| | People QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Nebraska |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 7,519 | 1,842,641 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 7,547 | 1,826,341 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.4% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 7,547 | 1,826,341 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.3% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.5% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 21.5% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.6% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.7% | 90.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 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) | 0.3% | 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 | 1.0% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.0% | 9.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 95.1% | 81.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.9% | 82.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.2% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.1% | 9.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.7% | 90.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.7% | 27.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 824 | 149,594 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.0 | 17.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 3,903 | 801,185 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 80.1% | 68.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.6% | 19.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $74,400 | $123,900 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 3,279 | 711,771 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.34 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,976 | $25,229 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $42,665 | $49,342 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.5% | 11.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Nebraska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 234 | 51,8861 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,421 | 769,4361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -6.6 | 2.41 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 527 | 123,900 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | S | 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 | S | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 127,852 | 40,157,999 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 138,991 | 24,019,868 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 124,811 | 26,486,612 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,744 | $14,965 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,353 | 2,685,580 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 3 | 5,203 |