Ralston city, NE

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,462 ( 519 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population density: 3954.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,947	76.56%	2.5%
Black:	276	4.27%	93.0%
Indian:	60	0.93%	252.9%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	184	2.85%	166.7%
Hispanic:	995	15.40%	66.9%

Total non-White:	1,515	23.44%	74.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-128	-2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	647	13.2

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
5,943
5,075	85.39%
143	2.41%
17	0.29%
42	0.71%
69	1.16%
596	10.03%
868	14.61%

2000
6,254
5,970	95.46%
29	0.46%
19	0.30%
18	0.29%
16	0.26%
202	3.23%
284	4.54%

1990
6,236
6,102	97.85%
17	0.27%
14	0.22%
30	0.48%
n/a
73	1.17%
134	2.15%

1980
5,143
5,100	99.16%
18	0.35%
0	0.00%
5	0.10%
n/a
20	0.39%
43	0.84%

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

-895	-14.3
584	9.3

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

-132	-2.1
150	2.4

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

1,002	19.5
91	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Ralston 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
36.0
1,158	17.9%
5,304	82.1%
1,197	18.5%

2,892
2.23

1,576	54.5%
1,241	78.7%
88	5.6%
1,316	45.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.0
1,321	22.2%
4,622	77.8%
968	16.3%

2,581
2.30

1,560	60.4%
1,176	75.4%
148	9.5%
1,021	39.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
1,504	24.0%
4,750	76.0%
778	12.4%

2,587
2.39

1,688	65.2%
1,408	83.4%
105	6.2%
899	34.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
1,684	27.0%
4,552	73.0%
501	8.0%

2,348
2.66

1,711	72.9%
1,421	83.1%
164	9.6%
637	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
1,595	31.0%
3,548	69.0%
282	5.5%

1,821
2.82

1,426	78.3%
1,282	89.9%
72	5.0%
395	21.7%

2022 Housing Data for Ralston city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	150	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	80	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	187	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	88	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	75	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	170	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	143	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	132	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	203	7.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	195	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	307	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	327	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	247	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	170	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	345	11.9%
$200,000 or more	73	2.5%

Median Household Income	61,554
Per Capita Income	37,266

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	128	4.4%
Public Assistance	74	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	272	9.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,962	83.8%
Unemployed	56	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,018	85.4%
Not in Labor Force	517	14.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,483	1,220	54.9%
Non-Profit	119	333	26.3%
Self-Employed	144	86	62.6%

Local Government	92	181	33.7%
State Government	11	44	20.0%
Federal Government	22	23	48.9%

Total Private + Self	1,627	1,306	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	244	581	29.6%
Total	1,871	1,887	49.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	501	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	926	24.6%
Professional, Technical	719	19.1%
Service Occupations	666	17.7%
All others	946	25.2%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	477	12.7%
Retail trade	457	12.2%
Accommodation and food services	382	10.2%
Educational services	366	9.7%
Construction	344	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	334	8.9%
Manufacturing	298	7.9%
Finance and insurance	263	7.0%
Other services	181	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	133	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	129	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	107	2.8%
Information	93	2.5%
Wholesale trade	87	2.3%
Public administration	60	1.6%
Utilities	34	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	882	13.65%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	27	0.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.06%
Honduran	1	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	8	0.12%
Salvadoran	14	0.22%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	69	1.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	60	0.93%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	9	0.14%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,204	86.6%
Spanish	717	11.9%
Other	80	1.3%
Other Indo-European	10	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,746	27.0%
Irish	1,007	15.6%
English	570	8.8%
Polish	416	6.4%
European	374	5.8%
Czech	253	3.9%
Italian	248	3.8%
Swedish	192	3.0%
Norwegian	151	2.3%
American	128	2.0%
Scottish	114	1.8%
Danish	102	1.6%
French Canadian	66	1.0%
Other Subsaharan African	54	0.8%
Czechoslovakian	47	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,004	92.9%
Not a citizen	458	7.1%

Native	5,895	91.2%
Foreign-born	567	8.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
93	2.0%	279	6.1%	1,355	29.9%	1,507	33.2%	971	21.4%	332	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	93	2.0%
9-12 Years	279	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,355	29.9%
Some College	1,507	33.2%
Bach. Degree	971	21.4%
Grad Degree	332	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +89	D +299	D + 10.7%
D +388
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	1,621	49.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,573	48.2%	70	2.1%	3,264	-10	1	0.34%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	1,484	51.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,233	42.5%	182	6.3%	2,899	-8	5	0.34%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ralston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,621

49.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,573

48.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

TOTAL

3,264

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Ralston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,233

42.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,484

51.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

158

5.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.8%

TOTAL

2,899

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ralston city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	61%	Ben Sasse* (R)	1,753	59.8%	Chris Janicek (D)	979	33.4%	201 [+]	6.9%	2,933	-3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 201 (6.9%);
2018	S1	53%	Deb Fischer* (R)	1,257	49.8%	Jane Raybould (D)	1,158	45.8%	111 [+]	4.4%	2,526	-8	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 111 (4.4%);
2018	G	53%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	1,282	51.0%	Bob Krist (D)	1,231	49.0%	0	0.0%	2,513	-8	0.36%
[-] 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	3,060
Median Value	$201,800

Occupied	2,892	94.5%
Vacant	168	5.5%

Owned	1,643	56.8%
Rented	1,249	43.2%
Median Rent	$1,087

Single-Family Units	1,980	64.7%
Detached	1,804	59.0%
Attached	176	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,053	34.4%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Ralston city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ralston city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Ralston city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ralston city, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ralston city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ralston city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ralston city, NE