| SUMMARY OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
| Nebraska - Census Years 1960 to 2000 and 2005-2007 | ||||||
| Subject | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005-07 |
| All Housing Units | 472,950 | 515,069 | 624,829 | 660,621 | 722,668 | 773,383 |
| Median number of rooms | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Percent in one-unit structures | 85.2 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 74.9 | 74.8 | 76.6% |
| Percent with all plumbing facilities | 82.5 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 99.2 | 99.6 | 99.7% |
| Occupied Housing Units | 433,448 | 473,721 | 571,400 | 602,363 | 666,184 | 698,163 |
| Median number of persons | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | NA | NA |
| Percent 1.01 or more persons per room | 9.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.6% |
| Percent occupied by non-white | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | NA | NA |
| Percent owner occupied1 | 64.8 | 61.5 | 68.4 | 66.5 | 67.4 | 68.5% |
| Percent mobile home2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.3% |
| Owner occupied: median value | $9,400 | $12,400 | $38,000 | $50,400 | $88,000 | $118,200 |
| Renter occupied: median rent | $67 | $77 | $170 | $282 | $491 | $610 |
| Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census, May 2001, and May 2002, and 2005-07 American Community Survey, 2009 | ||||||
| 1 2005-07 figure is "specified owner-occupied" units divided by sum of that number and the number of "specified renter-occupied units." | ||||||
| 2 2005-07 figure is the total number of mobile homes divided by total number of housing units. | ||||||
| Last Updated: | 17-Jul-09 | |||||
| by Nebraska Databook | ||||||
| email: | michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov | |||||