Nebraska Profile and Statistics

Nebraska Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Nebraska had 698163 total households with the average home having 2.45 residents and the average family coming in at 3.02.

Of those homes reported, 31.5% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 23.1% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 14295 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 44551 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Nebraska, 198155 people live alone, and of that, 69764 are 65 and over.

There were 234166 (33.5%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 158556 (22.7%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Nebraska

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 1711704, 40.8 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21.4 are spouses. There are 505604 children, and 56217 comprise “other relatives.” 85267 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 35814 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Nebraska Census Marital Status data

In Nebraska, there are 685423 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 213701 have never married; 386786 are currently still married, but have separated. 7972 are legally separated, 60573 are divorced and 16391 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (710735), 24.3% never married, 53.4% are married but separated while 1.4% are legally still separated. 10.5% are divorced and 10.4% are widowed.

Nebraska Fertility Rates and NE Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Nebraska (NE): In the 2007 report, 29189 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Nebraska (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 7742 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 38 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 67 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 23 babies, while there were 134 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

Nebraska Grandparents Statistics

There are 19383 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 8568 (44.2%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 62.2% are the grandmothers and 73.5% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 1993 have done it for less than a year; 2008 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 1459 handling things 3 or 4 years and 3108 doing the job 5 or more years.

Nebraska School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (NE)

In Nebraska, 476770 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 28390 (6%) are in nursery or preschool; 24380 (5.1%) are in kindergarten, while 188023 (39.4%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 105406 (22.1%) are slogging through High School, while 130571 (27.4%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 30.8% (348480); 18.7% (211305) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (1131474), 48846 (4.3%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 71279 (6.3%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 348480 (30.8%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 255859 (22.6%) have some college experience but no degree; 98990 (8.7%) reached an Associate’s degree; 211305 (18.7%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 96715 (8.5%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Nebraska is 1311824. Of that, 152153 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 1602334 (100%) – of that, 219009 (13.7%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (264103), 16364 (6.2%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (1121036), 121386 (10.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (217195), 81259 (37.4%) have a disability.

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