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Homeless Demographics

Indicators National Nebraska  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 1,774,571[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 218,837[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 511,424[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.02[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 21.13%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 7.26%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 71.61%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $58,587[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $70,860[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $630[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $25,189[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 4.62%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 12.99%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 18.16%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 12.93%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 10.39%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 89.61%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 27.53%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 2.70%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 8.33%[40] Birth rate ranking 12[41]