Adams County, NE

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2023 Population

31,034

0.35% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ADeb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

N/APete Ricketts

Republican Party

About

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None of the households in Adams County, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Adams County, NE are Hastings College (270 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Adams County, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Adams County, NE was 2 cars per household.

Adams County, NE borders Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Kearney County, NE, and Webster County, NE.

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Economy

The economy of Adams County, NE employs N/A people. The largest industries in Adams County, NE are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,608 people), Manufacturing (2,313 people), and Retail Trade (1,889 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Adams County, NE, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Adams County, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Adams County, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,608 people), Manufacturing (2,313 people), and Retail Trade (1,889 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Adams County, NE, though some of these residents may live in Adams County, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,651), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,921), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,724).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($56,786), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,125), and Construction ($42,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Retail Trade
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Construction
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Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

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Manufacturing
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Health Care and Social Assistance
$58.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

N/ADeb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

N/APete Ricketts

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Adams County, NE awarded 270 degrees. The student population of Adams County, NE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 482 male students and 529 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Adams County, NE are White (193 and 77.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (18 and 7.2%), Unknown (18 and 7.2%), and Two or More Races (9 and 3.6%).

The largest universities in Adams County, NE by number of degrees awarded are Hastings College (270 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Adams County, NE are General Business Administration & Management (45 and 16.7%), Kinesiology & Exercise Science (18 and 6.67%), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (15 and 5.56%).

The median tuition cost in Adams County, NE for private four year colleges is $33,950.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

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In 2023 in Adams County, NE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 69.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,011 (47.7% men and 52.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,011 students enrolled in Adams County, NE, 47.7% men and 52.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 652 records, of which 55.8% were women and 44.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
45 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
18 degrees awarded
General Psychology
15 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Adams County, NE was General Business Administration & Management with 45 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Adams County, NE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

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Hastings College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

270 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hastings College with 270 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 125 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Adams County, NE, which is 0.862 times less than the 145 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 193 degrees mean that there were 10.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 18 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($33,950) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,180) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($100) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.09% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.952% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (381k), Some college (364k), and Bachelors Degree (309k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Adams County, NE have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Adams County, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Adams County, NE colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Adams County, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Adams County, NE is from Nebraska.

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2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

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2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.2%)
Carpooled (8.27%)
Worked At Home (4.21%)

In 2023, 83.2% of workers in Adams County, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.27%) and those who worked at home (4.21%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Adams County, NE have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.68% of the workforce in Adams County, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Adams County, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Adams County, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Adams County, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 12% of the children was living in poverty in Adams County, NE. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Adams County, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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