McPherson County, NE

Micropolitan Statistical Area: North Platte, NE
Designated Market Area: North Platte, NE
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

Places in McPherson County, NE [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 372 ( 167 from 2010 , 28 from 2020)
Land area: 859.3 square miles
Population density: 0.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	354	95.16%	33.0%
Black:	2	0.54%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.27%	0.0%
2+ races:	4	1.08%	42.9%
Hispanic:	11	2.96%	450.0%

Total non-White:	18	4.84%	63.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7	8.8
Deaths:	16	20.0
Net Migration:	-18	-22.5
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-174	-32.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	7	1.3

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
539
528	97.96%
2	0.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	1.30%
2	0.37%
11	2.04%

2000
533
518	97.19%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.38%
0	0.00%
8	1.50%
15	2.81%

1990
546
543	99.45%
3	0.55%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.55%

1980
593
593	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1970
623
622	99.84%
0	0.00%
1	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
51	9.6
24	4.5
-79	-14.8
6	1.1

10	1.9
-4	-0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
48	8.8
36	6.6
-10	-1.8
0	0.0

-25	-4.6
12	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
81	13.7
50	8.4
-65	-11.0
n/a

-50	-8.4
3	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-76	-12.2
n/a

-29	-4.7
-1	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for McPherson County, 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
56.3
86	23.1%
286	76.9%
134	36.0%

193
2.36

143	74.1%
139	97.2%
0	0.0%
50	25.9%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
151	28.0%
388	72.0%
97	18.0%

211
2.55

159	75.4%
148	93.1%
7	4.4%
52	24.6%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
146	27.4%
387	72.6%
98	18.4%

213
2.50

172	80.8%
155	90.1%
4	2.3%
41	19.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
161	29.5%
385	70.5%
108	19.8%

214
2.55

160	74.8%
152	95.0%
4	2.5%
54	25.2%

1980
Number	Percent
36.5
151	25.5%
442	74.5%
105	17.7%

224
2.65

183	81.7%
180	98.4%
0	0.0%
41	18.3%

2022 Housing Data for McPherson County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	4	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	6	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	9.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	7.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	19.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	17	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	38	19.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	15	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5	2.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	13	6.7%
$200,000 or more	5	2.6%

Median Household Income	58,250
Per Capita Income	32,675

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	2.1%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3	1.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	179	73.7%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	179	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	64	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	79	27	74.5%
Non-Profit	0	22	0.0%
Self-Employed	54	29	65.1%

Local Government	5	20	20.0%
State Government	1	3	25.0%
Federal Government	3	3	50.0%

Total Private + Self	133	56	70.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9	48	15.8%
Total	142	104	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	77	30.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	29	11.5%
Professional, Technical	17	6.7%
Service Occupations	67	26.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	2.8%
All others	62	24.6%

White Collar		48.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	75	29.8%
Educational services	42	16.7%
Transportation and warehousing	41	16.3%
Accommodation and food services	35	13.9%
Other services	19	7.5%
Public administration	9	3.6%
Retail trade	9	3.6%
Construction	7	2.8%
Health care and social assistance	5	2.0%
Wholesale trade	4	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	1.2%
Information	3	1.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.66%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	436	99.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.5%
Spanish	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	210	46.1%
English	51	11.2%
Swedish	43	9.4%
Irish	36	7.9%
American	24	5.3%
European	9	2.0%
Norwegian	8	1.8%
Polish	7	1.5%
Scottish	7	1.5%
French	6	1.3%
Czech	5	1.1%
Russian	4	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	4	0.9%
Swiss	4	0.9%
Welsh	4	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	455	99.8%
Not a citizen	1	0.2%

Native	454	99.6%
Foreign-born	2	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	1.5%	16	4.7%	108	31.9%	151	44.5%	47	13.9%	12	3.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	1.5%
9-12 Years	16	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	108	31.9%
Some College	151	44.5%
Bach. Degree	47	13.9%
Grad Degree	12	3.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	292	289	3	1.0%	2.4%
1991	304	299	5	1.6%	2.7%
1992	299	293	6	2.0%	2.8%
1993	300	296	4	1.3%	2.8%
1994	317	309	8	2.5%	2.6%
1995	323	317	6	1.9%	2.6%
1996	321	311	10	3.1%	2.7%
1997	322	317	5	1.6%	2.4%
1998	326	322	4	1.2%	2.5%
1999	299	296	3	1.0%	2.7%

2000	271	266	5	1.8%	2.8%
2001	290	285	5	1.7%	3.1%
2002	304	299	5	1.6%	3.7%
2003	306	297	9	2.9%	3.9%
2004	304	299	5	1.6%	3.9%
2005	291	285	6	2.1%	3.8%
2006	287	281	6	2.1%	3.0%
2007	301	295	6	2.0%	2.9%
2008	310	303	7	2.3%	3.2%
2009	291	280	11	3.8%	4.7%

2010	352	342	10	2.8%	4.7%
2011	366	357	9	2.5%	4.4%
2012	359	347	12	3.3%	3.9%
2013	371	357	14	3.8%	3.7%
2014	439	429	10	2.3%	3.3%
2015	462	453	9	1.9%	3.0%
2016	466	455	11	2.4%	3.1%
2017	454	444	10	2.2%	2.9%
2018	444	432	12	2.7%	2.9%
2019	447	436	11	2.5%	3.0%

2020	443	431	12	2.7%	4.2%
2021	434	426	8	1.8%	2.7%
2022	437	429	8	1.8%	2.3%
2023	426	417	9	2.1%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	240
Median Value	$105,300

Occupied	193	80.4%
Vacant	47	19.6%

Owned	148	76.7%
Rented	45	23.3%
Median Rent	$636

Single-Family Units	233	97.1%
Detached	233	97.1%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	7	2.9%

McPherson County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McPherson County, NE

2022 Housing Data for McPherson County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for McPherson County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for McPherson County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McPherson County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for McPherson County, NE