| | People QuickFacts | Phelps County | Nebraska |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 9,215 | 1,855,525 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 9,188 | 1,826,341 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.3% | 1.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 9,188 | 1,826,341 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.5% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.1% | 25.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 19.4% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.7% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 98.3% | 90.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 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) | 0.4% | 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 | 0.7% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 4.4% | 9.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 94.1% | 81.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 90.8% | 82.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.2% | 6.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.0% | 9.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 93.3% | 90.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 22.1% | 27.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 776 | 148,078 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 12.8 | 18.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 4,157 | 801,185 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 72.5% | 68.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.8% | 19.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $93,300 | $125,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 3,851 | 715,703 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.32 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,471 | $26,113 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $44,570 | $50,695 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.9% | 12.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Phelps County | Nebraska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 332 | 51,8861 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 3,948 | 769,4361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 2.8 | 2.41 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 829 | 123,900 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,198 | 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 | S | 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 | F | 1.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 40,157,999 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 152,000 | 24,019,868 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 94,533 | 26,486,612 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,350 | $14,965 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,077 | 2,685,580 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 14 | 5,203 |