| | People QuickFacts | Gage County | Nebraska |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 21,806 | 1,855,525 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 22,311 | 1,826,341 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -2.3% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 22,311 | 1,826,341 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.0% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.6% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 19.6% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.9% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.4% | 90.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 4.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.2% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.9% | 9.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 95.8% | 81.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 85.5% | 82.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 0.8% | 6.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.3% | 9.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 90.9% | 90.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 19.7% | 27.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,257 | 148,078 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.3 | 18.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 10,418 | 801,185 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 72.6% | 68.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.0% | 19.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $99,700 | $125,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 9,121 | 715,703 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.41 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,959 | $26,113 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $45,573 | $50,695 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 12.3% | 12.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Gage County | Nebraska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 652 | 51,8861 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 7,258 | 769,4361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -11.4 | 2.41 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,549 | 123,900 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,091 | 159,665 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 602,634 | 40,157,999 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 24,019,868 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 238,113 | 26,486,612 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,321 | $14,965 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 23,364 | 2,685,580 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 8 | 5,203 |