Merrick County vs. Platte County

Merrick County (NE)Platte County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)7,73333,363
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.6%3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)7,85532,237
Population, Census, April 1, 20107,84532,237
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.6%17.2%
Female persons, percent49.9%49.3%
White alone, percent96.2%95.1%
Black or African American alone, percent0.5%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%1.3%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.7%19.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.2%77.4%
Veterans, 2014-20186211,996
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.7%9.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)3,83013,867
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.2%72.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$100,800$143,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,054$1,172
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$436$476
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$638$755
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.5%17.7%
Building permits, 20182760
Households, 2014-20183,32413,000
Persons per household, 2014-20182.292.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.7%88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.9%16.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.6%86.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201871.4%77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.0%88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.4%22.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.5%5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.5%10.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.6%72.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%66.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,37040,941
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)24,333179,887
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)369,169851,113
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)72,069541,183
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,263$16,560
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.713.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,197$62,617
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,038$29,847
Persons in poverty, percent10.7%8.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172371,037
Total employment, 20171,69816,615
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)59,634672,072
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176612,347
All firms, 20127962,925
Men-owned firms, 20125201,119
Women-owned firms, 20121061,142
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127572,606
Veteran-owned firms, 201249212
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126452,492
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.3%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201016.247.8
Land area in square miles, 2010484.88674.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Merrick county (NE) and Platte county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.