U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Bee, Nebraska

Back to Bee, NE housing info, Seward County, Nebraska, NE smaller cities, NE small cities, All Cities.


We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Bee, NE map

Seward County

Population in July 2008: 215. Population change since 2000: -3.6%
 

Males: 112  (52.5%)
Females: 103  (47.5%)

Median resident age:  35.2 years
Nebraska median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 68314.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,511 (it was $42,917 in 2000)
Bee:  $57,511
Nebraska:  $47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,522
Bee:  $25,522
Nebraska:  $24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,206 (it was $53,000 in 2000)
Bee:  $79,206
Nebraska:  $122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,249; Detached houses: $91,606; Townhouses or other attached units: $105,434; Mobile homes: $43,182
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 68314

Bee, NE residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Bee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Bee: 75.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Bee, NE forum
Recent posts about Bee, Nebraska on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Bee is mentioned 12 times on our forum:
What Is The Worst Town In Nebraska?  (624 replies)
What is your favorite place in Omaha to eat at?  (145 replies)
Favorite eating place in Nebraska?  (68 replies)
Goodbye Starbucks?  (19 replies)
What are your favorite parts of Nebraska?  (13 replies)
Beatrice  (6 replies)

Latest news from Bee, NE collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (40.4%), Czech (19.3%), Irish (15.2%), United States (9.0%), English (7.6%), Polish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 867 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Bee, Nebraska map

For population 25 years and over in Bee

  • High school or higher: 68.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bee village

  • Never married: 9.4%
  • Now married: 71.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.3%
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:

Bee:  1.6% ($856)
Nebraska:  1.7% ($1,478)
Bee satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (24.2 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (489.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Garland, NE (2.4 miles ), Dwight, NE (2.4 miles ), Staplehurst, NE (2.5 miles ), Seward, NE (2.6 miles ), Ulysses, NE (3.0 miles ), Malcolm, NE (3.5 miles ), Brainard, NE (3.6 miles ), Valparaiso, NE (3.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 41.01 N, Longitude: 97.06 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 402

Bee household income distribution Bee home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+6.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
  • Electricians (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Printing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (13%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)



Bee races chart

Average climate in Bee, Nebraska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bee, Nebraska average temperatures Bee, Nebraska average precipitation
 
Bee, Nebraska humidity		  
Bee, Nebraska wind speed
 
Bee, Nebraska snowfall		  
Bee, Nebraska sunshine
 
Bee, Nebraska clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Bee-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 193% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Bee village center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.2 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Bee-area historical earthquake activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.0 miles away from Bee center
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Bee topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Bee:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAH (about 8 miles; SEWARD, NE)
  • BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 18 miles; DAVID CITY, NE)
  • BRYANLGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; LINCOLN, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Bee, NE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bee:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 23 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 27 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 51 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 51 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)

Bee map

Click to draw/clear village borders

Notable locations in Bee: Blue Valley Cooperative Elevator (A), Bee Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Bee: Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Bee Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

BEE, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 214, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-09-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-09-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-27-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2005)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-13-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-13-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-05-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-13-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-13-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-05-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2003), St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-25-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-05-2005)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2003), St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-25-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-05-2005)
  • 5 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-24-2006 and JAN-27-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-27-2006)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-19-2003 and NOV-25-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-25-2003)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-14-2003 and JUL-09-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2003)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-25-2003 and MAR-04-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-04-2003)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
  • 10 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.6 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:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  6.6%
Whole state:  9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bee, NE



Bee 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.
  • 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Bee travel time to work
Bee mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Seward County Nebraska:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Bee

Adherents


NameLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaMennonite Church USA
Adherents48.8%17.3%11.2%6.2%5.6%
Congregations26.5%17.6%8.8%5.9%8.8%
NameUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.7%1.7%1.4%1.1%5.0%
Congregations5.9%2.9%2.9%2.9%17.6%
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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$400
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$450
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$300
Sewerage 0$0 1$100
Water Supply 0$0 1$100
Totals for Government 0$0 11$1,350



Bee government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $38,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $29,000
    Sewerage: $26,000
    Water Utilities: $19,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $241,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
    Highways: $19,000
    General Support: $7,000
  • Tax - NEC: $22,000
    Property: $17,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $42,000

7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,391 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.53%
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  2.66% ($40,682 average AGI)
from Saline County, NE  0.37% ($38,545)
from York County, NE  0.25% ($38,800)


7.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.85%
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  3.13% ($30,656 average AGI)
to York County, NE  0.34% ($31,750)
to Douglas County, NE  0.27% ($34,250)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bee:
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
  • KLIN (1400 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KFOR (1240 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bee:
  • KZKX (96.9 FM; SEWARD, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTMX (104.9 FM; YORK, NE; Owner: PRAIRIE STATES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
  • KLIR (101.1 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)
  • KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
  • KFRX (102.7 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
  • KIBZ (106.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRKR (95.1 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
  • KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
  • KTGL (92.9 FM; BEATRICE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUCV (91.1 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • KBBK (107.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KKUL (105.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Bee:
  • KOLN (Channel 10; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
  • K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
  • KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
  • KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
  • KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
  • KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
  • K48FF (Channel 48; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
  • KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
  • K53GH (Channel 53; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: MARY E. HARDERS)
  • K40FH (Channel 46; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
  • K28EN (Channel 28; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
  • K18CD (Channel 18; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K27GX (Channel 27; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KWAZ-LP (Channel 22; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K28FS (Channel 28; FREMONT & OMAHA, NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
  • K47FK (Channel 39; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
  • K49FP (Channel 49; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
  • K52EX (Channel 52; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
  • K55HX (Channel 55; COLUMBUS/FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
  • K50EG (Channel 50; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: WB0DMY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00252426
    Grant Date: 08/08/2007, Expiration Date: 10/06/2017
    Registrant: William E Lintt Jr, 1806 Davey Rd, Bee, NE 68314

Back to Bee, NE housing info, Seward County, Nebraska, NE smaller cities, NE small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.