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Nebraska At A Glance
Last Updated June 30, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 77,354 square miles
- Population in 2000: 1,711,263; 69.7% urban; 30.3% rural
- Population in 1990: 1,578,385
- Population Change: Up
8.4% 1990-2000; Up
0.5% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 38th of 50; 0.6% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Omaha (404,267);
Lincoln (235,594);
Bellevue (46,734);
Grand Island (43,771);
Kearney (28,211)
- Registered Voters:
396,767 D
(34.2%);
575,781 R
(49.6%);
187,651 unaffiliated and minor parties
(16.2%)
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- Unicameral
Senate: 49 I
- State Legislative Term Limits: Yes
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
1,494,494 (87.3%) white;
67,537 (3.9%) black;
21,677 (1.3%) Asian;
13,460 (0.8%) American Indian;
647 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
17,696 (1.0%) two-plus races;
1,327 (0.1%) other;
94,425 (5.5%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
27.7% German,
9.6% Irish,
6.9% English,
3.5% Swedish,
3.2% USA
- State Natives: 67.1% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 3.0% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 90.4% English;
5.4% Spanish;
2.9% Other Eur.
- Education:
86.6% high school graduates;
23.7% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
173,189 (13.7%);
WWII: (20.0%);
Korea: (15.0%);
Vietnam: (32.3%);
First Gulf War: (10.8%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
5.6% agriculture;
6.5% construction;
7.7% finance;
2.5% information;
18.4% manufacturing;
28.0% professional;
3.9% public administration;
15.7% trade;
11.9% other
- Work Force: 24.4% blue collar; 59.4% white collar; 16.2% gray collar
- Work Sector: 77.1% private; 13.7% government; 8.7% self-employed; 0.5% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.5% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$39,250
- 9.7% are below the poverty line
- 14.9% less than $15,000
- 29.5% $15-35,000
- 18.4% $35-50,000
- 29.2% $50-100,000
- 5.5% $100-150,000
- 2.6% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $86,900
- 21.3% less than $50,000
- 40.2% $50-100,000
- 30.4% $100-200,000
- 5.3% $200-300,000
- 2.0% $300-500,000
- 0.7% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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