US District 1
By the Numbers
Demographics
Kids 19 & under: 205,4931 White, non-Hispanic:3
76%
Hispanic:4
11% 3% 1% 3% 6%
Black/African American:5 American Indian:6 Asian or Pacific Islander:7 2+ Races, or non-White, Hispanic:8
Total Population: 739,1702
Child Well-being at a glance
Child Welfare 84,875
10 per 1,000
Emerging Adults (18-24-years-old)9
Health
kids were placed in out-of-home care11
Education
64%
45%
3-4-year-olds attended school13
participated in Free & Reduced School Lunch14
kids were placed in inhome care12
Economic Stability family bottom line hourly wage17*
25% of juvenile cases in adult court had counsel16
of kids participated in Medicaid10
$12.22
of juvenile cases in juvenile court had counsel15
35%
10 per 1,000
28%
Juvenile Justice
55%
food insecure children were likely eligible for public assistance18
20%
kids under 18 were low-income19**
15%
kids under 18 were in poverty20
Citations
Footnotes
1. - 9. U.S. Census Bureau, 10. - 12. Department of Health and Human Services, 13. U.S. Census Bureau, 14. Nebraska Department of Education, 15. - 16. JUSTICE, Administrative Offices of the Courts, 17. Center for Women’s Welfare, 18. Feeding America, 19. - 20. U.S. Census Bureau
*Family Bottom Line: Full-time hourly wage for 2 adult, 1 infant, 1 toddler family. Updated for inflation to 2015 dollars by Voices for Children. **Low income: Children living between 100-199% of the Federal Poverty Line.
Due to data limitations, information presented on this fact sheet is for the entire county in which any part of the legistlative district lies.