Metro vs. Nonmetro Nebraska Differences

This presentation features: Geographic defintions have been updated!!; July 1, 2012 Population Estimates from Census Bureau; Percent of State Population: 1950 and 1980 Censuses and 2012 Estimates; Nonmetro areas now have a smaller population than in 1890!!; Nebraska’s largest counties have \u3e50% of population/Unicameral; Sizeable changes; less populated counties perform worse; Why has the population change differed so dramatically?; Metro has had better net migration in each decade (avg. 68,000); Metro has had better natural change, especially currently; Shifts in the potential school-age population; The nonmetro Nebraska population is much older; 2010 Census Age Statistics: Percent of Area Population in Select Age Groups; Where college aged and young workers (and their kids) reside; Rural high school grads leave for college; how often do they return?; What do other current statistics show?; 2010 Census Race/Ethnicity Statistics: Percent of Area Population in Select Groups; 2010 Census Household Statistics: Percent of Area Households in Select Groups; 2010 Census Housing Units Statistics: Percent of Area Housing Units; 2007-2011 ACS Educational Attainment: Percent of Age 25+ Population with Diplomas/Degrees; Median Household Income: 1990 Census, 2006-2010 ACS and Percent Change; How do differences in Nebraska compare to other plains states?; What is the “Great Plains”?; Nebraska had a relatively high proportion of its counties lose population during the 2000s, and many lost 10%+ of their population; Nebraska has relatively high differences for median age and the percent of the population aged 65+ between metro and nonmetro areas; Each Plains State saw declines in White non-Hispanic children but sizeable gains among minority children during the 2000s; Nebraska changes differed among White non-Hispanics but not among minorities when comparing metro vs. nonmetro; Nebraska has the largest gap in attainment of Higher Education between metro and nonmetro areas; Poverty rates are higher in nonmetro parts of Nebraska, but the difference is relatively low compared to other Plains States; and Discussion points