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Migration Profile for Nebraska, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left Nebraska in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Nebraska People Moving into Nebraska People Moving out of Nebraska Net # People Moving into Nebraska from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 50,101 51,732 -1,631 0.97
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 10,443 11,508 -1,065 0.91
Aged 18-19 3,229 5,145 -1,916 0.63
Aged 20-24 10,392 9,007 1,385 1.15
Aged 25-34 10,587 9,945 642 1.06
Aged 35-44 5,536 5,999 -463 0.92
Aged 45-54 4,897 4,338 559 1.13
Aged 55-64 2,496 2,653 -157 0.94
Aged 65+ 2,521 3,137 -616 0.80
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 18,759 19,832 -1,073 0.95
Married 16,017 15,048 969 1.06
Divorced 4,036 4,305 -269 0.94
Separated 1,155 761 394 1.52
Widowed 840 2,057 -1,217 0.41
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 2,771 2,806 -35 0.99
High School Graduate 5,510 6,103 -593 0.90
Some college or Associates degree 7,367 7,041 326 1.05
Bachelor’s Degree 6,074 6,478 -404 0.94
Graduate or Professional Degree 4,315 3,644 671 1.18
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 3,035 3,755 -720 0.81
$1-$9,999 11,595 11,190 405 1.04
$10,000-$24,999 10,761 11,982 -1,221 0.90
$25,000-$49,999 7,997 9,291 -1,294 0.86
$50,000-$74,999 4,554 2,387 2,167 1.91
$75,000+ 2,865 3,398 -533 0.84
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 9,783 9,058 725 1.08
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 3,126 6,877 -3,751 0.45
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 32,887 30,076 2,811 1.09

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into Nebraska” refers to those people living in Nebraska in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of Nebraska” refers to those people living in Nebraska in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.97 means that very every 100 people leaving Nebraska for another state, 97 people are moving to Nebraska from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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