Buffalo County, Nebraska (NE)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,033
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,124
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,612 (it was 5,806 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 36% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 968 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 51 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.4%), Construction (12.7%), Retail trade (11.7%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 62%
- Government: 6%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 33%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 42,925101.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,66711.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 8011.9%Two or more races
- 6721.6%Asian alone
- 4421.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 840.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 80.02%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 33.8 years |
Nebraska median age: | 36.8 years |
Males: 24,901 | ![]() |
Females: 24,817 | ![]() |

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Buffalo County: | 2.0 people |
Nebraska: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $61,162 ($36,782 in 1999)
This county: | $61,162 |
Nebraska: | $63,229 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $664 (lower quartile is $515, upper quartile is $818)
This county: | $664 |
State: | $714 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $193,761 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
Buffalo: | $193,761 |
Nebraska: | $172,700 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,453Detached houses: $232,296
Here: $232,296 State: $210,948 Townhouses or other attached units: $222,938
Here: $222,938 State: $216,449 In 2-unit structures: $155,348
Here: $155,348 State: $141,367 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,609
Here: $179,609 State: $186,050 Mobile homes: $36,263
Here: $36,263 State: $46,228
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $557
Institutionalized population: 613
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 7
- Burglaries: 42
- Thefts: 185
- Auto thefts: 20
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 17
- Burglaries: 51
- Thefts: 143
- Auto thefts: 14
Health of residents in Buffalo County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.71.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
39.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
56.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 204 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 102 buildings, average cost: $124,100
- 1998: 115 buildings, average cost: $131,900
- 1999: 118 buildings, average cost: $146,300
- 2000: 160 buildings, average cost: $166,600
- 2001: 167 buildings, average cost: $138,700
- 2002: 211 buildings, average cost: $142,200
- 2003: 272 buildings, average cost: $141,300
- 2004: 395 buildings, average cost: $99,700
- 2005: 201 buildings, average cost: $144,700
- 2006: 170 buildings, average cost: $158,600
- 2007: 117 buildings, average cost: $174,700
- 2008: 102 buildings, average cost: $184,800
- 2009: 81 buildings, average cost: $158,700
- 2010: 79 buildings, average cost: $192,800
- 2011: 116 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2012: 146 buildings, average cost: $188,700
- 2013: 161 buildings, average cost: $182,200
- 2014: 153 buildings, average cost: $222,200
- 2015: 169 buildings, average cost: $210,300
- 2016: 133 buildings, average cost: $252,000
- 2017: 122 buildings, average cost: $269,700
- 2018: 181 buildings, average cost: $267,600
- 2019: 101 buildings, average cost: $314,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,082 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,510 (1.4%)
Buffalo County: | 12.0% |
Nebraska: | 9.9% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 33.8 years old
(Males: 33.0 years old, Females: 34.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35.9 years old, Black residents: 33.2 years old, American Indian residents: 49.8 years old, Asian residents: 27.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.7 years old, Other race residents: 27.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buffalo County is $442 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $582 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $792 a month.
