NE Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	1,711,263	100.0

Male	843,351	49.3
Female	867,912	50.7

Under 5 years	117,048	6.8
5 to 9 years	123,445	7.2
10 to 14 years	128,934	7.5
15 to 19 years	134,909	7.9
20 to 24 years	120,331	7.0
25 to 34 years	223,273	13.0
35 to 44 years	263,834	15.4
45 to 54 years	225,754	13.2
55 to 59 years	77,584	4.5
60 to 64 years	63,956	3.7
65 to 74 years	115,699	6.8
75 to 84 years	82,543	4.8
85 years and over	33,953	2.0

Median age (years)	35.3	(X)

18 years and over	1,261,021	73.7
Male	612,965	35.8
Female	648,056	37.9
21 years and over	1,180,859	69.0
62 years and over	269,893	15.8
65 years and over	232,195	13.6
Male	95,630	5.6
Female	136,565	8.0

RACE
One race	1,687,310	98.6
White	1,533,261	89.6
Black or African American	68,541	4.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	14,896	0.9
Asian	21,931	1.3
Asian Indian	3,273	0.2
Chinese	3,093	0.2
Filipino	2,101	0.1
Japanese	1,582	0.1
Korean	2,423	0.1
Vietnamese	6,364	0.4
Other Asian ¹	3,095	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	836	0.0
Native Hawaiian	244	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	273	0.0
Samoan	111	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	208	0.0
Some other race	47,845	2.8
Two or more races	23,953	1.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	1,554,164	90.8
Black or African American	75,833	4.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	22,204	1.3
Asian	26,809	1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,733	0.1
Some other race	55,996	3.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	1,711,263	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	94,425	5.5
Mexican	71,030	4.2
Puerto Rican	1,993	0.1
Cuban	859	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	20,543	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,616,838	94.5
White alone	1,494,494	87.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	1,711,263	100.0
In households	1,660,445	97.0
Householder	666,184	38.9
Spouse	360,996	21.1
Child	505,755	29.6
Own child under 18 years	420,245	24.6
Other relatives	47,877	2.8
Under 18 years	18,621	1.1
Nonrelatives	79,633	4.7
Unmarried partner	29,537	1.7
In group quarters	50,818	3.0
Institutionalized population	26,011	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	24,807	1.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	666,184	100.0
Family households (families)	443,411	66.6
With own children under 18 years	217,636	32.7
Married-couple family	360,996	54.2
With own children under 18 years	165,564	24.9
Female householder, no husband present	60,343	9.1
With own children under 18 years	39,685	6.0
Nonfamily households	222,773	33.4
Householder living alone	183,550	27.6
Householder 65 years and over	71,013	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	229,980	34.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	157,560	23.7

Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	3.06	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	722,668	100.0
Occupied housing units	666,184	92.2
Vacant housing units	56,484	7.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	11,912	1.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	666,184	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	449,317	67.4
Renter-occupied housing units	216,867	32.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.63	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.20	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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