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The Midwest > Nebraska > People

NEBRASKAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 61.3 [12th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 66% [13th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 110.6 [27th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 203.7 [5th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 5 [10th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 217.9 [19th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,000
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 30% [15th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 70% [13th of 28]
Demonym (name of state resident) Nebraskan
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 24,000 [32nd of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 1.365 per 100 people [18th of 43]
Median Age 36 [35th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 70.4 % [5th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 12.5 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 25.8% [26th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 11.5% [38th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 53.8% [14th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 43.3% [10th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 64.8 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 23.6 % [8th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 22.6 % [27th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 33.4 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 11.9 % [29th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 6.6 % [30th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 38.8 % [25th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 12.6 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.6 % [8th of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.5 % [24th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 1.5 % [31st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 3.6 % [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 4.9 % [28th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [39th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 3.6 % [16th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 2 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 1.5 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 88.8 % [13th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 86 % [14th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 15.8 % [24th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 12.8 % [24th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 3 % [21st of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 8.2 % [30th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 3.8 % [28th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 5.4 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 14% [10th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 71.2 % [18th of 51]
Percent of total population 0.58% [39th of 56]
Population 1,758,787 [39th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 47,522 [41st of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 2.8% [33rd of 52]
Population density 22.3 [42nd of 50]
Population density > Per km² 8.6 humans/km² [43rd of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 22.3 humans/sq. mi [43rd of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 9% [41st of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 3 [21st of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 479,154 [28th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 28 [16th of 48]
Sex Ratio 98.6 [10th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 98,211 [37th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 21,640 [40th of 51]
Total Black Population 70,615 [35th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 4.015 per 100 people [32nd of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 130,976 [32nd of 51]
Total Native Americans 18,553 [23rd of 51]
Total Two or More Races 27,255 [39th of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 65 [6th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org

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