Cities in this county include: Kearney, Gibbon, Ravenna, Shelton, Elm Creek, Glenwood, Pleasanton, Amherst, Riverdale, Miller.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Buffalo County: York Feedlot (A), Wright's Feedyard (B), Double Nickel Campground (C), Western Campground (D), Henderson/York KOA Kampground (E), York Rest Area - Westbound (F), York Rest Area - Eastbound (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buffalo County include: Ebenezer Church (A), Emmanuel Church (B), New Heights Assembly of God Church (C), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (D), Arborville Congregational Church (E), Saint Pauls Church (F), Council Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cashler Cemetery (1), Cedar Lawn Cemetery (2), Ebenezer Cemetery (3), Arborville Cemetery (4), Vernon Cemetery (5), Greenwood Cemetery (6), Bethesda Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Freeman Lake (A), Sacks Lake (B), Recharge Lake (C), Driewer Reservoir (D), Rech-Smith Reservoir (E), Bjerrum Reservoir (F), Carpenter Reservoir (G), Tonniges Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Galaway Creek (A), Antelope Creek (B), Dry Run (C), Stone Creek (D), Wildcat Creek (E), Coon Branch (F), Bear Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Buffalo County include: Hidden Marsh State Wildlife Management Area (1), County Line Federal Waterfowl Production Area (2), Sinninger Federal Waterfowl Production Area (3), Freeman Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area (4), Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area (5), Spikerush State Wildlife Management Area (6), Kirkpatrick Basin North State Wildlife Management Area (7), Kirkpatrick Basin South State Wildlife Management Area (8), Renquist Basin State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Adams County , Clay County
, Fillmore County
, Grundy County, Illinois
, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
, Louisa County, Iowa
, York County
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Here: | 2.0% |
Nebraska: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 5,852
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,439 (44.6% naturalized citizens)
Buffalo County: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 9262010 or later
- 5392000 to 2009
- 4881990 to 1999
- 3391980 to 1989
- 1261970 to 1979
- 110Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 13,820
- One, attached: 751
- Two: 702
- 3 or 4: 939
- 5 to 9: 952
- 10 to 19: 843
- 20 to 49: 746
- 50 or more: 520
- Mobile homes: 1,433
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15
Housing units in Buffalo County with a mortgage: 7,245 (75 second mortgage, 493 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,393
Here: | 58.3% with mortgage |
State: | 59.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Buffalo County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 9,505 | 19 |
Catholic | 9,043 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 8,313 | 34 |
Other | 613 | 3 |
Orthodox | 90 | 1 |
None | 18,538 | - |
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:
Buffalo County: | 1.56 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Buffalo County: | 6.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 4.83 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.68 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Buffalo County: | 6.3% |
Nebraska: | 7.9% |
Buffalo County: | 28.4% |
State: | 28.0% |
Here: | 14.3% |
State: | 12.9% |
Agriculture in Buffalo County:
Average size of farms: 608 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $180,995
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $269.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.23%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $168,925
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 79.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $128,090
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.94
Corn for grain: 164443 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3836 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 66228 harvested acres
Vegetables: 31 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 16 acres
Tornado activity:
Buffalo County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 3577326.7 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/4/1994, a tornado injured one person
Earthquake activity:
Buffalo County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 415% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 323.3 miles away from Buffalo County center
On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 110.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 643.7 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 384.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 353.9 miles away from Buffalo County center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 137.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Nebraska Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4521, Natural disaster type: Other
- Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 9, 2019 - April 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4420, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
- Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2011 to June 21, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4014: August 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4014, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 29, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1924: July 15, 2010, FEMA Id: 1924, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1770: June 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Nebraska Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 28, 2007 to June 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1714: July 24, 2007, FEMA Id: 1714, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Nebraska Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 19, 2006 to January 01, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1674: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1674, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3245: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Nebraska Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 11, 2005 to May 12, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1590: June 23, 2005, FEMA Id: 1590, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 20, 2004 to June 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1517: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1517, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Buffalo County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 11, Tornadoes: 5, Snows: 3, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 23,782 (83.2%)
- Carpooled: 2,623 (9.2%)
- Bus: 95 (0.3%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 4 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 272 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 151 (0.5%)
- Walked: 717 (2.5%)
- Worked at home: 865 (3.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Mexico (33%)
