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People QuickFacts |
Gage County |
Nebraska |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
23,035 | 1,783,432 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.2% | 4.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
22,993 | 1,711,266 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.8% | 7.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
21.4% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
19.8% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.0% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
97.4% | 91.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.5% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.7% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.5% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.0% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.4% | 7.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
96.1% | 84.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
60.2% | 54.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.7% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.3% | 7.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.0% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.4% | 23.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
3,944 | 250,534 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.6 | 18.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
10,496 | 780,804 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
71.2% | 67.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
14.2% | 20.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$68,600 | $88,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
9,316 | 666,184 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.36 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$42,874 | $47,072 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,190 | $19,613 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
11.6% | 11.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Gage County |
Nebraska |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
672 | 51,9061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
8,073 | 789,2311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-1.4% | 5.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
1,607 | 117,336 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,054 | 145,380 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.5% | 26.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
428,484 | 30,610,970 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
134,880 | 26,155,770 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
230,234 | 20,249,200 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,894 | $11,729 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
17,402 | 2,088,710 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
36 | 6,346 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
153,152 | 13,986,1191 |
