Amherst, Nebraska

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Population in July 2007: 272. Population change since 2000: -2.2%

Males: 135	(49.8%)
Females: 137	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68812.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,992 (it was $39,545 in 2000)

Amherst:	$52,992
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,472 (it was $59,200 in 2000)

Amherst:	$88,472
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,140; Detached houses: $105,219; Mobile homes: $28,654

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Races in Amherst:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Amherst: 74.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (63.2%), Irish (15.2%), United States (11.2%), English (10.5%), Polish (9.0%), Danish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 2235 feet

Land area: 0.22 square miles.

Population density: 1240 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Amherst

High school or higher: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amherst village

Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 66.7%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 10.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.7%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Amherst:	1.6% ($930)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (135.8 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (572.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Riverdale, NE (2.6 miles ), Miller, NE (3.0 miles) , Elm Creek, NE (3.2 miles ), Pleasanton, NE (3.6 miles ), Kearney, NE (3.7 miles ), Sumner, NE (3.8 miles ), Overton, NE (3.9 miles ), Hazard, NE (4.5 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $75,000
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $41,000
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $48,300
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $84,500
2001: 1 building, cost: $110,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 40.84 N, Longitude: 99.27 W

Area code: 308

Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+20.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (25%)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Personal and laundry services (8%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Electricians (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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Amherst-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 168% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/6/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the Amherst village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/6/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the village center .

Hospitals/medical centers near Amherst:

RICHARD H YOUNG HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; KEARNEY, NE)
TRI-COUNTY AREA HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 26 miles; LEXINGTON, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Amherst, NE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amherst:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 11 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 135 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 136 miles; HAYS, KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 139 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 151 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)

Public high school in Amherst:

Amherst High School (Students: 155; Location: 100 N Sycamore Box 8; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Amherst:

Amherst Elementary School (Students: 118; Location: 100 N Sycamore Box 8; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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

AMHERST, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 301, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-20-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-24-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-24-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-06-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-07-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-13-2001)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	74.5%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	2.7%
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: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	6.7%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amherst, NE

Amherst compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Amherst mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Buffalo County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Amherst

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God
Adherents	33.5%	19.2%	13.5%	8.4%	4.1%
Congregations	12.7%	20.6%	12.7%	3.2%	4.8%

Name	Evangelical Free Church of America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Charismatic Churches Independent	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	3.2%	2.2%	1.9%	1.9%	12.2%
Congregations	3.2%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	38.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$1,000
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$60
Totals for Government	0	$0		2	$1,060

Amherst government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $71,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $14,000
Water Utilities: $13,000

Central Staff Services: $10,000

Financial Administration: $8,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $51,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $180,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $141,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000
All Other: $7,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $49,000
Property: $25,000

NEC: $25,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $26,000

8.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,159 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.56%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($126 average AGI)
Buffalo County: 0.21%
Nebraska average: 0.13%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kearney County, NE	0.56% ($28,867 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.54% ($29,138)
from Dawson County, NE	0.49% ($27,177)

8.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.40%
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	0.86% ($30,109 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.81% ($35,124)
to Kearney County, NE	0.54% ($31,581)

Strongest AM radio stations in Amherst:

KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KKPR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KGFW (1340 AM; 1 kW; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KRGI (1430 AM; 5 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KJLT (970 AM; 5 kW; NORTH PLATTE, NE; Owner: TRI-STATE B/CING ASSOC., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amherst:

KRNY (102.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
K209CF (89.7 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KQKY (105.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KROR (101.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
KLIQ (94.5 FM; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KRVN-FM (93.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KLNE-FM (88.7 FM; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K260AF (99.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KKPR-FM (98.9 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PLATTE RIVER RADIO, INC.)
KRGI-FM (96.5 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KSYZ-FM (107.7 FM; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: NEUHOFF BROADCASTING-GRAND ISLAND, I)
KLPR (91.3 FM; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA @ KEARNEY)

TV broadcast stations around Amherst:

KHGI-TV (Channel 13; KEARNEY, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA, A CALIFORNIA LP)
KLNE-TV (Channel 3; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KGIN (Channel 11; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
KTVG (Channel 17; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KHAS-TV (Channel 5; HASTINGS, NE; Owner: GREATER NEBRASKA TELEVISION, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $82,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,140
Total average daily truck traffic: 63
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,600

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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