McCook city, NE

Red Willow County, NE

2022 population: 7,412 ( 286 from 2010 )
Land area: 5.5 square miles
Population density: 1357.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,746	91.01%	5.6%
Black:	77	1.04%	102.6%
Indian:	28	0.38%	15.2%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	226	3.05%	201.3%
Hispanic:	335	4.52%	11.1%

Total non-White:	666	8.99%	20.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-397	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	111	1.7

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
7,698
7,143	92.79%
38	0.49%
33	0.43%
26	0.34%
75	0.97%
377	4.90%
555	7.21%

2000
7,892
7,635	96.74%
20	0.25%
11	0.14%
0	0.00%
59	0.75%
167	2.12%
257	3.26%

1990
8,112
7,871	97.03%
0	0.00%
9	0.11%
65	0.80%
n/a
167	2.06%
241	2.97%

1980
8,404
8,139	96.85%
6	0.07%
5	0.06%
26	0.31%
n/a
228	2.71%
265	3.15%

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

-492	-6.2
298	3.8

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

-236	-2.9
16	0.2

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

-268	-3.2
-24	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for McCook 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
41.5
1,474	19.9%
5,938	80.1%
1,616	21.8%

3,168
2.27

1,734	54.7%
1,449	83.6%
145	8.4%
1,434	45.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.7
1,773	23.0%
5,925	77.0%
1,504	19.5%

3,324
2.25

2,021	60.8%
1,590	78.7%
198	9.8%
1,303	39.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
1,893	24.0%
5,999	76.0%
1,642	20.8%

3,368
2.26

2,127	63.2%
1,762	82.8%
199	9.4%
1,241	36.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
2,104	25.9%
6,008	74.1%
1,515	18.7%

3,317
2.39

2,137	64.4%
1,785	83.5%
189	8.8%
1,180	35.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
2,169	25.8%
6,235	74.2%
1,353	16.1%

3,298
2.48

2,296	69.6%
2,072	90.2%
97	4.2%
1,002	30.4%

2022 Housing Data for McCook city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	164	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	259	8.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	88	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	78	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	247	7.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	74	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	346	10.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	98	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	164	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	252	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	335	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	437	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	190	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	125	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	164	5.2%
$200,000 or more	147	4.6%

Median Household Income	53,750
Per Capita Income	34,758

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	73	2.3%
Public Assistance	47	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	269	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,460	82.1%
Unemployed	103	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,563	84.6%
Not in Labor Force	651	15.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,356	1,221	52.6%
Non-Profit	29	179	13.9%
Self-Employed	427	141	75.2%

Local Government	89	168	34.6%
State Government	18	137	11.6%
Federal Government	27	23	54.0%

Total Private + Self	1,783	1,362	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	163	507	24.3%
Total	1,946	1,869	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	406	10.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	708	18.6%
Professional, Technical	808	21.2%
Service Occupations	669	17.5%
All others	1,224	32.1%

White Collar		50.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	559	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	505	13.2%
Retail trade	482	12.6%
Accommodation and food services	400	10.5%
Educational services	283	7.4%
Construction	265	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	249	6.5%
Finance and insurance	234	6.1%
Public administration	199	5.2%
Other services	190	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	147	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	84	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	67	1.8%
Wholesale trade	41	1.1%
Information	37	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	0.6%
Utilities	20	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	242	3.26%
Puerto Rican	4	0.05%
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	89	1.20%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,839	97.0%
Spanish	146	2.1%
Other	27	0.4%
German, other Germanic	20	0.3%
Chinese	14	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,237	43.7%
English	792	10.7%
Irish	762	10.3%
Scottish	416	5.6%
European	354	4.8%
American	351	4.7%
Polish	184	2.5%
French	131	1.8%
Italian	120	1.6%
Swedish	113	1.5%
Danish	109	1.5%
Russian	101	1.4%
Czech	100	1.3%
Norwegian	98	1.3%
Dutch	83	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,392	99.7%
Not a citizen	20	0.3%

Native	7,365	99.4%
Foreign-born	47	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
109	2.1%	277	5.4%	1,603	31.0%	1,789	34.6%	963	18.6%	424	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	109	2.1%
9-12 Years	277	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,603	31.0%
Some College	1,789	34.6%
Bach. Degree	963	18.6%
Grad Degree	424	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +155	R +33	D + 4.4%
D +122
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,938	80.5%	Joe Biden (D)	630	17.3%	83	2.3%	3,651	22	34	0.38%
2016	60%	Donald Trump (R)	2,783	80.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	508	14.7%	162	4.7%	3,453	22	35	0.41%

2020 President, McCook city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

630

17.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,938

80.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

TOTAL

3,651

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, McCook city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

508

14.7%

Donald Trump (R)

2,783

80.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

144

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

TOTAL

3,453

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 35

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for McCook city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	62%	Ben Sasse* (R)	2,803	80.4%	Chris Janicek (D)	454	13.0%	229 [+]	6.6%	3,486	18	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 229 (6.6%);
2018	S1	45%	Deb Fischer* (R)	1,965	76.3%	Jane Raybould (D)	518	20.1%	93 [+]	3.6%	2,576	19	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 93 (3.6%);
2018	G	45%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	2,022	78.6%	Bob Krist (D)	551	21.4%	0	0.0%	2,573	20	0.37%
[-] 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	3,872
Median Value	$141,700

Occupied	3,168	81.8%
Vacant	704	18.2%

Owned	2,098	66.2%
Rented	1,070	33.8%
Median Rent	$782

Single-Family Units	2,985	77.1%
Detached	2,953	76.3%
Attached	32	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	494	12.8%
Mobile Homes	114	2.9%

McCook city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McCook city, NE

2022 Housing Data for McCook city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for McCook city, NE

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McCook city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for McCook city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for McCook city, NE