Nemaha County, Kansas Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Nemaha County is 7th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Nemaha County is 17th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Nemaha County is 18th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Home ownership rate

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Nemaha County Rank Kansas US
Current population (2012) 10,132 38th 2,885,905 313,914,040
Size in square miles 717.4 64th 81,758.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 14.2 41st 34.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Nemaha County Rank Kansas US
Residents younger than 5 6.5% 48th 7.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.6% 23rd 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.2% 38th 13.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Nemaha County Rank Kansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 90.8% 29th 89.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.4% 55th 29.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Nemaha County Rank Kansas US
Race - White 97.0% 26th 87.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.6% 66th 6.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 63rd 1.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 79th 2.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 17th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 70th 2.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.5% 103rd 11.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.9% 7th 77.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Nemaha County Rank Kansas US
Female residents 49.6% 77th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.6% 90th 6.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Nemaha County Rank Kansas US
Housing units 4,570 43rd 1,237,651 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.5% 31st 17.6% 25.9%
Households 4,040 41st 1,104,479 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.9% 18th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $89,000 31st $125,500 $186,200
People per household 2.4 50th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 8 47th 6,252 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Nemaha County Rank Kansas US
Income per capita $24,126 41st $26,545 $27,915
Income per household $47,476 31st $50,594 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.2% 64th 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Nemaha County Rank Kansas US
Non-farm private establishments 370 33rd 73,598 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,169 34th 1,113,423 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 828 48th 237,040 27,092,908
Retail sales $106,838 39th $34,538,332 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,528 31st $12,444 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $4,229 55th $4,192,347 $613,795,732

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