Lincoln County vs. Perkins County

	Lincoln County (NE)	Perkins County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	35,185	2,929
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	36,288	2,970
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	36,288	2,970
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.5%	25.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	23.5%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	49.1%
White alone, percent	95.0%	97.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.7%	4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.5%	94.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,545	204
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,858	1,449
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.3%	77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$135,700	$113,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,226	$1,084
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$518	$490
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$697	$700
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.3%	4.6%
Building permits, 2018	42	3
Households, 2014-2018	14,985	1,225
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.2%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.7%	5.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.2%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.9%	83.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.2%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.1%	25.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.3%	6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.8%	13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.7%	59.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	728,760	56,803
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$20,188	$19,380
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.8	13.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,794	$62,469
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,073	$33,749
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,078	131
Total employment, 2017	12,298	881
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	429,415	35,280
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.7%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,289	306
All firms, 2012	3,224	298
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,625	193
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,035	58
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,949	268
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	376	51
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,503	237
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	1.3%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.9%	14.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.2	3.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,564.07	883.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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