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Alda, NE map Population (year 2000): 652. Estimated population in July 2006: 650 (-0.3% change)
 

Males: 335  (51.4%)
Females: 317  (48.6%)

Hall County

Median resident age:  33.0 years
Nebraska median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 68810.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,200 (it was $34,583 in 2000)
Alda  $36,200
Nebraska:  $43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $69,300 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Alda  $69,300
Nebraska:  $113,200

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Races in Alda:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
  • Hispanic (7.1%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (37.4%), Irish (14.4%), Polish (6.6%), United States (5.1%), English (4.1%), Czech (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1916 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 1854 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alda

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alda village

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

24 residents are foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This village:  3.7%
Nebraska:  4.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Alda, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alda to the number of sex offenders is 650 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alda:  1.5% ($989)
Nebraska:  1.7% ($1,478)
Alda satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (123.3 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (569.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Grand Island, NE (8.4 miles ), Doniphan, NE (9.4 miles ), Wood River, NE (9.7 miles ), Cairo, NE (13.2 miles ), Prosser, NE (14.7 miles) , Phillips, NE (17.6 miles ), Dannebrog, NE (18.1 miles ), Trumbull, NE (18.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.87 N, Longitude: 98.47 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+22.1%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Food (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Food processing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Alda-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the Alda village center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 53 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alda:
  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
  • HASTINGS REGIONAL CENTER (about 20 miles; HASTINGS, NE)
  • MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HASTINGS, NE)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alda:
  • CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 14 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 19 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID: HSI)
  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 39 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alda:
  • HARVARD STATE (about 32 miles; HARVARD, NE; ID: 08K)
  • AURORA MUNICIPAL - AL POTTER FIELD (about 34 miles; AURORA, NE; ID: AUH)
  • CENTRAL CITY MUNI (about 34 miles; CENTRAL CITY, NE; ID: 07K)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alda:
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 42 miles; KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 123 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 128 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 136 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 149 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
Public elementary/middle school in Alda:
  • ALDA PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 65; Grades: PK - 06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Alda and their reported violations in the past:

ALDA, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 650, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-23-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-14-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-08-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-05-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-26-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Combined Uranium. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-03-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-23-2005)
  • 5 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Nebraska:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  72.6%
Whole state:  66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  8.6%
Whole state:  9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.0%

Alda compared to Nebraska state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Hall County Nebraska:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Alda government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $102,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $61,000
    Central Staff Services: $33,000
    Financial Administration: $26,000
    Police Protection: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
    Interest Earnings: $25,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $196,000
    General - Other: $65,000
    Central Staff: $11,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $725,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $52,000
    All Other: $9,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $64,000
    NEC: $59,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $69,000

6.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.40%
Nebraska average:  7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lancaster County, NE  0.48% ($29,563 average AGI)
from Adams County, NE  0.43% ($59,116)
from Buffalo County, NE  0.41% ($42,072)


7.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,996 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.02%
Nebraska average:  7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lancaster County, NE  0.93% ($28,771 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE  0.43% ($49,420)
to Howard County, NE  0.37% ($31,707)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alda:
  • KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KHAS (1230 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KICS (1550 AM; 1 kW; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: KHAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alda:
  • KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KROA (95.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
  • K209CX (89.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • KHNE-FM (89.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KSYZ-FM (107.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: NEUHOFF BROADCASTING-GRAND ISLAND, I)
  • K214CQ (90.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • K202CL (88.3 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KKPR-FM (98.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KLIQ (94.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KRGY (97.3 FM; AURORA, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KFGE (98.1 FM; MILFORD, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFKX (90.1 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: HASTINGS COLLEGE)
  • KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • K219BW (91.7 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • K220FS (91.9 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alda:
  • KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KHAS-TV (Channel 5; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • KHNE-TV (Channel 29; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • K41FU (Channel 41; COLUMBUS & FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
  • KGIN (Channel 11; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
  • K56FC (Channel 56; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HALL COUNTY)

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