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Overview for Phelps County, NE
Phelps County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 540.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 17.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 2.0%. On the 2000 census form, 99.3% of the population reported only one race, with 0.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.47 persons compared to an average family size of 3.00 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $19,101. Per capita income grew by 13.2% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
9,449
Covered Employment
4,510
Growth (%) since 1990
-2.7%
Average wage per job
$27,694
Households (2000)
3,844
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
D
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
5,338
Average wage per job
D
Unemployment Rate (2005)
2.8
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$33,305
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$39,556
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
Phelps County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 540.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 17.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 2.0%. On the 2000 census form, 99.3% of the population reported only one race, with 0.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.47 persons compared to an average family size of 3.00 persons.
