| People QuickFacts | Nebraska | USA |
| Population, 2007 estimate | 1,774,571 | 301,621,157 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 | 3.7% | 7.2% |
| Population, 2000 | 1,711,263 | 281,421,906 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 | 25.1% | 24.5% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 | 13.3% | 12.6% |
| Female persons, percent, 2007 | 50.4% | 50.7% |
| White persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 91.6% | 80.0% |
| Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 4.4% | 12.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) | 7.5% | 15.1% |
| White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 | 84.5% | 66.0% |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 54.7% | 54.1% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 4.4% | 11.1% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 7.9% | 17.9% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 86.6% | 80.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 23.7% | 24.4% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 250,534 | 49,746,248 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 18 | 25.5 |
| Housing units, 2007 | 780,804 | 127,901,934 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 67.4% | 66.2% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 20.0% | 26.4% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $88,000 | $119,600 |
| Households, 2000 | 666,184 | 105,480,101 |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.49 | 2.59 |
| Median household income, 2007 | $47,072 | $50,740 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $19,613 | $21,587 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 | 11.1% | 13.0% |
| Business QuickFacts | Nebraska | USA |
| Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 | 51,906 | 7,601,160 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 2006 | 789,231 | 119,917,165 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 2006 | 117,336 | 20,768,555 |
| Total number of firms, 2002 | 145,380 | 22,974,655 |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 1.0% | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 1.4% | 6.8% |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 26.6% | 28.2% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | 30,610,970 | 3,916,136,712 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 26,155,770 | 4,634,755,112 |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 20,249,200 | 3,056,421,997 |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $11,729 | $10,615 |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 2,088,710 | 449,498,718 |
| Building permits, 2007 | 7,604 | 1,398,414 |
| Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) | 13,986,119 | 2,536,629,405 |
| Geography QuickFacts | Nebraska | USA |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 76,872.41 | 3,537,438.44 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 22.3 | 79.6 |
| FIPS Code | 31 | |
| (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. | ||
| (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. | ||
| FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data | ||
| NA: Not available | ||
| D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information | ||
| X: Not applicable | ||
| S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards | ||
| Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown | ||
| F: Fewer than 100 firms | ||
| Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts | ||