Burt County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.5%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Burt County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Burt County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	42.2 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 3,771	(48.4%)
Females: 4,020	(51.6%)

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Burt County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,731
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$345
State:	$497

Burt County:	$95,048
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $132,123

Here:	$132,123
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,031

Here:	$129,031
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $56,507

Here:	$56,507
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,854

Here:	$76,854
State:	$103,899

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $6,234

Here:	$6,234
State:	$181,921

Mobile homes: $31,288

Here:	$31,288
State:	$29,187

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: 7
• Thefts: 21
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Burt County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tekamah, Oakland, Lyons, Decatur, Craig.

Neighboring counties: Cuming County , Dodge County , Harrison County, Iowa , Monona County, Iowa , Thurston County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Burt County: Oakland Golf Club (A), Ranch Spur (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Burt County include: Riverside Church (A), Divide Center Church (B), Alder Grove Church (C), Tekamah Church (D), Blackbird Church (E), Salem Church (F), West Side Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Argo Cemetery (1), Arizona Cemetery (2), Saint Josephs Cemetery (3), Tekamah Cemetery (4), Lyons Cemetery (5), Salem Cemetery (6), Grace Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Quinnebaugh, Lake (A), Michaels Lake (B), Summit Lake (C), Drummond Reservoir (D), Langemeier Reservoir (E), Skinner Reservoir (F), Tekamah Creek Reservoir 6-1 (G), Tekamah-Mud Creek Reservoir 22-A (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Carr Creek (A), Lone Tree Creek (B), Wood Creek (C), Silver Creek (D), Romberg Creek (E), Peterson Creek (F), Mud Creek (G), Tekamah Creek (H), Davis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Burt County include: Summit Reservoir State Recreation Area (1), Middle Decatur Bend State Wildlife Management Area (2), Pelican Point State Recreation Area (3), Logan Creek Site Historical Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.3%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 172
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 83 (31% naturalized citizens)

Burt County:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,959
• One, attached: 25
• Two: 55
• 3 or 4: 110
• 5 to 9: 69
• 10 to 19: 31
• 20 or more: 15
• Mobile homes: 447
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Burt County with a mortgage: 807 (76 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 900

Here:	47.3% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Burt County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 35 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/15/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 33 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Burt County-area historical earthquake activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from Burt County center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,797 (75%) Carpooled: 400 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 155 (4%) Other means: 25 (1%) Worked at home: 324 (9%)

5.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,245 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.97%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.39% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($23,327 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($7,918 average AGI)

Burt County:	1.58%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Douglas County, NE	1.09% ($32,138 average AGI)
from Washington County, NE	0.98% ($23,538)
from Dodge County, NE	0.64% ($22,059)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.38% ($28,600)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,289 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.77% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($23,361 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($8,928 average AGI)

Burt County:	1.94%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Douglas County, NE	1.04% ($37,143 average AGI)
to Dodge County, NE	0.86% ($31,696)
to Washington County, NE	0.86% ($26,826)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.56% ($35,200)
to Cuming County, NE	0.37% ($19,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,753 (1,601 aged, 152 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,677 (1,942 male householders, 321 female householders)

  1,960 spouses, 2,243 children (2,076 natural, 47 adopted, 120 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 46 other relatives, 90 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,000 (383 male householders (339 living alone)), 529 female householders (498 living alone)), 88 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 114 (102 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,214 2-persons, 380 3-persons, 343 4-persons, 216 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 837 1-person, 59 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.4% of residents of Burt County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,333,000 ($7521 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $908,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,612,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,376,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,614,000
Federal grants: $8,187,000
Federal procurement contracts: $661,000 ($231,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,884,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,273,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,417,000
Federal Government insurance: $51,682,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-17 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.61 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

64% of Burt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Nebraska.

Burt County:	63.7%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 6010
• Northeast: 98
• Midwest: 1024
• South: 220
• West: 324

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,000

Here:	1.9%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	5.1%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	10.6%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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