Adams County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	33%

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.7%), Manufacturing (16.2%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

Adams County, Nebraska business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Adams County, Nebraska:

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

Males: 15,262	(49.0%)
Females: 15,889	(51.0%)

Adams County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county	$41,514
Nebraska:	$43,849

Adams County	$100,564
Nebraska:	$113,200

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 55
• Thefts: 74
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 59
• Auto thefts: 7

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hastings, Kenesaw, Juniata, Roseland, Holstein, Ayr, Prosser.

Neighboring counties: Buffalo County , Clay County , Hall County , Hamilton County , Kearney County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Adams County: Brick Yard (A), Camp Snyder (B), Industrial Park East (C), Industrial Park North (D), Adams County Fairgrounds Campground (E), Lochland Country Club (F), Southern Hills Country Club (G), Level (H), Crystal Lake Campground (I), Crystal Lake State Recreation Area (J), DLD State Wayside Area Campground (K), Hayland (L), Elks Lodge and Country Club (M), Roseland Lake Campground (N), Adams Administration Building (O), Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum (P), Dawson Multipurpose Complex (Q), Furnas Building (R), Merrick Building (S), Gausman Building (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Adams County include: Immanuel Church (A), Zion Lutheran Church (B), Zion Church (C), Hanover Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Highland Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Trinity Cemetery (1), Kenesaw Cemetery (2), Concordia Cemetery (3), Sunset Memorial Gardens (4), Silver Lake Cemetery (5), Blue Valley Cemetery (6), Juniata Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Crystal Lake (A), Kernan Lagoon (B), Prairie Lake (C), Plautz Reservoir (D), Shaw Reservoir (E), Dominy Reservoir (F), Shurigar Brothers Lake (G), Hastings Nw Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Rabbit Run Creek (A), Ash Creek (B), Thirtytwo Mile Creek (C), Sand Creek (D), Dove Creek (E), Scott Creek (F), Crooked Creek (G), Cottonwood Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Adams County include: Susan O Hail Grave Historical Marker (1), Naval Ammunition Depot Historical Marker (2), Kingston Cemetery Historical Marker (3), Crystal Lake Historical Marker (4), Oregon Trail Historical Marker (5), DLD State Recreation Area (6), Prairie Lake State Recreation Area (7), Prairie Ridge Park (8), Hastings Recreation Complex (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.5%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Current college students: 2,565
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,365 (20% naturalized citizens)

Adams County:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,345
• One, attached: 318
• Two: 530
• 3 or 4: 976
• 5 to 9: 322
• 10 to 19: 228
• 20 or more: 394
• Mobile homes: 896
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 4,005 (327 second mortgage, 534 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,803

Adams County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 5.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 51 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,820 (81%) Carpooled: 1,689 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 632 (4%) Other means: 65 (0%) Worked at home: 588 (4%)

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,521 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.05% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($18,882 average AGI)
2.03% relocated from other states ($15,638 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.03%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Clay County, NE	0.54% ($24,700 average AGI)
from Hall County, NE	0.51% ($38,982)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.34% ($26,421)
from Buffalo County, NE	0.25% ($22,893)
from Webster County, NE	0.24% ($26,444)
from Nuckolls County, NE	0.21% ($19,348)
from Douglas County, NE	0.15% ($30,353)

6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,863 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.45% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,227 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($11,635 average AGI)

Adams County:	2.43%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Lancaster County, NE	1.00% ($26,893 average AGI)
to Hall County, NE	0.77% ($59,116)
to Douglas County, NE	0.58% ($29,400)
to Clay County, NE	0.31% ($34,657)
to Buffalo County, NE	0.29% ($26,750)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.17% ($39,000)
to Webster County, NE	0.13% ($23,867)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,194 (4,585 aged, 609 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 24,504 (6,682 male householders, 1,394 female householders)

  6,627 spouses, 8,637 children (8,034 natural, 234 adopted, 369 stepchildren), 248 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 144 other relatives, 508 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,984 (1,781 male householders (1,397 living alone)), 2,329 female householders (2,074 living alone)), 874 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,663 (674 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,809 2-persons, 1,692 3-persons, 1,470 4-persons, 750 5-persons, 275 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,471 1-person, 511 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

5,720 married couples with children.
1,434 single-parent households (344 men, 1,090 women).

92.9% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $171,785,000 ($5557 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,391,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $77,913,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,920,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,252,000
Federal grants: $37,212,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,144,000 ($2,714,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,343,000 ($2,494,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $469,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,997,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,239,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-29 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

56% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Nebraska.

Adams County:	55.5%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 23025
• Northeast: 205
• Midwest: 3594
• South: 898
• West: 1975

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,900

Here:	19.1%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	11.2%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	48.1%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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