Valley, Nebraska

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Population (year 2000): 1,788. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,862 (+4.1% change)

Males: 868	(48.5%)
Females: 920	(51.5%)

Douglas County

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68064.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,200 (it was $36,949 in 2000)

Valley	$39,200
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $117,800 (it was $87,000 in 2000)

Valley	$117,800
Nebraska:	$113,200

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Races in Valley:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (37.2%), Irish (17.9%), English (10.4%), Swedish (6.8%), United States (5.6%), Danish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1864

Elevation: 1142 feet

Land area: 1.52 square miles.

Population density: 1219 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Valley

High school or higher: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Valley city

Never married: 22.5%
Now married: 51.1%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 15.6%

24 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Valley, Nebraska in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Valley to the number of sex offenders is 1847 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Valley:	1.3% ($1,138)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Valley satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Omaha, NE (23.3 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (589.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Waterloo, NE (4.5 miles ), Leshara, NE (5.7 miles) , Yutan, NE (5.9 miles ), Elkhorn, NE (7.9 miles ), Arlington, NE (9.7 miles ), Washington, NE (11.1 miles) , Mead, NE (11.4 miles ), Inglewood, NE (12.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $76,500
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $72,600
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $65,100
2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $105,500
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $98,700
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $106,000
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $118,400
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $155,900
2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $192,600
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $218,500
2007: 32 buildings, average cost: $153,200

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Latitude: 41.31 N, Longitude: 96.35 W

55 people in nursing homes

Area code: 402

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Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+0.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Valley by Year
Type	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	54.6	0.0	54.3	54.4
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	0	1	2	2
per 100,000	223.5	0.0	54.6	108.6	108.8
Burglaries	10	21	2	3	6
per 100,000	558.7	1145.7	109.2	163.0	326.3
Thefts	51	37	58	33	57
per 100,000	2849.2	2018.5	3167.7	1792.5	3099.5
Auto thefts	2	1	4	2	1
per 100,000	111.7	54.6	218.5	108.6	54.4
Arson	1	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	55.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	54.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.7)	206.7	208.9	162.8	157.0	216.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.71
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Valley, Nebraska

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Valley-area historical tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/13/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the Valley city center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1975, a category 4 tornado 21.6 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 133 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Main business address for: VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS).

Hospitals/medical centers near Valley:

NEBRASKA HEALTH SYSTEM (about 13 miles; OMAHA, NE)
FREMONT AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; FREMONT, NE)
MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BLAIR, NE)

Political contributions by individuals in Valley, NE

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Valley:

EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 33 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
LINCOLN MUNI (about 43 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 75 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Valley:

FREMONT MUNI (about 15 miles; FREMONT, NE; ID: FET)
WAHOO MUNI (about 18 miles; WAHOO, NE; ID: AHQ)
BLAIR MUNI (about 19 miles; BLAIR, NE; ID: K46)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 13 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 27 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 41 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

Public high school in Valley:

Douglas County West High School (Students: 272; Location: 401 South Pine Street P. O. Box 378; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Valley:

Douglas County West Elementary School (Students: 274; Location: 301 South Pine Street P. O. Box 378; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

Library in Valley:

VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $76,152; Location: 216 WEST CHURCH STREET; 10,283 books; 102 audio materials; 98 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Valley: Valley (A), Valley Public Library (B), Valley Historical Museum (C), Physicians Clinic (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Valley include: Baptist Presbyterian Church (A), Bethel Baptist Church (B), Saint Marks Lutheran Church (C), First United Methodist Church (D), Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Pleasure Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

DOUGLAS CO. SID #177 - RIVERSIDE LAKES (Population served: 450, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

DOUGLAS CO. SID #303 - SKYLINE WOODS (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-01-2000)

DOUGLAS CO. SID #196 - GINGER COVE (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1998 and MAY-17-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-24-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAY-17-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

DOUGLAS CO. SID #254 - GINGER WOODS (Population served: 210, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1998 and JUL-09-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-24-1998), St Public Notif requested (MAR-24-1998), St Case appealed (JAN-15-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and DEC-12-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-1994), St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-1994)

2 routine major monitoring violations

PINES COUNTRY CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOC. (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and SEP-25-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-1996), St Compliance achieved (SEP-25-2002)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Valley that have no violations reported:

DOUGLAS CO. SID #286 - ROLLING MEADOWS (Population served: 220, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.4%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.3%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

Valley compared to Nebraska state average:

Valley, Nebraska environmental map by EPA

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Unemployed percentage 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.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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 Valley (2007 data):

First Nebraska Bank: at 232 North Spruce Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $150.4 mil, Deposits: $127.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Valley Bank Shares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Douglas County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Streets and Highways	2	$5,511	$33,066	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$204
Local Libraries	1	$2,006	$24,072	1	$190
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,388
Financial Administration	2	$4,787	$28,722	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	6	$15,757	$31,514	4	$1,665
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$525
Housing and Community Development(Local)	1	$3,434	$41,208	0	$0
Totals for Government	12	$31,494	$31,494	12	$3,972

Valley government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $511,000
Sewerage: $205,000

Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $80,000
Central Staff Services: $37,000

Financial Administration: $28,000

General Public Buildings: $6,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $283,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000

Water Utilities: $173,000

Police Protection: $158,000

Sewerage: $130,000

Parks & Recreation: $117,000

Fire Protection: $105,000

Welfare - Other: $100,000

Central Staff Services: $82,000

Financial Administration: $63,000

Gas Utilities: $57,000

General Public Buildings: $13,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $30,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $400,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $139,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $261,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $161,000
Rents: $107,000

Interest Earnings: $38,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $526,000
Water Utilities: $46,000

Sewerage: $19,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,889,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $506,000
Gas Utilities: $252,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $245,000
Highways: $119,000

General Support: $17,000
Tax - Property: $474,000
Total General Sales: $251,000

NEC: $147,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $796,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000

6.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,272 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.57%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($376 average AGI)
Douglas County: 0.13%
Nebraska average: 0.13%

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

from Sarpy County, NE	1.50% ($35,347 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.39% ($34,286)
from Pottawattamie County, IA	0.36% ($28,681)

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,500 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($434 average AGI)
Douglas County: 0.05%
Nebraska average: 0.06%

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

to Sarpy County, NE	1.77% ($45,109 average AGI)
to Pottawattamie County, IA	0.35% ($36,509)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.25% ($32,181)

Strongest AM radio stations in Valley:

KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
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)
KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KHUB (1340 AM; 1 kW; FREMONT, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KCRO (660 AM; 1 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Valley:

KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEZO-FM (92.3 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQCH (94.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KSRZ (104.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KIWR (89.7 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KFMT-FM (105.5 FM; FREMONT, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KVNO (90.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF NEBRASKA)
KBBX-FM (97.7 FM; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFRX (102.7 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
KKYY (101.3 FM; WHITING, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KKCD (105.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KIOS-FM (91.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 001)
KVSS (88.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRQC (93.3 FM; BENNINGTON, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K299AK (107.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: BAER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Valley:

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)
KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
KVSS-LP (Channel 67; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS)
K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
K48FF (Channel 48; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
K61GA (Channel 61; OMAHA, NE; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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