US District 3
By the Numbers
Demographics
Kids 19 & under: 161,0651 White, non-Hispanic:3
75%
Hispanic:4
16% 1% 1% 1% 5%
Black/African American:5 American Indian:6 Asian or Pacific Islander:7 2+ Races, or non-White, Hispanic:8
Total Population: 606,9562
Child Well-being at a glance
Child Welfare 56,722
11 per 1,000
Emerging Adults (18-24-years-old)9
Health
kids were placed in out-of-home care11
Education
42%
48%
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*
30% of juvenile cases in adult court had counsel16
of kids participated in Medicaid10
$10.24
of juvenile cases in juvenile court had counsel15
45%
11 per 1,000
35%
Juvenile Justice
68%
food insecure children were likely eligible for public assistance18
27%
kids under 18 were low-income19**
18%
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.