Hall County vs. Merrick County

	Hall County (NE)	Merrick County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	61,607	7,733
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.1%	-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	58,607	7,855
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	58,607	7,845
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.5%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.9%	20.6%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	49.9%
White alone, percent	90.9%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.7%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.9%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	28.5%	4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.7%	92.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,359	621
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.8%	2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	25,076	3,830
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.1%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$142,300	$100,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,220	$1,054
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$489	$436
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$736	$638
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.1%	6.5%
Building permits, 2018	117	27
Households, 2014-2018	22,870	3,324
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.64	2.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.0%	4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	71.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.7%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.9%	17.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.4%	9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.9%	66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.7%	62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	114,878	4,370
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	910,431	369,169
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,256,329	72,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$20,819	$9,263
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.7	19.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,742	$54,197
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,421	$29,038
Persons in poverty, percent	13.0%	10.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,894	237
Total employment, 2017	30,965	1,698
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,191,190	59,634
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,867	661
All firms, 2012	5,102	796
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,860	520
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,344	106
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,279	757
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	394	49
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,314	645
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	3.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.7%	33.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	107.3	16.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	546.29	484.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

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