The Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of three counties in Nebraska

Nebraska

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, anchored by the city of Norfolk

Norfolk, Nebraska

Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. It is the principal city of the...

.

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 49,538 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 48,000).

Counties

• Madison
  Madison County, Nebraska
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 35,226 people, 13,436 households, and 8,894 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile . There were 14,432 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
  
  
• Pierce
  Pierce County, Nebraska
  -History:Pierce County was formed in 1856. It was named after President Franklin Pierce.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,857 people, 2,979 households, and 2,141 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile . There were 3,247 housing...
  
  
• Stanton
  Stanton County, Nebraska
  -History:Stanton County was formed in 1865. It was named after the Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.-Demographics:...
  
  

Communities

• Places with 20,000 or more inhabitants
  • Norfolk
    Norfolk, Nebraska
    Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. It is the principal city of the...
    
     (Principal City)

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Battle Creek
    Battle Creek, Nebraska
    Battle Creek is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,158 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
  • Tilden
    Tilden, Nebraska
    Tilden is a city in Antelope and Madison Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Tilden was incorporated as Burnett in 1885, but the U.S. Post Office officially changed the name of the village in 1887, after presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden, due to confusion with Bennet, Nebraska. The...
    
     (partial)
  • Madison
    Madison, Nebraska
    Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,367 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Pierce
    Pierce, Nebraska
    Pierce is a city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,767 at the 2010 census...
    
    
  • Plainview
    Plainview, Nebraska
    Plainview is a city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,353 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Plainview is located at ....
    
    
  • Stanton
    Stanton, Nebraska
    Stanton is a city in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,627 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Stanton County...
    
    

• Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
  • Foster
    Foster, Nebraska
    Foster is a village in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 63 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Foster is located at ....
    
    
  • Hadar
    Hadar, Nebraska
    Hadar is a village in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 312 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hadar is located at ....
    
    
  • McLean
    McLean, Nebraska
    McLean is a village in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 38 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McLean is located at ....
    
    
  • Meadow Grove
    Meadow Grove, Nebraska
    Meadow Grove is a village in Madison County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 311 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meadow Grove is located at ....
    
    
  • Newman Grove
    Newman Grove, Nebraska
    Newman Grove is a city in Madison and Platte Counties in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The population was 797 at the 2000 census.The Madison County portion of Newman Grove is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
     (partial)
  • Osmond
    Osmond, Nebraska
    Osmond is a city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 796 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Osmond is located at ....
    
    
  • Pilger
    Pilger, Nebraska
    Pilger is a village in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Norfolk, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 378 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pilger is located at ....
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 49,538 people, 18,712 households, and 12,819 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 93.21% White, 0.73% African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.82% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.55% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $34,907, and the median income for a family was $42,204. Males had a median income of $28,388 versus $20,336 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $16,098.