Merrick County, Nebraska

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,696
Median household income: $62,849
Median home value: $168,000

Merrick County, Nebraska counts 7,696 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,849, its median household income sits below Nebraska's $74,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Merrick County's population declined 1.3% from 7,798 to 7,696, while its median household income rose 12.9% from $55,649 to $62,849.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,696
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,849
Median home value: $168,000
Median gross rent: $772
Housing units: 3,584
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7987,696

Median household income

$55,649$62,849

Median home value

$115,400$168,000

Median gross rent

$689$772

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,798	$55,649	$115,400	$689
2020	7,826	$52,254	$119,900	$689
2021	7,687	$57,778	$138,100	$734
2022	7,675	$57,873	$159,300	$707
2023	7,696	$62,849	$168,000	$772

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	440	5.7%
5 to 17	1,316	17.1%
18 to 24	530	6.9%
25 to 34	894	11.6%
35 to 44	871	11.3%
45 to 54	899	11.7%
55 to 64	1,111	14.4%
65 to 74	930	12.1%
75 and over	705	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,014	91.1%
Black or African American	3	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	64	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	197	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	417	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	411	7.6%
High school graduate	1,981	36.6%
Some college or associate's	2,068	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	598	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	352	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,302	84.3%
Carpooled	277	7.1%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	131	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	184	4.7%
Other means	18	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,671	44.8%
15 to 29 min	1,009	27.0%
30 to 44 min	697	18.7%
45 to 59 min	205	5.5%
60+ min	149	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 8.7% (661 of 7,561)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,057	64.1%
Nonfamily households	1,153	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,210	89.6%
Vacant	374	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,587	80.6%
Renter-occupied	623	19.4%

1-unit, detached87.8%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,147	87.8%
1-unit, attached	114	3.2%
2 to 4 units	78	2.2%
5 to 19 units	112	3.1%
20 or more units	13	0.4%
Mobile home & other	120	3.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 31121
State: Nebraska
Land area: 488 sq mi
Water area: 8.98 sq mi
Center point: 41.1698, -98.0311