Box Butte County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 11,374 (73% urban, 27% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,353
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,427

% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

Land area: 1075 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.7%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (26.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.4%), Retail trade (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Box Butte County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
Hispanic (7.6%)
American Indian (3.8%)
Other race (3.6%)
Two or more races (2.0%)

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

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 6,054	(49.8%)
Females: 6,104	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,561
County population in 2003: 11,610
Jobs in 2003: 5,663

Total labor force in 2004: 5,776
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Box Butte County:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,979 ($39,366 in 2000)

This county	$43,979
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,400

Box Butte County	$93,400
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $411
Institutionalized population: 181
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Box Butte County in 2000: $777

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

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

Box Butte County races chart

Box Butte County, NE map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Box Butte County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,215 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Box Butte 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 $657 a month.

Cities in this county include: Alliance, Hemingford.

Neighboring counties: Dawes County , Morrill County , Scotts Bluff County , Sheridan County , Sioux County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Box Butte County: Uhrig Ranch (A), Nonpariel Grain Company (B), Carhenge (C), Alliance Country Club (D), Alliance Municipal Golf Course (E), Cook Ranch (F), Snake Creek Ranch (G), D Henderson Ranch (H), School Number 76 (I), J Henderson Ranch (J), Bauer Ranch (K), Hood Ranch (L), R Henderson Ranch (M), Berea (N), Yale Siding (O), Birdsell (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Box Butte County: Saint Marys Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Hemingford Cemetery (1), Katen Cemetery (2), Plainview Cemetery (3), Severson Cemetery (4), Bohemian Pioneer Cemetery (5), Lawn Cemetery (6), Greenwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Sewer Lake Number 3 (A), Sewer Lake Number 2 (B), Sewer Lake Number 1 (C), Bronco Lake (D), Clough Lake (E), Kilpatrick Lake (F), Kilpatric Reservoir (G), Phillips Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Barrel Springs Creek (A), Barngrover Creek (B), Hemingford Creek (C), Point Of Rocks Creek (D), Mud Springs Creek (E), Snake Creek (F), South Branch Box Butte Creek (G), South Branch Point of Rocks Creek (H), Berea Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Box Butte County include: The Sidney-Black Hills Trail Historical Marker (1), Box Butte County Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.1%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 394
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 378 (44% naturalized citizens)

Box Butte County:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 109
1990 to 1994: 59
1985 to 1989: 56
1980 to 1984: 50
1975 to 1979: 24
1970 to 1974: 28
1970 to 1974: 17
1965 to 1969: 35

Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.0%

Box Butte County marital status for males

Box Butte County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,825
One, attached: 162
Two: 144
3 or 4: 221
5 to 9: 81
10 to 19: 227
20 or more: 200
Mobile homes: 628

Housing units in Box Butte County with a mortgage: 1,532 (117 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,059

Agriculture in Box Butte County
Average size of farms: 1418 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $273234
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $259.44
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $253440
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.76%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.85%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $167028
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.03
Corn for grain: 43335 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 96700 harvested acres
Vegetables: 14 harvested acres

Box Butte County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Rail transportation (30%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Construction (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Rail transportation (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Rail and water transportation workers (14%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (69%)
Germany (7%)
Korea (5%)
Peru (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Greece (3%)
Laos (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Box Butte County:

German (36%)
English (8%)
Irish (8%)
United States or American (5%)
Swedish (4%)
Norwegian (4%)
Czech (3%)

Box Butte County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,541 (79%)
Carpooled: 492 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
Bicycle: 29 (1%)
Walked: 276 (5%)
Other means: 29 (1%)
Worked at home: 313 (5%)

People in group quarters in Box Butte County, Nebraska

166 people in nursing homes
23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in religious group quarters
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,987.

5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.15%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.53% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($15,083 average AGI)
2.62% relocated from other states ($20,535 average AGI)
Box Butte County: 2.62%
Nebraska average: 2.84%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.54% ($36,708 average AGI)
from Dawes County, NE	0.34% ($24,933)
from Sheridan County, NE	0.34% ($34,667)

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.26% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($14,863 average AGI)
3.48% relocated to other states ($20,392 average AGI)
Box Butte County: 3.48%
Nebraska average: 3.31%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Lancaster County, NE	0.68% ($26,258 average AGI)
to Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.55% ($28,680)
to Dawes County, NE	0.24% ($33,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Box Butte County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Box Butte County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Box Butte County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,929 (1,697 aged, 232 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,934

In family households: 10,310 (2,720 male householders, 609 female householders)
2,848 spouses, 3,738 children (3,266 natural, 110 adopted, 362 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 54 other relatives, 168 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,624 (735 male householders (627 living alone)), 714 female householders (682 living alone)), 175 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 224 (185 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,471 2-persons, 703 3-persons, 673 4-persons, 313 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,309 1-person, 95 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

2,562 married couples with children.
650 single-parent households (145 men, 505 women).

92.8% of residents of Box Butte County speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $68,945,000 ($6054 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $841,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,953,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,666,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,553,000
Federal grants: $11,938,000
Federal procurement contracts: $918,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,917,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $460,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,035,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,031,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 808

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 667

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +87

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -996

Here:	-88 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Box Butte County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.62 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 80
1995 to 1998: 199
1990 to 1994: 92
1980 to 1989: 524
1970 to 1979: 1,404
1960 to 1969: 425
1950 to 1959: 544
1940 to 1949: 701
1939 or earlier: 1,519

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Box Butte County, Nebraska:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 27
3 rooms: 81
4 rooms: 295
5 rooms: 604
6 rooms: 547
7 rooms: 662
8 rooms: 539
9 or more rooms: 598

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Box Butte County, Nebraska:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 65
3 rooms: 226
4 rooms: 436
5 rooms: 286
6 rooms: 146
7 rooms: 106
8 rooms: 70
9 or more rooms: 82

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Box Butte County:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 122
2 bedrooms: 612
3 bedrooms: 1,423
4 bedrooms: 914
5 or more bedrooms: 262

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Box Butte County:

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 291
2 bedrooms: 630
3 bedrooms: 322
4 bedrooms: 157
5 or more bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Box Butte County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 89
1 vehicle: 722
2 vehicles: 1,418
3 vehicles: 735
4 vehicles: 293
5 or more vehicles: 96

Cars and other vehicles available in Box Butte County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 170
1 vehicle: 669
2 vehicles: 390
3 vehicles: 149
4 vehicles: 33
5 or more vehicles: 16

59% of Box Butte County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Nebraska.

Box Butte County:	58.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 8140
Northeast: 209
Midwest: 1634
South: 451
West: 1316

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (74%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Electricity (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (56%)
Electricity (28%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 57

Here:	3.5%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

Here:	2.1%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 74

Here:	25.3%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Box Butte County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $14,655,000
All Other: $243,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $264,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $13,165,000
General - Other: $1,252,000

Regular Highways: $718,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $526,000

Corrections - Other: $469,000

Financial Administration: $329,000

Police Protection: $256,000

Central Staff Services: $177,000

Natural Resources - Other: $142,000

Health Services - Other: $86,000

General Public Buildings: $72,000

Welfare - Other: $44,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $48,000
General Revenue, NEC: $20,000

Property Sale Other: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $75,000
Regular Highways: $74,000

General - Other: $8,000

Judicial: $6,000

Financial Administration: $5,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,319,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $845,000
General Support: $82,000

All Other: $81,000
Tax - Property: $2,498,000
Motor Vehicle License: $406,000

NEC: $156,000

Other Selective Sales: $32,000

Total General Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,870,000

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