Newcastle, Nebraska

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Population in July 2007: 290. Population change since 2000: -4.7%

Males: 139	(48.2%)
Females: 151	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68757.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,861 (it was $29,000 in 2000)

Newcastle:	$38,861
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $55,444 (it was $37,100 in 2000)

Newcastle:	$55,444
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $63,271; Detached houses: $65,707; Mobile homes: $8,000

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Races in Newcastle:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Newcastle: 70.7 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (56.2%), Irish (24.1%), Norwegian (9.0%), English (8.7%), United States (7.7%), Danish (5.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1893

Elevation: 1284 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 866 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Newcastle

High school or higher: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 7.9%
Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newcastle village

Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 52.7%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 15.9%
Divorced: 10.9%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.3%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Newcastle, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Newcastle to the number of sex offenders is 145 to 1.

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

Newcastle:	1.8% ($671)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (34.6 miles , pop. 85,013).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (113.0 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (634.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Maskell, NE (7.8 miles) , Vermillion, SD (9.6 miles ), Martinsburg, NE (10.3 miles) , Obert, NE (10.8 miles) , Ponca, NE (12.9 miles ), Elk Point, SD (13.5 miles ), Allen, NE (16.5 miles ), Waterbury, NE (16.5 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $130,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $96,500
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $130,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $175,000
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,500

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.65 N, Longitude: 96.88 W

Area code: 402

Population change in the 1990s: +22 (+7.9%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (24%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Food (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Construction (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Health care (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Newcastle-area historical tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/28/1986, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Newcastle village center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/23/2003, a category 4 tornado 15.8 miles away from the village center killed one person and caused $4 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Newcastle:

SIOUX VALLEY VERMILLION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; VERMILLION, SD)
SIOUXLAND SURGERY CENTER LP (about 28 miles; DAKOTA DUNES, SD)
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; WAYNE, NE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newcastle:

SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 39 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 40 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID: YKN)
KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 61 miles; NORFOLK, NE; ID: OFK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Newcastle:

HAROLD DAVIDSON FIELD (about 8 miles; VERMILLION, SD; ID: VMR)
AKRON MUNI (about 26 miles; AKRON, IA; ID: Y40)
HARTINGTON MUNI (about 27 miles; HARTINGTON, NE; ID: 0B4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newcastle:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 13 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 106 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 106 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)

Public high school in Newcastle:

Newcastle High School (Location: 509 Annie Street P. O. Box 187; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Newcastle:

Newcastle Elementary School (Location: 509 Annie Street P. O. Box 187; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Notable location: Newcastle Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Parks in Newcastle include: Pfister Park (1), Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

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

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-21-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-21-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-02-1999), St Public Notif received (JUN-21-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-04-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-04-1999), St Public Notif received (MAY-06-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-31-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-1999)

Average household size:

This village:	2.2 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	51.5%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	8.3%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Newcastle, NE

Newcastle compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value 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.
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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Newcastle mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Dixon County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%) Electricity (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%) Utility gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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	$689
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$57
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$753
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$609
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$315
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$381
Totals for Government	0	$0		10	$2,804

Newcastle government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $33,000
Central Staff Services: $25,000

General - Other: $22,000

Water Utilities: $21,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

Solid Waste Management: $14,000

Sewerage: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

General Public Buildings: $4,000

Police Protection: $4,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $5,000
Sewerage: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $121,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $21,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000
All Other: $10,000

General Support: $10,000
Tax - Property: $26,000
Public Utilities: $17,000

NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $65,000

6.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.12%
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 Dakota County, NE	1.00% ($22,318 average AGI)
from Woodbury County, IA	0.77% ($40,706)
from Wayne County, NE	0.59% ($16,154)

7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.88%
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 Woodbury County, IA	0.93% ($32,333 average AGI)
to Wayne County, NE	0.89% ($30,000)
to Dakota County, NE	0.76% ($30,765)

Strongest AM radio stations in Newcastle:

WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KVTK (1570 AM; 1 kW; VERMILLION, SD)
KTCH (1590 AM; 3 kW; WAYNE, NE; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KMNS (620 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Newcastle:

WNAX-FM (104.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KUSD (89.7 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: S/DAKOTA BD OF DIR FOR ED. TELECOMUN)
KXNE-FM (89.3 FM; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KGLI (95.5 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
KVHT (106.3 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: CULHANE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KAOR (91.1 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA)
KSFT-FM (107.1 FM; SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Newcastle:

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.)
KUSD-TV (Channel 2; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
KXNE-TV (Channel 19; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)

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