Perkins County vs. Keith County

	Perkins County (NE)	Keith County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,929	8,021
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.4%	-4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,970	8,368
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,970	8,368
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.0%	19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.5%	26.7%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	49.6%
White alone, percent	97.9%	96.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	0.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.1%	89.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	204	685
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.4%	2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,449	5,468
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.6%	70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$113,100	$114,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,084	$1,102
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$490	$492
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$700	$594
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.6%	6.3%
Building permits, 2018	3	35
Households, 2014-2018	1,225	3,844
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.09
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.0%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.4%	5.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.3%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	80.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.8%	20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.5%	8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.7%	10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	64.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.8%	57.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	584	22,914
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	16,539	32,125
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	218,660	135,248
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	56,803	241,529
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,380	$29,383
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.9	15.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,469	$48,901
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,749	$28,410
Persons in poverty, percent	10.3%	11.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	131	358
Total employment, 2017	881	2,653
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	35,280	83,354
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	306	796
All firms, 2012	298	1,442
Men-owned firms, 2012	193	854
Women-owned firms, 2012	58	374
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	268	1,338
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	51	179
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	237	1,113
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	14.2%	26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.4	7.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	883.34	1,061.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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