Wheeler County, Nebraska

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Wheeler County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (77th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	847	1,978,707	334,922,499	3194th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,250	$76,475	$80,734	1183rd of 3,221
Median Age	54.3	37.2	38.9	77th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.3%	34.6%	35.7%	741st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$146,500	$238,600	$332,700	2306th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$509	$1,072	$1,413	3162nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	10.6%	12.5%	3164th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.0%	5.2%	2851st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.5	25.8	n/a	3104th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	8.0%	14.1%	1509th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	77.7%	66.5%	65.2%	1012th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.4	19.2	26.4	2790th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	11.0%	15.1%	830th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2298th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.5%	48.8%	46.9%	256th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.3%	n/a	n/a	2593rd 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 Wheeler County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	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)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.3	41.3	61.4

Age in Wheeler County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	54.3	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.0%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.9%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.6%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Wheeler County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	359	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.8%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	16.4%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.3%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	22.1%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wheeler County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,809	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.3%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.7%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.7%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.7%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.8%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Wheeler County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	588	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.1%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	38.9%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.3%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	13.1%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,164	$3,549	n/a

Education in Wheeler County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	3.2%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.5%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.9%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.5%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.8%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wheeler County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.0%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.6%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.9%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.6%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Wheeler County, Nebraska

Statistic	Wheeler County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.0%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.8%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	9.5%	16.7%

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