COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Merrick County

Nebraska · 8,204 residents · 488 sq mi

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Merrick County is a county of 8,204 people in Nebraska. At a median age of 39.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $64,900. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $401 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.2

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,204

+2%since 1990

from 8,042 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.2

+8%since 1990

from 36.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

488 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.4%(522)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.7%(628)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(681)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.5%(614)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.1%(336)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410%(822)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.7%(1,208)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.5%(1,110)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.3%(846)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.5%(700)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.9%(484)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.1%(253)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,961

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,518 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,958

+57%since 1990

from $10,194 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.9%

−2.4 ptssince 1990

from 11.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,900

+46%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $33,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$401

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $266 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

74.1%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 73.0% in 1990

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(84)

Asian0%(2)

2000

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

Black0.2%(17)

Hispanic / Latino2%(168)

Asian0.1%(11)

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

14.9%

+3.2 ptssince 1990

from 11.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.3%

+8.4 ptssince 1990

from 77.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.5%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 2.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

−48%since 1990

from 27.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(731)

Married65.1%(2,018)

Widowed3.9%(121)

Divorced7.4%(230)

Women 15+

Never married14.7%(481)

Married64%(2,101)

Widowed13.4%(440)

Divorced7.9%(260)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

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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