$1,072	$1,413	1971st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.6%	10.6%	12.5%	2737th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	3.0%	5.2%	2562nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.2	25.8	n/a	2842nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	8.0%	14.1%	3007th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.2	n/a	n/a	435th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.4%	66.5%	65.2%	1464th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.8	19.2	26.4	2179th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.0%	11.0%	15.1%	2121st of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2144th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.6%	48.8%	46.9%	1336th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.7%	n/a	n/a	2648th 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 Sherman County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	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)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Sherman County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	46.9	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.2%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Sherman County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	1,325	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.4%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.5%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sherman County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,894	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.3%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.9%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.2%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Sherman County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	1,796	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.2%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	26.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.6%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,764	$3,549	n/a

Education in Sherman County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.4%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.7%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sherman County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.3%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.3%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Sherman County, Nebraska

Statistic	Sherman County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	85.1%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	9.5%	16.7%

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