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McCook city, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
McCook city is a Census city of 7,314 people across 5.46 square miles of land, in Red Willow County. Median household income is $56,917, 66.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.7 m.
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McCook
What McCook is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,340
- County holding the largest share of its areaRed Willow County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in McCook
- Population7,314
- Median age41.2
- Population under 181,585
- Share under 1821.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,518
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent
- Households3,269
- Family households1,832
- Share of households that are families56.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in McCook
- Median household income$56,917 plus or minus $14,598
- Per capita income$36,351
- Civilian labor force3,753
- Employed3,699
- Unemployed54 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over5,039
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in McCook
- Housing units3,730
- Occupied units3,269
- Vacant units461 plus or minus 198
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied2,168
- Renter occupied1,101 plus or minus 242
- Ownership rate66.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$154,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$823
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units2,941
- Share single family78.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more667 plus or minus 252
- Share in buildings of two or more17.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes122 plus or minus 98
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How McCook gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,372
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,873
- Share commuting under 15 minutes85.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more228 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more6.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Drove alone85.1 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in McCook (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$2,731,100
- Average approval$210,085
- Median approval$153,200
- Ninetieth percentile approval$450,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported136
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.7 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in McCook (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,982,000
- Average approval$994,000
- Median approval$1,144,000
- Largest approval$1,397,000
- Jobs supported28
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Red Willow County, not McCook
Red Willow County context, not McCook figures
These are Red Willow County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as McCook measurements.
- Establishments in Red Willow County400
- Employment at those establishments, Red Willow County3,848
- Covered employment, Red Willow County4,964
- Average annual pay, Red Willow County$47,527
- Average weekly wage, Red Willow County$914
- Housing units permitted, Red Willow County17
- Of those, single family, Red Willow County11
- County product, 2024, Red Willow County$736,750,000
- County product change over the prior year, Red Willow County-5.8 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Red Willow County$51,235
Every figure in this section is published for Red Willow County as a whole and is not a measurement of McCook. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
McCook questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in McCook, Nebraska?
7,314, in 3,269 households. McCook city covers 5.46 square miles of land, which is 1,340 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is McCook in?
Red Willow County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in McCook?
$56,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $154,300. Median gross rent is $823 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to McCook businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totalling $2.7 m, across 8 lenders, median approval $153,200, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.0 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in McCook, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to McCook borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for McCook. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page McCook figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Red Willow County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of McCook.
Is zoning published for McCook?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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