| | People QuickFacts | McPherson County | Nebraska |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 552 | 1,842,641 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 539 | 1,826,341 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.4% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 539 | 1,826,341 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.8% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 29.2% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 18.3% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.3% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 98.0% | 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) | 0.4% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 0.7% | 9.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 97.3% | 81.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 88.9% | 82.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.6% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.6% | 9.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.7% | 90.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 24.3% | 27.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 40 | 149,594 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 25.8 | 17.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 280 | 801,185 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 58.8% | 68.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.7% | 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 | 204 | 711,771 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.40 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,000 | $25,229 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $50,625 | $49,342 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 11.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | McPherson County | Nebraska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 8 | 51,8863 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 02 | 769,4363 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | NA | 2.43 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 35 | 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) | 01 | 40,157,999 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 24,019,868 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 26,486,612 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | D | $14,965 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 2,685,580 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 5,203 |