County population in 2014: 504 (all rural); it was 583 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 59 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 77 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 155 Renter-occupied apartments: 60 (it was 83 in 2000)
% of renters here:
35%
State:
33%
Land area: 711 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 1 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Blaine County: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2013: $42,724 ($25,278 in 1999)
This county:
$42724
Nebraska:
$51440
Median contract rent in 2013 for apartments: $291 (lower quartile is $256, upper quartile is $426)
This county:
$291
State:
$574
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $59,300 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
Blaine:
$59,300
Nebraska:
$132,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,653 - $104,540 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,079 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $334
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $994 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $701 (1.2%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 17.7%
(17.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 18.2%
Blaine County:
18.2%
Nebraska:
13.2%
(17.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 71.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 41 years old
(Males: 41 years old, Females: 42 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blaine County is $419 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Current college students: 10 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)
Blaine County:
0.3%
Whole state:
4.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 0
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 268
One, attached: 6
3 or 4: 2
Mobile homes: 57
Housing units in Blaine County with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 45
Here:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
64.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Blaine County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
240
3
Mainline Protestant
86
2
Other
-
-
None
152
-
Blaine County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
Blaine County:
22.73 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:
22.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Blaine County:
10.1%
Nebraska:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Blaine County:
28.4%
State:
28.0%
Agriculture in Blaine County:
Average size of farms: 4162 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $204,503 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $21.32 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: 97.15% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $191,157 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.58% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.19% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91,003 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.30% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.62 Corn for grain: 4334 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Blaine County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 569.2 miles away from Blaine County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 289.1 miles away from the county center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.3 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 164.9 miles away from the county center On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 125.4 miles away from Blaine County center On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 342.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Most recent natural disasters:
NebraskaSevere Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 1, 2010 to August 29, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1924): July 15, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1924, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
NebraskaSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1770): June 20, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
NebraskaSevere Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 4, 2007 to May 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1706): June 6, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1706, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
NebraskaSevere Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 19, 2006 to January 1, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1674): January 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1674, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
NebraskaHurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3245): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
NebraskaSevere Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 20, 2004 to June 1, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1517): May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1517, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
NebraskaSevere Storms, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to April 23, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1373): May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1373, Natural disaster type: Storm
The number of natural disasters in Blaine County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Construction and extraction occupations (5%)
Sales and related occupations (4%)
Education, training, and library occupations (2%)
Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (13%)
Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Management occupations (8%)
Healthcare support occupations (8%)
Production occupations (8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Italy (100%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Blaine County (%):
German (45%)
English (12%)
Irish (10%)
United States or American (8%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
Danish (3%)
Swedish (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 128 (47%)
Carpooled: 38 (14%)
Walked: 41 (15%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 62 (23%)
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 2010 was $40,813.
9.09% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($22,667 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.09%
Nebraska average:
6.38%
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
9.09% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($21,067 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.09%
Nebraska average:
6.57%
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: 14.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Births per 1000 population in Blaine County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population in Blaine County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 29.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 23.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Blaine County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Blaine County
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 12 (15%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Blaine County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (11)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 108 (96 aged, 12 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 826.450 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1652.890
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 206.610
Household type by relationship:
Households: 478
In family households: 426 (129 male householders, 20 female householders)
137 spouses, 129 children (118 natural, 5 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 52 (27 male householders (24 living alone)), 20 female householders (19 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 6 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 3 2-persons, 1 3-persons.
144 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
95.8% of residents of Blaine County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $5,559,000 ($10732 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $25,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,307,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $506,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $323,000 Federal grants: $3,105,000 Federal procurement contracts: $66,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $0,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000 Federal Government insurance: $530,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 30
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 16
Here:
33 per 1000 residents
State:
46 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: -1
Here:
-2 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -107
Here:
-221 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Blaine County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
6.5
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 0
2000 to 2004: 13
1990 to 1999: 20
1980 to 1989: 29
1970 to 1979: 35
1960 to 1969: 47
1950 to 1959: 30
1940 to 1949: 37
1939 or earlier: 142
Rooms in houses/apartments in Blaine County, Nebraska
74% of Blaine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Nebraska.
Blaine County:
74.3%
State average:
55.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 486
Northeast: 6
Midwest: 25
South: 14
West: 50
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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