Rock County, Nebraska

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Rock County is a county located in Nebraska, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. Rock County had an official population of 1756 in 2000. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1508, making it Nebraska's 14th smallest county. The county comprises an area of 1011.85 sq mi (2620.68 sq km), of which, 1008.46 square miles (2611.9 sq km) of it is land and 3.4 square miles (8.81 sq km) of it is water, making it Nebraska's 16th largest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 1756 people, 763 households, and 501 families living in the county. The population density was 1.7 people per square mile (0.66/kmē), it is 16th least densely populated county in Nebraska. There were 935 housing units at an average density of 0.9 per square mile (0.35/kmē). The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84. In the county the population was spread out, with 23% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 108.3 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 111.3 females. In July 2008, its estimated population was 1508, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 1492 White, 0 Black or African American, 8 American Indian, 3 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 5 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25795, making it the fourth lowest county by median household income in Nebraska. The median income for a family in the county was $29917, making it the fourth poorest county by median family income among the Nebraska. The per capita income for the county was $14350, it is Nebraska's 11th poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 363 pupils and students, of which 49.86% are male and 50.14% are female, 20.67% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 2.2% nursery or pri school, 7.16% kindergarten, 47.38% elementary school, 37.19% high school and 6.06% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Bassett City	Rock County	0.44	0.44	0	743	1676.8	13856	24412
2	Newport Village	Rock County	0.31	0.31	0	98	312.1	15785	28750

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1756
April 2000 Estimate	1756
July 2000 Estimate	1755
July 2001 Estimate	1712
July 2002 Estimate	1668
July 2003 Estimate	1583
July 2004 Estimate	1575
July 2005 Estimate	1525
July 2006 Estimate	1521
July 2007 Estimate	1515
July 2008 Estimate	1508

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	1	7	8
Kindergarten	16	10	26
Elementary school	92	80	172
High school	59	76	135
College or graduate school	13	9	22

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Rock County, Nebraska	$25795	$29917	$14350
Nebraska, United States	$39250	$48032	$19613
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587