Octavia, Nebraska

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Population in July 2008: 135. Population change since 2000: -6.9%

Males: 72	(53.8%)
Females: 63	(46.2%)

Median resident age:	25.5 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip code: 68632

Estimated median household income in 2008: $55,324 (it was $38,750 in 2000)

Octavia:	$55,324
Nebraska:	$49,693

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $19,799

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $48,824 (it was $30,600 in 2000)

Octavia:	$48,824
Nebraska:	$126,500

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $47,925; Detached houses: $50,295; Mobile homes: $22,500

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Races in Octavia:

White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
Hispanic (17.2%)
Other race (12.4%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Octavia: 71.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.9%), Czech (33.8%), Polish (13.8%), Irish (9.7%), French (5.5%), Swedish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1410 feet

Land area: 0.15 square miles.

Population density: 871 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Octavia

High school or higher: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 2.3%
Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Octavia village

Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 52.2%
Separated: 6.2%
Widowed: 9.7%
Divorced: 5.3%

13 residents are foreign born (9.0% Latin America).

This village:	9.0%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Octavia, Nebraska in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Octavia to the number of sex offenders is 68 to 1.

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

Octavia:	1.6% ($500)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Octavia satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (42.2 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (486.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Abie, NE (2.4 miles) , Bruno, NE (2.6 miles) , Schuyler, NE (2.7 miles ), David City, NE (2.7 miles ), Linwood, NE (2.8 miles) , Bellwood, NE (3.1 miles ), Richland, NE (3.2 miles) , Rogers, NE (3.3 miles) .

Latitude: 41.35 N, Longitude: 97.06 W

Area code: 402

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Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+12.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (16%)
Truck transportation (12%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Machinery (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Construction (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Social assistance (17%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
Health care (15%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Food processing workers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Food processing workers (10%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Religious workers (5%)

Average climate in Octavia, Nebraska

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Octavia-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 176% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the Octavia village center killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the village center injured 8 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Octavia-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 96% 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 31.6 miles away from Octavia center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.4 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 81.9 miles away from the city 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 93.1 miles away from Octavia center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Octavia:

BUTLER COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 7 miles; DAVID CITY, NE)
ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SCHUYLER, NE)
COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; COLUMBUS, NE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Octavia:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 42 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 45 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 47 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 47 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 57 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)

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Average household size:

This village:	3.1 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	76.6%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This village:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This village:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Octavia, NE

Octavia 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 below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly 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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Octavia mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Butler County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%) Electricity (28%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Wood (6%)

Religion statistics for Octavia

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.15%

Here		58.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Other
Adherents	61.3%	17.5%	9.4%	3.6%	8.2%
Congregations	48.0%	20.0%	8.0%	4.0%	20.0%

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	$20
Other Government Administration	0	$0		4	$80
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$100

Octavia government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $7,000

Financial Administration: $5,000

General Public Buildings: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $80,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
All Other: $2,000

General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $4,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,000

5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,714 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
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	1.18% ($28,550 average AGI)
from Platte County, NE	0.83% ($28,000)
from Colfax County, NE	0.62% ($31,857)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,977 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
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	1.60% ($22,200 average AGI)
to Platte County, NE	1.34% ($28,022)
to Colfax County, NE	0.52% ($20,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Octavia:

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.)
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.)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJSK (900 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, 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.)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Octavia:

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.)
KZKX (96.9 FM; SEWARD, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKOT (93.5 FM; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF COLUMBUS, INC)
KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KFMT-FM (105.5 FM; FREMONT, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Octavia:

K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
K48FF (Channel 48; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
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)
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)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
KOLN (Channel 10; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: KOLN/KGIN LICENSE, INC.)
KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K57HV (Channel 57; COLUMBUS, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS, A CA LIMITED P/SHIP)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KC0BDW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00138909
Grant Date: 09/02/1998, Expiration Date: 06/04/2007, Cancelation Date: 06/11/2004, Certifier: Hal G Schlotfeld Jr
Registrant: Hal G Schlotfeld Jr, 432 Duke Street, Octavia, NE 68632

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Service Call: 2

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