Howard County vs. Greeley County

	Howard County (NE)	Greeley County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,468	2,356
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.1%	-7.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,274	2,538
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,274	2,538
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.3%	22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.1%	25.6%
Female persons, percent	49.3%	50.8%
White alone, percent	97.3%	98.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.7%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.2%	96.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	420	177
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,120	1,311
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.4%	79.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$127,400	$79,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,331	$1,152
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$513	$385
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$650	$579
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.1%	4.6%
Building permits, 2018	17	4
Households, 2014-2018	2,684	1,034
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	94.3%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	83.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	67.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.8%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.5%	17.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	6.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	16.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.5%	63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.7%	55.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,516	589
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	43,719	50,447
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	52,860	41,643
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,343	$16,942
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.8	20.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,399	$47,128
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,651	$26,159
Persons in poverty, percent	10.2%	12.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	178	68
Total employment, 2017	1,093	321
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	36,183	9,448
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.3%	1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	517	272
All firms, 2012	513	351
Men-owned firms, 2012	355	196
Women-owned firms, 2012	107	73
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	499	344
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	57	38
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	439	258
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	11.0	4.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	569.34	569.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

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