COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Merrick County

Nebraska · 8,042 residents · 488 sq mi

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Merrick County is a county of 8,042 people in Nebraska. Median home value sits at $33,700. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $266 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,042

−2%vs 2000

vs 8,204 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

488 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(576)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(631)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(643)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(561)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(314)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(1,154)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(1,087)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(846)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(800)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(711)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(487)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(232)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,518

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,961 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,194

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,958 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.3%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,700

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$266

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $401 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(7,973)

Black0.2%(17)

Hispanic / Latino2%(168)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.9%(8,031)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(84)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.1%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(328)

Puerto Rican0.5%(36)

Central American0.4%(30)

Cuban0.3%(26)

Guatemalan0.2%(19)

Nicaraguan0.1%(11)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(26)

Asian Indian0.3%(21)

Taiwanese0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German45.2%(3,495)

Irish10.6%(817)

English8.5%(653)

Polish6.8%(527)

Swedish5.1%(395)

American4.4%(343)

Czech3.6%(276)

Danish2.1%(159)

Dutch1.5%(117)

Scottish1.4%(106)

Norwegian0.9%(66)

Welsh0.6%(50)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.6%(47)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(41)

French0.5%(35)

British0.4%(32)

Swiss0.4%(29)

Russian0.2%(15)

Austrian0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Slovak0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.0%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.1 min

+92%vs 2000

vs 14.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.3%(872)

Married60.1%(1,919)

Widowed1.4%(46)

Divorced11.2%(358)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(633)

Married60.5%(1,879)

Widowed10.3%(319)

Divorced8.8%(274)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 75.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.6%(119)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6%(29)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.7%(211)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 483 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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