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People QuickFacts |
Sherman County |
Nebraska |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
2,994 | 1,783,432 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-9.8% | 4.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
3,318 | 1,711,266 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.1% | 7.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
20.2% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
24.6% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.4% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
98.9% | 91.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 4.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 1.1% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.5% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.3% | 7.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
97.8% | 84.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
70.7% | 54.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.4% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.5% | 7.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.0% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.8% | 23.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
599 | 250,534 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.7 | 18.0 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
1,846 | 786,334 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.0% | 67.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
3.0% | 20.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$38,000 | $88,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
1,394 | 666,184 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$36,038 | $47,072 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,064 | $19,613 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
13.0% | 11.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Sherman County |
Nebraska |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
82 | 52,5171 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
480 | 795,5451 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
10.9% | 5.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
258 | 121,789 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
298 | 145,380 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
51.7% | 26.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 30,610,970 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 26,155,770 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
19,601 | 20,249,200 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,175 | $11,729 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 2,088,710 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
5 | 6,346 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
40,189 | 15,738,7441 |
