Ponca city, NE

Dixon County, NE

2022 population: 713 ( 248 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population density: 922.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	639	89.62%	30.8%
Black:	2	0.28%	50.0%
Indian:	8	1.12%	300.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	22	3.09%	57.1%
Hispanic:	42	5.89%	147.1%

Total non-White:	74	10.38%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-285	-35.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	37	4.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
961
924	96.15%
4	0.42%
2	0.21%
0	0.00%
14	1.46%
17	1.77%
37	3.85%

2000
1,036
986	95.17%
0	0.00%
36	3.47%
0	0.00%
6	0.58%
8	0.77%
50	4.83%

1990
877
867	98.86%
2	0.23%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.68%
10	1.14%

1980
1,057
1,050	99.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.66%
7	0.66%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-62	-6.0
-13	-1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

119	13.6
40	4.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-183	-17.3
3	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Ponca city, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.8
137	19.2%
576	80.8%
173	24.3%

347
1.90

147	42.4%
135	91.8%
5	3.4%
200	57.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
234	24.3%
727	75.7%
207	21.5%

403
2.28

256	63.5%
209	81.6%
27	10.5%
147	36.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.8
268	25.9%
768	74.1%
211	20.4%

399
2.47

285	71.4%
237	83.2%
27	9.5%
114	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
236	26.9%
641	73.1%
189	21.6%

370
2.37

239	64.6%
215	90.0%
10	4.2%
131	35.4%

1980
Number	Percent
33.6
301	28.5%
756	71.5%
251	23.7%

389
2.62

262	67.4%
246	93.9%
8	3.1%
127	32.6%

2022 Housing Data for Ponca city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	8.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	33	9.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	12	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	20	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	35	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	31	8.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	42	12.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	18	5.2%
$200,000 or more	24	6.9%

Median Household Income	58,542
Per Capita Income	65,331

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	5.5%
Public Assistance	2	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	297	76.0%
Unemployed	18	4.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	315	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	76	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	137	88	60.9%
Non-Profit	13	32	28.9%
Self-Employed	36	10	78.3%

Local Government	8	21	27.6%
State Government	10	18	35.7%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	173	98	63.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	31	71	30.4%
Total	204	169	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	52	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	86	23.1%
Professional, Technical	62	16.6%
Service Occupations	81	21.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.1%
All others	92	24.7%

White Collar		53.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	75	20.1%
Other services	52	13.9%
Retail trade	39	10.5%
Manufacturing	33	8.8%
Construction	28	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	26	7.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	21	5.6%
Educational services	19	5.1%
Finance and insurance	17	4.6%
Public administration	16	4.3%
Utilities	13	3.5%
Wholesale trade	9	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	7	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	1.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32	4.49%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.14%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	1.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	611	95.2%
Spanish	26	4.0%
Other	4	0.6%
Other Indo-European	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	362	50.8%
Irish	159	22.3%
Norwegian	72	10.1%
English	62	8.7%
Swedish	37	5.2%
French	32	4.5%
Italian	25	3.5%
American	18	2.5%
Russian	14	2.0%
Romanian	12	1.7%
Danish	11	1.5%
Swiss	11	1.5%
European	9	1.3%
Czech	5	0.7%
Portuguese	4	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	710	99.6%
Not a citizen	3	0.4%

Native	706	99.0%
Foreign-born	7	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
21	4.1%	18	3.5%	185	35.7%	156	30.1%	98	18.9%	40	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	21	4.1%
9-12 Years	18	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	185	35.7%
Some College	156	30.1%
Bach. Degree	98	18.9%
Grad Degree	40	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +59	R +22	D + 6.7%
D +37
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	93%	Donald Trump* (R)	360	72.3%	Joe Biden (D)	121	24.3%	17	3.4%	498	14	25	0.05%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	301	76.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	84	21.4%	7	1.8%	392	18	31	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ponca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

121

24.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

360

72.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.4%

TOTAL

498

Turnout: 93%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Ponca city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.4%

Donald Trump (R)

301

76.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

392

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 31

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ponca city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	87%	Ben Sasse* (R)	347	74.3%	Chris Janicek (D)	88	18.8%	32 [+]	6.9%	467	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 32 (6.9%);
2018	S1	55%	Deb Fischer* (R)	231	73.3%	Jane Raybould (D)	75	23.8%	9 [+]	2.9%	315	16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 9 (2.9%);
2018	G	56%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	234	73.1%	Bob Krist (D)	86	26.9%	0	0.0%	320	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	389
Median Value	$117,300

Occupied	347	89.2%
Vacant	42	10.8%

Owned	256	73.8%
Rented	91	26.2%
Median Rent	$600

Single-Family Units	281	72.2%
Detached	268	68.9%
Attached	13	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	67	17.2%
Mobile Homes	30	7.7%

Ponca city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ponca city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Ponca city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ponca city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ponca city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ponca city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ponca city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ponca city, NE