Butler County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.5%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.3%).

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Races in Butler County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 4,472	(51.0%)
Females: 4,295	(49.0%)

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Butler County:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,583
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$350
State:	$497

Butler County:	$95,321
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $121,967

Here:	$121,967
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,030

Here:	$110,030
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $91,378

Here:	$91,378
State:	$134,316

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $43,741

Here:	$43,741
State:	$181,921

Mobile homes: $25,336

Here:	$25,336
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: 0
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler 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 $637 a month.

Cities in this county include: David City, Bellwood, Rising City, Brainard, Ulysses, Dwight, Octavia, Linwood, Bruno, Abie.

Neighboring counties: Colfax County , Dodge County , Lancaster County , Platte County , Polk County , Saunders County , Seward County , York County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Butler County: Ulysses (A), Brainard (B), Butler County Fairgrounds (C), David City Golf Club (D), Loma (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Butler County include: Saint Francis Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Open Bible Evangelical Free Church (C), Assumption Church (D), Zion Church (E), Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (F), Saint Lukes Catholic Church (G), Saint Joseph Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fricke Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Ulysses Cemetery (4), Circle Mound Cemetery (5), Dawson Cemetery (6), David City Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Timber Point Lake (A), Oak Middle Creek Reservoir 63-D (B), Oak Middle Reservoir 68-A (C), Oak-Middle Reservoir 63-C (D), Bellwood Reservoir 3-A (E), Bellwood Reservoir 3-B (F), Bellwood Reservoir 3-C (G), Bellwood Reservoir 4-K (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Kezan Creek (A), Bone Creek (B), North Branch Big Blue River (C), Deer Creek (D), Wilson Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Butler County include: Shinns Ferry Historical Marker (1), Redtail Lake State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.3%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 195
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 79 (38% naturalized citizens)

Butler County:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,263
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 41
• 3 or 4: 108
• 5 to 9: 55
• 10 to 19: 23
• 20 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 372

Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 877 (80 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 949

Here:	48.0% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Butler County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 57 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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

On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 38.9 miles away from Butler County center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.6 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 92.7 miles away from Butler County center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,235 (75%) Carpooled: 483 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 11 (0%) Walked: 164 (4%) Other means: 27 (1%) Worked at home: 367 (9%)

5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,714 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.91% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($23,442 average AGI)
0.98% relocated from other states ($4,276 average AGI)

Butler County:	0.98%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Lancaster County, NE	1.18% ($28,550 average AGI)
from Platte County, NE	0.83% ($28,000)
from Colfax County, NE	0.62% ($31,857)
from Douglas County, NE	0.30% ($18,700)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,977 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.22% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,051 average AGI)
1.25% relocated to other states ($3,926 average AGI)

Butler County:	1.25%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Lancaster County, NE	1.60% ($22,200 average AGI)
to Platte County, NE	1.34% ($28,022)
to Colfax County, NE	0.52% ($20,667)
to Douglas County, NE	0.44% ($24,600)
to Polk County, NE	0.35% ($34,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,687 (1,513 aged, 174 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,487 (2,102 male householders, 272 female householders)

  2,098 spouses, 2,772 children (2,625 natural, 42 adopted, 105 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 18 other relatives, 100 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,178 (501 male householders (452 living alone)), 555 female householders (515 living alone)), 122 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 102 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,059 2-persons, 481 3-persons, 442 4-persons, 255 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 967 1-person, 72 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

92.7% of residents of Butler County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $60,876,000 ($6908 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $437,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,436,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,176,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,193,000
Federal grants: $10,459,000
Federal procurement contracts: $655,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,957,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,130,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,634,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,466,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.5

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

69% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Nebraska.

Butler County:	69.4%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 7593
• Northeast: 81
• Midwest: 510
• South: 149
• West: 335

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,800

Here:	29.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	27.6%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	21.4%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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