Nemaha County, Kansas QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Nemaha County	Kansas
?  Population, 2000	10,717	2,688,418
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	2.6%	8.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.1%	7.0%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	28.5%	26.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	22.0%	13.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	98.3%	86.1%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.5%	5.7%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.9%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	1.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	3.4%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.6%	2.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.8%	50.6%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.7%	7.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	97.9%	83.1%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	5,127	1,272,664
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	832	330,377
?  Housing units, 2000	4,340	1,131,200
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	80.8%	69.2%
?  Households, 2000	3,959	1,037,891
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.58	2.51
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	35.0%	35.5%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$34,266	$36,488
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	10.0%	10.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	12.3%	15.4%

Business QuickFacts	Nemaha County	Kansas
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	390	74,019
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	3,960	1,081,941
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	21.1%	21.0%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	535	154,619
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	209,453	46,296,431
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	88,114	22,571,918
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$8,624	$8,627
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	7,244
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	221	66,429
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	22	15,682
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	59,778	14,447,020
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	436	118,302

Geography QuickFacts	Nemaha County	Kansas
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	718	81,815
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	14.9	32.9
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown