Valley County, Nebraska

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Valley County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,066	1,978,707	334,922,499	2957th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,852	$76,475	$80,734	1910th of 3,221
Median Age	46.1	37.2	38.9	582nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.3%	34.6%	35.7%	1187th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$154,600	$238,600	$332,700	2162nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$626	$1,072	$1,413	3000th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	10.6%	12.5%	2581st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.2%	3.0%	5.2%	3194th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.2	25.8	n/a	2758th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	8.0%	14.1%	2087th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	614th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.8%	66.5%	65.2%	1742nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.0	19.2	26.4	2834th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.0%	11.0%	15.1%	2674th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1732nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.7%	48.8%	46.9%	617th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.3%	n/a	n/a	2388th 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 Valley County, Nebraska

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.9%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	10.3	41.3	61.4

Age in Valley County, Nebraska

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	46.1	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.7%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Valley County, Nebraska

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	1,796	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.9%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.5%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Valley County, Nebraska

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,614	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.0%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	26.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.1%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.0%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.8%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Valley County, Nebraska

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	2,108	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.2%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.8%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,961.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.2%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	17.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,041	$3,549	n/a

Education in Valley County, Nebraska

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.0%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.8%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.1%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Valley County, Nebraska

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.7%	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	65.3%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Valley County, Nebraska

Statistic	Valley County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.7%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.9%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	9.5%	16.7%

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