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Language Spoken At Home in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over1,696,552100%
English only1,520,66589.6%
Language other than English175,88710.4%
   Speak English less than very well80,0274.7%
   Spanish116,9176.9%
      Speak English less than very well57,5653.4%
   Other Indo-European languages26,2131.5%
      Speak English less than very well6,7740.4%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages21,2861.3%
      Speak English less than very well10,8740.6%
   Other languages11,4710.7%
      Speak English less than very well4,8140.3%

Ancestry in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population1,827,306100%
  American74,0544.1%
  Arab6,4680.4%
  Czech93,1875.1%
  Danish47,7782.6%
  Dutch37,4952.1%
  English164,4529.0%
  French (except Basque)45,5862.5%
  French Canadian5,6000.3%
  German726,14839.7%
  Greek3,6650.2%
  Hungarian3,1060.2%
  Irish262,37714.4%
  Italian51,2142.8%
  Lithuanian2,5260.1%
  Norwegian37,6132.1%
  Polish67,2213.7%
  Portuguese1,6040.1%
  Russian12,9630.7%
  Scotch-Irish17,7431.0%
  Scottish25,4361.4%
  Slovak1,1220.1%
  Subsaharan African13,5480.7%
  Swedish86,4304.7%
  Swiss7,9710.4%
  Ukrainian2,1210.1%
  Welsh11,1190.6%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)1,4980.1%
Households By Type in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households721,026100%
  Family households (families)468,69165.0%
     With own children under 18 years215,06929.8%
     Married-couple family369,96451.3%
        With own children under 18 years153,56121.3%
     Male householder, no wife present, family28,8694.0%
        With own children under 18 years16,3632.3%
     Female householder, no husband present, family69,8589.7%
        With own children under 18 years45,1456.3%
  Nonfamily households252,33535.0%
     Householder living alone208,82229.0%
        65 years and over74,59210.3%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years231,33332.1%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over170,58723.7%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households1,776,057100%
  Householder721,02640.6%
  Spouse370,08920.8%
  Child523,42329.5%
  Other relatives65,4893.7%
  Nonrelatives96,0305.4%
     Unmarried partner39,8442.2%
Marital Status in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over710,817100%
  Never married228,36932.1%
  Now married, except separated389,70654.8%
  Separated8,4161.2%
  Widowed17,8232.5%
  Divorced66,5039.4%
 
  Females 15 years and over733,799100%
  Never married187,00125.5%
  Now married, except separated384,23152.4%
  Separated10,5351.4%
  Widowed69,4159.5%
  Divorced82,61711.3%
Fertility in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months27,781100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)8,03328.9%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women370%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old640%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old230%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1210%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old220%
Grandparents in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years23,950100%
  Responsible for grandchildren11,00545.9%
        Less than 1 year3,17513.3%
        1 or 2 years2,56010.7%
        3 or 4 years1,5356.4%
        5 or more years3,73515.6%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years11,005100%
  Who are female6,85662.3%
  Who are married7,91671.9%
School Enrollment in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school505,107100%
  Nursery school, preschool33,6616.7%
  Kindergarten26,1345.2%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)198,37039.3%
  High school (grades 9-12)102,79320.4%
  College or graduate school144,14928.5%
Educational Attainment in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over1,184,668100%
  Less than 9th grade48,5744.1%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma64,7815.5%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)339,60728.7%
  Some college, no degree287,78724.3%
  Associate's degree110,8929.4%
  Bachelor's degree225,47119.0%
  Graduate or professional degree107,5569.1%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher090.4%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher028.1%
Veteran Status in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over1,363,756100%
  Civilian veterans146,85210.8%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population1,797,941100%
  With a disability193,58310.8%
 
Under 18 years456,301100%
  With a disability15,8023.5%
 
18 to 64 years1,106,394100%
  With a disability95,9008.7%
 
65 years and over235,246100%
  With a disability81,88134.8%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over1,801,521100%
  Same house1,498,91983.2%
  Different house in the U.S.295,19716.4%
     Same county181,49610.1%
     Different county113,7016.3%
        Same state64,1783.6%
        Different state49,5232.7%
  Abroad7,4050.4%
Place Of Birth in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population1,827,306100%
  Native1,714,83793.8%
     Born in United States1,701,80193.1%
        State of residence1,195,57365.4%
        Different state506,22827.7%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)13,0360.7%
  Foreign born112,4696.2%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population112,469100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen39,24534.9%
  Not a U.S. citizen73,22465.1%
Year of Entry in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States125,505100%
  Native13,036100%
    Entered 2010 or later1291.0%
    Entered before 201012,90799.0%
  Foreign born112,469100%
    Entered 2010 or later4,4974.0%
    Entered before 2010107,97296.0%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea112,469100%
  Europe9,0478.0%
  Asia28,04024.9%
  Africa9,0458.0%
  Oceania4030.4%
  Latin America64,31457.2%
  Northern America1,6201.4%