Banner County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 734 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 201
Renter-occupied apartments: 110

% of renters here:	35%
State:	33%

Land area: 746 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Banner County: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (35.6%), Educational,health and social services (18.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 57%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
Unpaid family work: 2%

Banner County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Banner County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
Hispanic (5.6%)
Other race (3.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 426	(52.0%)
Females: 393	(48.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,862
County population in 2003: 767
Jobs in 2003: 167

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Total labor force in 2004: 422
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:

Banner County:	2.6 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,594 ($31,339 in 1999)

This county:	$37,594
Nebraska:	$47,085

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $197 (lower quartile is $128, upper quartile is $404)

This county:	$197
State:	$497

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,129 (it was $67,000 in 2000)

Banner County:	$100,129
Nebraska:	$122,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,538 - $119,620

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $130,031
Here: $130,031
State: $152,590

In 2-unit structures: $56,000
Here: $56,000
State: $134,316

Mobile homes: $37,159
Here: $37,159
State: $29,187

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,016
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $313

Banner County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Banner County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 86.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 12.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $519 (0.8%)

Banner County household income distribution in 2007

Banner County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	13.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	8.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Banner County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.

Cities in this county include: Harrisburg.

Neighboring counties: Goshen County, Wyoming , Laramie County, Wyoming , Cheyenne County , Kimball County , Morrill County , Scotts Bluff County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Banner County: Bull Canyon Ranch (A), Miles Ranch (B), Spahr Ranch (C), Wildcat Hills Camping Area (D), Singleton Ranch (E), Patton Ranch (F), Peterson Ranch (G), Mossburg Ranch (H), Fayden Ranch (I), Van Pelt Ranch (J), Wynne Ranch (K), Wrights Community Hall (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Banner County include: Primitive Baptist Church (A), Kirk Chapel (B), Twin Tree Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gabe Rock Cemetery (1), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (2), Epworth Cemetery (3), Chalk Creek Cemetery (4), Kirk Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Airdale Reservoir Number 1 (A), Anderson Reservoir (B), Horn Reservoir 6 (C), Horn Reservoir 4 (D), Horn Reservoir (E), Birchfield Reservoir (F), Brashear Group Reservoir (G), Brauer Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Indian Springs Creek (A), Hackberry Creek (B), Willow Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	3.0%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 13
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (57% naturalized citizens)

Banner County:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 1 1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.8%

Banner County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 317
Two: 3
3 or 4: 6
Mobile homes: 49

Housing units in Banner County with a mortgage: 26 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Here:	47.3% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 104
Total congregations: 2
Religions in Banner County - Harrisburg

Agriculture in Banner County
Average size of farms: 1819 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $247915
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $111.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $263281
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.18%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.40%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $164575
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 75.22%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.50
Corn for grain: 7481 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 42590 harvested acres

Banner County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Banner County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1998 at 16:26:38, a magnitude 3.4 (3.1 MB, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from Banner County center
On 11/2/1992 at 06:54:10, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (52%)
Construction (11%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)
Rail transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Public administration (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (31%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (43%)
Germany (29%)
Mexico (29%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Banner County (%):

German (31%)
English (14%)
United States or American (14%)
Swedish (8%)
Irish (7%)
Norwegian (5%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)

Banner County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 223 (57%)
Carpooled: 64 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
Walked: 33 (8%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 68 (17%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $1,000.

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Births per 1000 population in Banner County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Banner County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 62.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Banner County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 91 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 818.550
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 272.850

Household type by relationship

Households: 819

In family households: 732 (231 male householders, 13 female householders)
219 spouses, 247 children (228 natural, 10 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 87 (36 male householders (28 living alone)), 35 female householders (34 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 135 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 8 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

96.3% of residents of Banner County speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $7,995,000 ($10492 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $0,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,050,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $460,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,412,000
Federal grants: $852,000
Federal procurement contracts: $36,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $186,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $482,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,517,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,927,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 19

Here:	26 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 21

Here:	29 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -79

Here:	-108 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Banner County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	6.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 4
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 23
1970 to 1979: 41
1960 to 1969: 24
1950 to 1959: 61
1940 to 1949: 61
1939 or earlier: 152

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Banner County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 4 5 rooms: 57 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 23 8 rooms: 24 9+ rooms: 37

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Banner County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 28 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 18 9+ rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Banner County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 48 3 bedrooms: 105 4 bedrooms: 37 5+ bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Banner County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 31 3 bedrooms: 38 4 bedrooms: 25 5+ bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Banner County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 32 2 vehicles: 54 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 30 5+ vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Banner County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 39 2 vehicles: 37 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 12 5+ vehicles: 5

69% of Banner County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Nebraska.

Banner County:	69.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 570
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 64
South: 25
West: 146

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73.1%) Electricity (13.9%) Wood (7.0%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.5%) Other fuel (2.5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82.7%) Electricity (6.4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4.5%) Wood (4.5%) Utility gas (1.8%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	7.0%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	20.0%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Banner County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $16,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $589,000
Financial Administration: $62,000

Central Staff Services: $45,000

Natural Resources - Other: $45,000

Police Protection: $38,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000

General - Other: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Health Services - Other: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
Interest Earnings: $15,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $48,000
Financial Administration: $5,000

Police Protection: $2,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $411,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $256,000
General Support: $61,000
Tax - Property: $487,000
Motor Vehicle License: $43,000

Other Selective Sales: $13,000

Total General Sales: $1,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $354,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Banner County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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