Merrick County, Nebraska Demographics

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Merrick County is 12th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Race - Asian

Merrick County is 20th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Merrick County is 20th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Income per household

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Merrick County Rank Nebraska US
Current population (2012) 7,780 38th 1,855,525 313,914,040
Size in square miles 484.9 77th 76,824.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 16.2 27th 23.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Merrick County Rank Nebraska US
Residents younger than 5 5.7% 56th 7.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.3% 24th 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.7% 59th 13.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Merrick County Rank Nebraska US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.9% 65th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.7% 76th 27.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Merrick County Rank Nebraska US
Race - White 97.2% 55th 89.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.3% 58th 4.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 40th 1.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 12th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 26th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 51st 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.9% 38th 9.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.6% 54th 81.4% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Merrick County Rank Nebraska US
Female residents 50.2% 45th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.7% 70th 6.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Merrick County Rank Nebraska US
Housing units 3,683 39th 801,185 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 5.9% 60th 19.5% 25.9%
Households 3,234 38th 715,703 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.9% 58th 68.3% 66.1%
Home median value $79,800 46th $125,400 $186,200
People per household 2.4 43rd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 31 20th 6,116 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Merrick County Rank Nebraska US
Income per capita $22,972 49th $26,113 $27,915
Income per household $49,262 20th $50,695 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.7% 47th 12.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Merrick County Rank Nebraska US
Non-farm private establishments 232 37th 51,553 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,627 41st 797,681 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 855 33rd 159,665 27,092,908
Retail sales $45,568 55th $26,486,612 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,009 68th $14,965 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $3,850 37th $2,685,580 $613,795,732

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