Buffalo County, Nebraska (NE)

Races in Buffalo County, Nebraska:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $203,318

Here:	$203,318
State:	$184,633

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,251

Here:	$178,251
State:	$173,063

In 2-unit structures: $156,539

Here:	$156,539
State:	$142,451

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $147,015

Here:	$147,015
State:	$152,287

Mobile homes: $26,712

Here:	$26,712
State:	$34,052

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:

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,663 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,133 (1.5%)

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: 94.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,090 (26.3% naturalized citizens)

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: 13,538
• One, attached: 1,007
• Two: 730
• 3 or 4: 1,178
• 5 to 9: 978
• 10 to 19: 545
• 20 to 49: 547
• 50 or more: 288
• Mobile homes: 1,295

Housing units in Buffalo County with a mortgage: 6,876 (91 second mortgage, 564 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,891

Religion statistics for Buffalo County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Buffalo County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Nebraska Severe Snow Storms, Incident Period: October 24, 1997 to October 26, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1190: November 01, 1997, FEMA Id: 1190, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Nebraska Snow Storm, Ice Storm, Incident Period: April 10, 1994 to April 13, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1027: May 09, 1994, FEMA Id: 1027, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Snow
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.55% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,423 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.43% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($21,973 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($12,449 average AGI)

Buffalo County:	2.12%
Nebraska average:	2.71%

from Lancaster County, NE	0.61% ($36,755 average AGI)
from Dawson County, NE	0.54% ($38,957)
from Hall County, NE	0.47% ($28,695)
from Kearney County, NE	0.45% ($31,260)
from Douglas County, NE	0.35% ($35,717)
from Lincoln County, NE	0.23% ($31,205)
from Phelps County, NE	0.23% ($28,949)

7.07% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,734 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.86% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($19,956 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($12,778 average AGI)

Buffalo County:	2.21%
Nebraska average:	2.88%

to Lancaster County, NE	0.84% ($27,264 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.58% ($27,586)
to Hall County, NE	0.48% ($29,402)
to Kearney County, NE	0.42% ($34,507)
to Adams County, NE	0.28% ($27,833)
to Dawson County, NE	0.26% ($24,773)
to Lincoln County, NE	0.22% ($28,605)

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 2014: 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

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

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 112.2. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 36,282 (5,828 male householders, 5,786 female householders)

  9,391 spouses, 12,799 children (11,891 natural, 282 adopted, 625 stepchildren), 599 grandchildren, 325 brothers or sisters, 257 parents, 403 other relatives, 861 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 10,427 (3,414 male householders (2,292 living alone)), 3,662 female householders (2,711 living alone)), 3,338 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,387

Size of family households: 5,333 2-persons, 2,300 3-persons, 2,232 4-persons, 979 5-persons, 521 6-persons, 227 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,003 1-person, 1,433 2-persons, 328 3-persons, 202 4-persons, 95 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

8,107 married couples with children.
2,383 single-parent households (407 men, 1,976 women).

91.9% of residents of Buffalo speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% 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)

77% of Buffalo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Nebraska.

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

• This state: 36,584
• Other state: 10,094
• Northeast: 606
• Midwest: 4,295
• South: 1,620
• West: 3,627

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