| | People QuickFacts | Lancaster County | Nebraska |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 1,842,641 |
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Population, 2010 | 285,407 | 1,826,341 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 14.0% | 6.7% |
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Population, 2000 | 250,291 | 1,711,263 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.1% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.1% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.9% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.9% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 87.1% | 86.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.5% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.5% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.8% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.8% | 9.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 84.3% | 82.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.3% | 82.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.9% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 10.4% | 9.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 93.1% | 90.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 35.3% | 27.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 20,535 | 149,594 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 120,875 | 796,793 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 62.1% | 68.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 30.3% | 19.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $145,400 | $123,900 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 111,933 | 711,771 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.37 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $25,949 | $25,229 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $50,849 | $49,342 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.8% | 11.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lancaster County | Nebraska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 7,731 | 51,6331 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 127,177 | 779,5081 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 0.6% | 3.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 18,009 | 117,596 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 24,564 | 159,665 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.4% | 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 | 2.0% | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.5% | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 40,157,999 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,729,850 | 24,019,868 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,662,691 | 26,486,612 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,351 | $14,965 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 472,514 | 2,685,580 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 979 | 5,401 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 2,706,750 | 16,791,1881 |