| | People QuickFacts | Merrick County | Nebraska |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 1,842,641 |
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Population, 2010 | 7,845 | 1,826,341 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -4.4% | 6.7% |
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Population, 2000 | 8,204 | 1,711,263 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.0% | 7.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.8% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 18.0% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.5% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 96.2% | 86.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.0% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.5% | 9.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 94.4% | 82.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.6% | 82.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.7% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.8% | 9.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 90.3% | 90.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 13.5% | 27.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 823 | 149,594 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.7 | 17.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 3,698 | 796,793 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 73.3% | 68.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.0% | 19.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $78,900 | $123,900 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 3,145 | 711,771 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.47 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,819 | $25,229 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $46,116 | $49,342 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.7% | 11.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Merrick County | Nebraska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 243 | 51,6332 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 1,646 | 779,5082 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -14.6% | 3.8%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 617 | 117,596 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 855 | 159,665 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 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 | S | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.3% | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 40,157,999 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 208,701 | 24,019,868 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 45,568 | 26,486,612 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,009 | $14,965 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,850 | 2,685,580 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 23 | 5,401 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 70,574 | 16,791,1882 |
