Buffalo County, Nebraska (NE)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Clay County , Fillmore County , Grundy County, Illinois , Northumberland County, Pennsylvania , Louisa County, Iowa , York County .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Buffalo County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Buffalo County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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.

6.44% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,944 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Hall County, NE	0.56% ($37,000 average AGI)
from Dawson County, NE	0.50% ($42,143)
from Kearney County, NE	0.49% ($33,685)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.41% ($41,467)
from Douglas County, NE	0.28% ($48,373)
from Phelps County, NE	0.24% ($32,364)
from Adams County, NE	0.23% ($42,333)

7.20% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,302 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Lancaster County, NE	0.86% ($49,133 average AGI)
to Kearney County, NE	0.52% ($40,937)
to Hall County, NE	0.51% ($32,149)
to Douglas County, NE	0.47% ($46,186)
to Dawson County, NE	0.31% ($37,875)
to Adams County, NE	0.24% ($28,227)
to Phelps County, NE	0.22% ($41,707)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Buffalo County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• 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 houses/apartments in Buffalo County, Nebraska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Buffalo County, Nebraska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Nebraska in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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