Holt County vs. Wheeler County

	Holt County (NE)	Wheeler County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,178	805
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.5%	-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,435	818
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,435	818
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.0%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.6%	25.8%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	48.9%
White alone, percent	97.3%	98.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.3%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.8%	96.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	691	47
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.0%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,270	583
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.5%	70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$108,500	$89,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,061	$917
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$461	$540
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$645	$444
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.2%	1.4%
Households, 2014-2018	4,435	357
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.26	2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	90.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.6%	1.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.8%	86.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.0%	71.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.2%	17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.2%	11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.9%	66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	52.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,790	243
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.6	18.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$57,468	$52,083
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,975	$27,832
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	14.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	421	23
Total employment, 2017	3,394	112
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	113,225	2,201
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.7%	-16.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,344	85
All firms, 2012	1,492	41
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,380	33
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,297	36
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	20.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.3	1.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,412.40	575.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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