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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.6%), Retail trade (14.9%), Manufacturing (14.6%).
Detached houses: $140,126Here:$140,126State:$147,392 Townhouses or other attached units: $115,134Here:$115,134State:$145,274 In 2-unit structures: $80,029Here:$80,029State:$111,285 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,581Here:$68,581State:$95,055 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $79,281Here:$79,281State:$141,086 Mobile homes: $23,158Here:$23,158State:$29,187 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,715Here:$36,715State:$71,559
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.5% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.1%
McCain (Republican): 68.3% Obama (Democratic): 30.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,802 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,499 (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, Pleasanton, Amherst, Riverdale, Miller.
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Notable locations in Buffalo County: Moo Feedlot (A), Lewis Feedlot (B), Milton Store (C), Nantasket (D), West Ravenna (E), Saint Michael (F), Denman (G), Buda (H), Alfalfa Center (I), Glenwood Park (J), Union Pacific Campground (K), Lakeside RV Park (L), Buffalo Ridge Golf Course (M), Ravenna Golf Club (N), Prairie Hills Golf and Ski Club (O), Odessa (P), Gibbon Junction (Q), Gibbon Valley View Golf Club (R), Kearney Rest Area - Eastbound (S), Kearney Rest Area - Westbound (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Buffalo County include: Pleasant Valley Church (A), Grace Church (B), Grandview Church (C), Trinity Lutheran Church (D), Saint John Capistran Catholic Church (E), Havens Chapel (F), Immanuel Lutheran Church (G), Saint Wenceslaus Church (H), Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (1), Armada Cemetery (2), Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery (3), Sodtown Cemetery (4), Peaks Cemetery (5), Dove Hill Cemetery (6), Prairie Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Patterson Reservoir (A), Yanda Reservoir (B), Unick Reservoir (C), Skochdopole Reservoir (D), Rohrich Reservoir (E), Rogers Reservoir (F), Jacobson Reservoir (G), Gunst Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Swenson Creek (B), Swee Creek (C), Sand Creek (D), Rusco Creek (E), Elk Creek (F), Otter Creek (G), Elm Creek (H), Turkey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Buffalo County include: CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (1), Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (2), Nebraska Centre - Boyd Ranch Historical Marker (3), Watson Ranch Historical Marker (4), Kearney Cotton Mill Historical Marker (5), Gibbon Historical Marker (6), Fort Kearney Historical Marker (7), Nebraska Wind Sculpture (8), The Great Plains Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Buffalo County: Moo Feedlot (A), Lewis Feedlot (B), Milton Store (C), Nantasket (D), West Ravenna (E), Saint Michael (F), Denman (G), Buda (H), Alfalfa Center (I), Glenwood Park (J), Union Pacific Campground (K), Lakeside RV Park (L), Buffalo Ridge Golf Course (M), Ravenna Golf Club (N), Prairie Hills Golf and Ski Club (O), Odessa (P), Gibbon Junction (Q), Gibbon Valley View Golf Club (R), Kearney Rest Area - Eastbound (S), Kearney Rest Area - Westbound (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buffalo County include: Pleasant Valley Church (A), Grace Church (B), Grandview Church (C), Trinity Lutheran Church (D), Saint John Capistran Catholic Church (E), Havens Chapel (F), Immanuel Lutheran Church (G), Saint Wenceslaus Church (H), Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (1), Armada Cemetery (2), Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery (3), Sodtown Cemetery (4), Peaks Cemetery (5), Dove Hill Cemetery (6), Prairie Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Patterson Reservoir (A), Yanda Reservoir (B), Unick Reservoir (C), Skochdopole Reservoir (D), Rohrich Reservoir (E), Rogers Reservoir (F), Jacobson Reservoir (G), Gunst Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Swenson Creek (B), Swee Creek (C), Sand Creek (D), Rusco Creek (E), Elk Creek (F), Otter Creek (G), Elm Creek (H), Turkey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Buffalo County include: CCC Camp Ravenna Nebraska Historical Marker (1), Post South Loup Fork 'Fort Banishment' Historical Marker (2), Nebraska Centre - Boyd Ranch Historical Marker (3), Watson Ranch Historical Marker (4), Kearney Cotton Mill Historical Marker (5), Gibbon Historical Marker (6), Fort Kearney Historical Marker (7), Nebraska Wind Sculpture (8), The Great Plains Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Adams County , Custer County , Dawson County , Hall County , Howard County , Kearney County , Phelps County , Sherman County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 5,852 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,097 (35% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%
Housing units in Buffalo County with a mortgage: 4,927 (542 second mortgage, 530 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,754
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Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo County (%):
8.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,159 average adjusted gross income)
0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($126 average AGI)Buffalo County:0.21%Nebraska average:0.13% 5.91% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($19,872 average AGI) 2.44% relocated from other states ($10,161 average AGI)Buffalo County:2.44%Nebraska average:2.84%
8.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,925 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 5.24% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($18,732 average AGI) 3.16% relocated to other states ($12,194 average AGI)Buffalo County:3.16%Nebraska average:3.31%
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
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 enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,541 (4,916 aged, 625 disabled) 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.
Mechanisms of suicide:
8,533 spouses, 11,490 children (10,645 natural, 324 adopted, 521 stepchildren), 186 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 247 other relatives, 525 non-relatives
Size of family households: 4,604 2-persons, 2,164 3-persons, 2,077 4-persons, 1,008 5-persons, 371 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,147 1-person, 1,043 2-persons, 352 3-persons, 100 4-persons, 11 5-persons.
93.3% of residents of Buffalo County speak English at home. 4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Population growth in Buffalo County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
48% of Buffalo County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Nebraska.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,100
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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 (Noninst.)
General - Other: $1,301,000
General - Other: $2,185,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,130,000
Police Protection: $1,705,000
Correctional Institutions: $959,000
Financial Administration: $848,000
Central Staff Services: $749,000
Health - Other: $480,000
General Public Buildings: $398,000
Natural Resources - Other: $174,000
Parks and Recreation: $143,000
Public Welfare - Other: $122,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $99,000
Corrections - Other: $28,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $13,000
General Revenue, NEC: $337,000
All Other: $1,980,000
General Local Government Support: $512,000
Public Welfare: $137,000
Death and Gift: $422,000
Other Selective Sales: $334,000
Public Utilities Sales: $290,000
Motor Vehicle License: $220,000
Other License: $168,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $75,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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