Carroll, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 214. Population change since 2000: -10.1%

Males: 107	(50.4%)
Females: 107	(49.6%)

Median resident age:	42.0 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68723.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,714 (it was $31,875 in 2000)

Carroll:	$42,714
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,591

Carroll:	$19,591
Nebraska:	$24,174

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,009 (it was $43,500 in 2000)

Carroll:	$65,009
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,084; Detached houses: $71,582; Townhouses or other attached units: $91,376; Mobile homes: $15,000

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Races in Carroll:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Two or more races (2.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Carroll: 71.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (52.9%), English (10.5%), Swedish (9.2%), French (7.6%), Danish (6.7%), Welsh (6.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1580 feet

Land area: 0.15 square miles.

Population density: 1432 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Carroll

High school or higher: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carroll village

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 60.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 10.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Carroll, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Carroll to the number of sex offenders is 214 to 1.

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

Carroll:	1.4% ($623)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (43.5 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (92.9 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (489.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sholes, NE (2.6 miles) , Winside, NE (2.6 miles ), Wayne, NE (3.1 miles ), Belden, NE (3.1 miles) , Randolph, NE (3.3 miles ), Laurel, NE (3.4 miles ), Hoskins, NE (3.6 miles ), Concord, NE (3.6 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 1 building, cost: $161,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.28 N, Longitude: 97.19 W

Area code: 402

Population change in the 1990s: +23 (+10.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (32%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Textile mills and textile products (12%)
Computer and electronic products (12%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Health care (9%)
Social assistance (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)

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Average climate in Carroll, Nebraska

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Carroll-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the Carroll village center killed 6 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/23/2003, a category 4 tornado 16.9 miles away from the village center killed one person and caused $4 million in damages.

Carroll-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.3 miles away from Carroll center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 24.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.2 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 90.8 miles away from Carroll center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Carroll:

PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; WAYNE, NE)
FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 21 miles; NORFOLK, NE)
NORFOLK REGIONAL CENTER (about 21 miles; NORFOLK, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Carroll, NE

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carroll:

WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 9 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 40 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 87 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 87 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)

Library in Carroll:

CARROLL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,020; Location: 506 MAIN STREET; 3,007 books; 20 video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Carroll: Carroll Feed and Grain Incorporated Elevator (A), Carroll Fire Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Carroll: Carroll Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

CARROLL, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 284, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-02-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-16-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-16-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-30-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-22-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-03-1999), St Public Notif received (FEB-09-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-25-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-1999)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-1998), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-25-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-1998), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-25-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1998), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-25-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-06-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-19-2003 and DEC-31-2002, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-28-2003)

Notification, Public - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-1998)

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	65.4%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	11.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carroll, NE

Carroll compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value significantly 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 below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above 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 below state average.

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Banks with branches in Carroll (2009 data):

Farmers State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1945-01-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $19.4 mil, Deposits: $17.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Carroll Bancorp., The

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2004 Presidential Election results in Wayne County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%) Electricity (15%) Utility gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

Religion statistics for Carroll

Adherents

Name	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents	29.6%	24.8%	15.6%	14.7%	5.3%
Congregations	26.3%	10.5%	15.8%	5.3%	5.3%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Assemblies of God	Evangelical Free Church of America	Other religions
Adherents	3.0%	2.0%	2.0%	1.5%	1.5%
Congregations	10.5%	5.3%	5.3%	5.3%	10.5%

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	$425
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$300
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$525
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$130
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$150
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$1,530

Carroll government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $20,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $56,000
Sewerage: $11,000

Police Protection: $4,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000

General - Other: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Fire Protection: $2,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $54,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $41,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $13,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $50,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
All Other: $6,000

General Support: $5,000
Tax - Property: $18,000
NEC: $12,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $39,000

8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.06%
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 Madison County, NE	1.14% ($32,714 average AGI)
from Dixon County, NE	0.65% ($30,000)
from Cedar County, NE	0.45% ($30,286)

8.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,898 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.86%
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 Madison County, NE	1.06% ($15,545 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.84% ($20,154)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.61% ($30,789)

Strongest AM radio stations in Carroll:

KTCH (1590 AM; 3 kW; WAYNE, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJAG (780 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NORFOLK, NE)
KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
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.)
KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carroll:

KXNE-FM (89.3 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KTCH-FM (104.9 FM; WAYNE, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
WNAX-FM (104.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KPNO (90.9 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: THE PRAISE NETWORK INC.)
KNEN (94.7 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: CENTRAL RADIO, INC.)
KEXL (106.7 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: WJAG, INC.)
KZEN (100.3 FM; CENTRAL CITY, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Carroll:

KXNE-TV (Channel 19; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
K35FM (Channel 35; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
K48CH (Channel 48; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Paul D Sautter, 5 Mi Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 285.9 m, Overall height: 308.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00003457
Registrant: Nebraska Educational Telecommunication Commission, 1800 N 33rd St, Lincoln, NE 68503, Phone: (402) 472-3611, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

5 Mi Sw On Hwy 94, Call Sign: KAP239
Assigned Frequencies : 47.2000 MHz
Grant Date: 12/12/2003, Expiration Date: 03/09/2014
Registrant: State Of Nebraska Department Of Roads, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4371, Email:
N-98 5 Mi Sw, Call Sign: KYU33
Assigned Frequencies : 452.350 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/2000, Expiration Date: 02/25/2011
Registrant: State Of Nebraska Department Of Roads, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4371, Email:
N 98 5 Mi Sw, Call Sign: WNFU222
Assigned Frequencies : 452.100 MHz, 452.275 MHz, 452.375 MHz, 452.200 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/2000, Expiration Date: 02/25/2011
Registrant: State Of Nebraska Department Of Roads, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4371, Email:
13 Mi W Wayne, Call Sign: WZC595, Licensee ID: L00003457
Assigned Frequencies : 159.330 MHz, 159.330 MHz
Grant Date: 01/30/2004, Expiration Date: 03/02/2014
Registrant: State Of Nebraska, 2200 N 33rd St, Lincoln, NE 68503, Phone: (402) 471-5531

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, Hwy N98 5 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 325.8 m, Call Sign: WNEN400
Assigned Frequencies : 955.700 MHz
Grant Date: 12/30/2000, Expiration Date: 03/12/2011
Registrant: State Of Nebraska Department Of Roads, Lincoln, NE 68509-4759, Phone: (402) 479-4371, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB5ZKL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00255926
Grant Date: 12/23/2002, Expiration Date: 03/23/2013
Registrant: Donald L Krueger, Carroll, NE 68723
Call Sign: N0NNC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00588137
Grant Date: 10/29/2002, Expiration Date: 10/20/2012
Registrant: David C Haney, Carroll, NE 68723
Call Sign: N0OCI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00255927
Grant Date: 04/04/2001, Expiration Date: 06/04/2011, Certifier: Clifford D Krueger
Registrant: Clifford D Krueger, 85530 - 563rd Ave, Carroll, NE 68723

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4

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