- Guatemala (12%)
- El Salvador (7%)
- India (6%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- Korea (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- German (36%)
- American (7%)
- Irish (4%)
- English (4%)
- European (3%)
- Swedish (2%)
- Czech (2%)
People in group quarters in Buffalo County, Nebraska in 2000:
- 1,939 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 375 people in nursing homes
- 218 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 63 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 45 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 45 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 37 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 21 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 20 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 12 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in other group homes
- 5 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Buffalo County, Nebraska in 2010:
- 1,575 people in college/university student housing
- 352 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 155 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 96 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 30 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 10 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 7 people in other noninstitutional facilities
6.44% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,944 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.44% |
Nebraska average: | 6.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.55% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($27,129 average AGI)
1.89% relocated from other states ($13,815 average AGI)
Buffalo County: 1.89% Nebraska average: 2.81%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Hall County, NE | ![]() |
from Dawson County, NE | ![]() |
from Kearney County, NE | ![]() |
from Lancaster County, NE | ![]() |
from Douglas County, NE | ![]() |
from Phelps County, NE | ![]() |
from Adams County, NE | ![]() |
7.20% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,302 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.20% |
Nebraska average: | 6.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.76% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($26,601 average AGI)
2.44% relocated to other states ($21,701 average AGI)
Buffalo County: 2.44% Nebraska average: 2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Lancaster County, NE | ![]() |
to Kearney County, NE | ![]() |
to Hall County, NE | ![]() |
to Douglas County, NE | ![]() |
to Dawson County, NE | ![]() |
to Adams County, NE | ![]() |
to Phelps County, NE | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,860 (5,123 aged, 737 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 908 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Buffalo County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (578)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (351)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (329)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (211)
- Congestive heart failure (198)
- Unspecified dementia (184)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (164)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (120)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (86)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (76)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 17,862
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 426
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,930
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,506
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 803
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 64
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 110
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 112.2. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 75.9
- Other - 36.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 49,718- Male householders: 9,618 (2,670 living alone), Female householders: 9,752 (2,842 living alone)
9,701 spouses (9,661 opposite-sex spouses), 1,266 unmarried partners, (1,243 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,774 children (11,913 natural, 360 adopted, 484 stepchildren), 597 grandchildren, 324 brothers or sisters, 265 parents, 81 foster children, 359 other relatives, 2,712 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,146
Size of family households: 5,670 2-persons, 2,460 3-persons, 2,166 4-persons, 1,183 5-persons, 316 6-persons, 190 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,513 1-person, 1,244 2-persons, 396 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.
8,030 married couples with children.
2,441 single-parent households (527 men, 1,914 women).
91.6% of residents of Buffalo speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $188,780,000 ($4,349 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,214,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,707,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,297,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,452,000
Federal grants: $39,555,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,857,000 ($43,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,912,000 ($5,452,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,328,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,266,000
Federal Government insurance: $95,169,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,191Here: | 73 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,791
Here: | 41 per 1000 residents |
State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +275
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -296
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 7.3 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Buffalo County, Nebraska
- 1,3662014 or later
- 3752010 to 2013
- 2,4392000 to 2009
- 2,8221990 to 1999
- 2,8861980 to 1989
- 4,2921970 to 1979
- 1,6891960 to 1969
- 1,2781950 to 1959
- 9001940 to 1949
- 2,9491939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo County, Nebraska
- 241 room
- 152 rooms
- 2593 rooms
- 9844 rooms
- 1,6365 rooms
- 1,8706 rooms
- 1,9307 rooms
- 2,0478 rooms
- 3,8679+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo County, Nebraska
- 1551 room
- 4312 rooms
- 1,2373 rooms
- 1,9844 rooms
- 1,2895 rooms
- 6846 rooms
- 4377 rooms
- 2398 rooms
- 2639+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo County, Nebraska
- 20no bedroom
- 2051 bedroom
- 1,9322 bedrooms
- 5,3983 bedrooms
- 3,2704 bedrooms
- 1,8615+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo County, Nebraska
- 153no bedroom
- 1,6091 bedroom
- 2,5982 bedrooms
- 1,8213 bedrooms
- 4544 bedrooms
- 1095+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 165no vehicle
- 2,0031 vehicle
- 5,8262 vehicles
- 2,9493 vehicles
- 1,1714 vehicles
- 5315+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo County in renter-occupied apartments
- 741no vehicle
- 2,9171 vehicle
- 2,0512 vehicles
- 7743 vehicles
- 2294 vehicles
- 355+ vehicles
76.7% of Buffalo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Nebraska.
