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Language Spoken At Home in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,696,552 | 100% |
English only | 1,520,665 | 89.6% |
Language other than English | 175,887 | 10.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 80,027 | 4.7% |
Spanish | 116,917 | 6.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 57,565 | 3.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 26,213 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,774 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 21,286 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,874 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 11,471 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,814 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,827,306 | 100% |
American | 74,054 | 4.1% |
Arab | 6,468 | 0.4% |
Czech | 93,187 | 5.1% |
Danish | 47,778 | 2.6% |
Dutch | 37,495 | 2.1% |
English | 164,452 | 9.0% |
French (except Basque) | 45,586 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 5,600 | 0.3% |
German | 726,148 | 39.7% |
Greek | 3,665 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 3,106 | 0.2% |
Irish | 262,377 | 14.4% |
Italian | 51,214 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 2,526 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 37,613 | 2.1% |
Polish | 67,221 | 3.7% |
Portuguese | 1,604 | 0.1% |
Russian | 12,963 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 17,743 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 25,436 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 1,122 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 13,548 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 86,430 | 4.7% |
Swiss | 7,971 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 2,121 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 11,119 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,498 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 721,026 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 468,691 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 215,069 | 29.8% |
Married-couple family | 369,964 | 51.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 153,561 | 21.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 28,869 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,363 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 69,858 | 9.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 45,145 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 252,335 | 35.0% |
Householder living alone | 208,822 | 29.0% |
65 years and over | 74,592 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 231,333 | 32.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 170,587 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,776,057 | 100% |
Householder | 721,026 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 370,089 | 20.8% |
Child | 523,423 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 65,489 | 3.7% |
Nonrelatives | 96,030 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 39,844 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 710,817 | 100% |
Never married | 228,369 | 32.1% |
Now married, except separated | 389,706 | 54.8% |
Separated | 8,416 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 17,823 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 66,503 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 733,799 | 100% |
Never married | 187,001 | 25.5% |
Now married, except separated | 384,231 | 52.4% |
Separated | 10,535 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 69,415 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 82,617 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 27,781 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 8,033 | 28.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 121 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 23,950 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 11,005 | 45.9% |
Less than 1 year | 3,175 | 13.3% |
1 or 2 years | 2,560 | 10.7% |
3 or 4 years | 1,535 | 6.4% |
5 or more years | 3,735 | 15.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,005 | 100% |
Who are female | 6,856 | 62.3% |
Who are married | 7,916 | 71.9% |
School Enrollment in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 505,107 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 33,661 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 26,134 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 198,370 | 39.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 102,793 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 144,149 | 28.5% |
Educational Attainment in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,184,668 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 48,574 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 64,781 | 5.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 339,607 | 28.7% |
Some college, no degree | 287,787 | 24.3% |
Associate's degree | 110,892 | 9.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 225,471 | 19.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 107,556 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.1% |
Veteran Status in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,363,756 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 146,852 | 10.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,797,941 | 100% |
With a disability | 193,583 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 456,301 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,802 | 3.5% |
18 to 64 years | 1,106,394 | 100% |
With a disability | 95,900 | 8.7% |
65 years and over | 235,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 81,881 | 34.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,801,521 | 100% |
Same house | 1,498,919 | 83.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 295,197 | 16.4% |
Same county | 181,496 | 10.1% |
Different county | 113,701 | 6.3% |
Same state | 64,178 | 3.6% |
Different state | 49,523 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 7,405 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,827,306 | 100% |
Native | 1,714,837 | 93.8% |
Born in United States | 1,701,801 | 93.1% |
State of residence | 1,195,573 | 65.4% |
Different state | 506,228 | 27.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 13,036 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 112,469 | 6.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 112,469 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 39,245 | 34.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 73,224 | 65.1% |
Year of Entry in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 125,505 | 100% |
Native | 13,036 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 129 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 12,907 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 112,469 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4,497 | 4.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 107,972 | 96.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Nebraska
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 112,469 | 100% |
Europe | 9,047 | 8.0% |
Asia | 28,040 | 24.9% |
Africa | 9,045 | 8.0% |
Oceania | 403 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 64,314 | 57.2% |
Northern America | 1,620 | 1.4% |