Congressional District 1, NE

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2024 Population
662,376
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
US Representative
Mike Flood
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
9.87%
4.59% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$79,326
2.51% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$259,500
6.97% 1-year growth

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12.5% of the households in Congressional District 1, 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.

95.5% of the residents in Congressional District 1, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Congressional District 1, NE was $259,500, and the homeownership rate was 64.1%.

Most people in Congressional District 1, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 1, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Congressional District 1, NE is home to a population of 662k people, from which 95.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.17% of Congressional District 1, NE residents were born outside of the country (54.1k people).

In 2024, there were 17.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (512k people) in Congressional District 1, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 23.3k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Congressional District 1, NE are Spanish (46,093 households), Vietnamese (4,830 households), and Arabic (3,321 households).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%
2024 Citizenship
95.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Congressional District 1, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Congressional District 1, NE was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 1, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    512k ± 2k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    29k ± 1.83k
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    23.3k ± 1.27k
11.7%
Hispanic Population
77.7k people

In 2024, there were 17.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (512k people) in Congressional District 1, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 23.3k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.7% of the people in Congressional District 1, NE are hispanic (77.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Congressional District 1, NE as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.17%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
54.1k people
7.73%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
50.7k people

As of 2024, 8.17% of Congressional District 1, NE residents (54.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Congressional District 1, NE was 7.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    46,093 households (7.41%)
  2. Vietnamese
    4,830 households (0.776%)
  3. Arabic
    3,321 households (0.534%)

12.5% of the households in Congressional District 1, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Congressional District 1, NE was Spanish. 7.41% of the households in Congressional District 1, NE reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    12,739 ± 807
  2. Vietnam
    10,428 ± 676
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    7,091 ± 556

Congressional District 1, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Congressional District 1, NE.

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Economy

The economy of Congressional District 1, NE employs 350k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Congressional District 1, NE were Health Care & Social Assistance (48,355 people), Manufacturing (39,381 people), and Educational Services (38,119 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,721), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,529), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,730).

Employment

Occupations

350k
2024 Value
± 4,426
0.598%
1 Year growth
± 1.76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Congressional District 1, NE grew at a rate of 0.598%, from 348k employees to 350k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 1, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (39,775 people), Management Occupations (36,617 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (29,043 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 1, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

350k
2024 Value
± 4,426
0.598%
1 Year growth
± 1.76%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Congressional District 1, NE grew at a rate of 0.598%, from 348k employees to 350k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 1, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (48,355 people), Manufacturing (39,381 people), and Educational Services (38,119 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 1, NE, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 1, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$54,326
Median earning men ± $948
$40,379
Median earning women ± $565

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,921), Public Administration ($71,586), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,850).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,847), Public Administration ($52,055), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,558).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% 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 10.9%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

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.

Congressional District 1, NE is currently represented by Mike Flood in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Congressional District 1, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
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 Congressional District 1, NE

Mike Flood
District 1 Representative
Republican Party

Congressional District 1, NE is currently represented by Mike Flood (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Congressional District 1, NE have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Congressional District 1, NE was $259,500 in 2024, which is 0.78 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $242,600 to $259,500, a 6.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 1, NE is 64.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Congressional District 1, NE have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 1, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$259,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$2,660
$170,765
Median Property Taxes
±$2,476

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Congressional District 1, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 1, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.1%
Homeownership
2024
63.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.1% of the housing units in Congressional District 1, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,326
Median Household Income
± $1,375
266k
Number of Households
± 3,821

In 2024, the median household income of the 266k households in Congressional District 1, NE grew to $79,326 from the previous year's value of $77,380.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 1, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.4%)
  3. Carpooled (8.46%)

In 2024, 76.8% of workers in Congressional District 1, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.46%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 1, NE have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.32% of the workforce in Congressional District 1, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Congressional District 1, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 1, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Congressional District 1, NE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 1, NE (63.5k out of 643k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 1, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.2%
Uninsured
54.5%
Employer Coverage
10.9%
Medicaid
11.3%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
2.82%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 1, NE declined by 2% from 6.33% to 6.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 1, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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