Buffalo County: | 76.7% |
State average: | 84.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 37,014
- Other state: 10,124
- Northeast: 683
- Midwest: 4,456
- South: 1,515
- West: 3,556
- 62.7%Utility gas
- 30.6%Electricity
- 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Wood
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 56.9%Electricity
- 35.8%Utility gas
- 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 10.8% |
Nebraska: | 14.4% |
Here: | 14.3% |
Nebraska: | 12.3% |
Here: | 3.8% |
Nebraska: | 19.2% |
Buffalo County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,200,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $6,127,000
General - Other: $4,928,000
Police Protection: $2,200,000
Regular Highways: $2,100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,800,000
Corrections - Other: $930,000
Central Staff Services: $493,000
Financial Administration: $364,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $16,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $719,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Central Staff Services: $3,300,000
Other - Libraries: $241,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $202,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $29,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $14,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,757,000
Other: $1,485,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,666,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,741,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,924,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $112,000
Interest Earnings: $106,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,023,000
Police Protection: $152,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,093,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,007,000
- Tax - Property: $16,669,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,809,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,169,000
Death and Gift: $890,000
Other License: $25,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
Buffalo County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,200,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $6,127,000
General - Other: $4,928,000
Police Protection: $2,200,000
Regular Highways: $2,100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,800,000
Corrections - Other: $930,000
Central Staff Services: $493,000
Financial Administration: $364,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $16,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $719,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Central Staff Services: $3,300,000
Other - Libraries: $241,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $202,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $29,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $14,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,757,000
Other: $1,485,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,666,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,741,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,924,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $112,000
Interest Earnings: $106,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,023,000
Police Protection: $152,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,093,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,007,000
- Tax - Property: $16,669,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,809,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,169,000
Death and Gift: $890,000
Other License: $25,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
Buffalo County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,200,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $6,127,000
General - Other: $4,928,000
Police Protection: $2,200,000
Regular Highways: $2,100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,800,000
Corrections - Other: $930,000
Central Staff Services: $493,000
Financial Administration: $364,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $16,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $719,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Central Staff Services: $3,300,000
Other - Libraries: $241,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $202,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $29,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $14,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,757,000
Other: $1,485,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,666,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,741,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,924,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $112,000
Interest Earnings: $106,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,023,000
Police Protection: $152,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,093,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,007,000
- Tax - Property: $16,669,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,809,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,169,000
Death and Gift: $890,000
Other License: $25,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
Buffalo County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,200,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $6,127,000
General - Other: $4,928,000
Police Protection: $2,200,000
Regular Highways: $2,100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,800,000
Corrections - Other: $930,000
Central Staff Services: $493,000
Financial Administration: $364,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $16,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $719,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Central Staff Services: $3,300,000
Other - Libraries: $241,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $202,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $29,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $14,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,757,000
Other: $1,485,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,666,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,741,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,924,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $112,000
Interest Earnings: $106,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,023,000
Police Protection: $152,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $12,093,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,007,000
- Tax - Property: $16,669,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,809,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,169,000
Death and Gift: $890,000
Other License: $25,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $3,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 394
- Number of aged recipients: 30
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 364
- Number of recipients under 18: 79
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 263
- Number of recipients older than 64: 52
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 151
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 161
Most common first names in Buffalo County, NE among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 229 | 78.9 years |
Mary | 198 | 82.7 years |
William | 170 | 77.7 years |
Robert | 152 | 72.6 years |
Charles | 135 | 76.2 years |
George | 131 | 78.2 years |
Helen | 122 | 81.6 years |
Anna | 115 | 87.5 years |
James | 110 | 76.6 years |
Frank | 103 | 80.5 years |
Most common last names in Buffalo County, NE among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 128 | 77.7 years |
Smith | 83 | 80.8 years |
Anderson | 73 | 79.3 years |
Peterson | 55 | 77.7 years |
Miller | 55 | 80.3 years |
Nelson | 41 | 74.6 years |
Jones | 39 | 79.5 years |
Harris | 38 | 79.9 years |
Brown | 37 | 74.7 years |
Thomas | 33 | 77.5 years |
Businesses in Buffalo County, NE | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
AmericInn | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Arby's | 2 | Microtel | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | New Balance | 4 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 5 | |
Best Western | 2 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Big O Tires | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
Caribou Coffee | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
FedEx | 7 | Sears | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Slumberland | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Subway | 5 | |
Gap | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | U-Haul | 3 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | UPS | 9 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | Wingate | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 |