Chase County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 3,866 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,282
Renter-occupied apartments: 380

% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

Land area: 894 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.8%), Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 65%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 20%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Chase County, Nebraska business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Chase County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (1.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	42.1 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 1,999	(49.1%)
Females: 2,069	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,417
County population in 2003: 4,030
Jobs in 2003: 1,783

Total labor force in 2004: 2,252
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.8%

Average household size:

Chase County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,142 ($32,351 in 2000)

This county	$36,142
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,121

Chase County	$74,121
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median monthly rent in 2000: $335
Institutionalized population: 100
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Chase County in 2000: $599

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: 0
Thefts: 7
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 8
Auto thefts: 3

Chase County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Chase County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 83.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 15.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $936 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chase County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Imperial, Wauneta, Lamar.

Neighboring counties: Dundy County , Hayes County , Phillips County, Colorado , Yuma County, Colorado , Perkins County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Chase County: Imperial PowerPlant (A), Center Dam Campground (B), Champion Lake Camping Area (C), Area A Campground (D), Enders (E), Enders Lake Golf Course (F), Enders Lake Golf Course RV Park (G), Chase County Museum (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Chase County: Church of the Brethren (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Chase Cemetery (1), Pleasant View Cemetery (2), Lake View Cemetery (3), Mount Hope Cemetery (4), Riverside Cemetery (5), Green Lawn Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Arterburn Lake (A), Arterburn Reservoir (B), Hoffmeister Reservoir (C), Kilpatrick Reservoir 1 (D), Kilpatrick Diversion Reservoir (E), Moody Reservoir (F), Imperial Reservoir (G), Mill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut Slough (A), McGuires Slough (B), Foerster Branch (C), Stinking Water Creek (D), Dittons Creek (E), Davidson Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Chase County include: Champion Lake State Recreation Area (1), Champion Mill State Historical Park (2), Champion Water Powered Mill Historical Marker (3), Church Grove Recreation Area (4), Wanamaker State Wildlife Management Area (5), Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area (6), Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Enders Post Office (A), Champion Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.0%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 57
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 56 (30% naturalized citizens)

Chase County:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 4
1990 to 1994: 15
1985 to 1989: 21
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 2
1970 to 1974: 1
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 13

Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.0%

Chase County marital status for males

Chase County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,612
One, attached: 8
Two: 17
3 or 4: 34
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 2
20 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 242
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Chase County with a mortgage: 446 (16 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 477

Agriculture in Chase County
Average size of farms: 1655 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $436281
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $318.98
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $394128
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.37%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 77.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $215466
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.51
Corn for grain: 119872 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 48558 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7453 harvested acres

Chase County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/20/1960, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (20%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (55%)
Haiti (13%)
Canada (11%)
Germany (5%)
Russia (5%)
Netherlands (4%)
Japan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Chase County:

German (45%)
United States or American (13%)
English (12%)
Irish (7%)
Swedish (3%)
Czech (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Chase County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,461 (75%)
Carpooled: 201 (10%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 127 (7%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 140 (7%)

100 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,539.

5.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,663 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.51%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.17% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($14,438 average AGI)
2.34% relocated from other states ($11,225 average AGI)
Chase County: 2.34%
Nebraska average: 2.84%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,670 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($20,226 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($9,434 average AGI)
Chase County: 2.84%
Nebraska average: 3.31%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lancaster County, NE

0.81% ($25,333 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Births per 1000 population in Chase County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Chase County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Chase County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 900 (854 aged, 46 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,967

In family households: 3,430 (1,016 male householders, 151 female householders)
1,024 spouses, 1,164 children (1,070 natural, 45 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 20 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 537 (225 male householders (194 living alone)), 271 female householders (257 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 101 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 624 2-persons, 189 3-persons, 197 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 451 1-person, 45 2-persons.

97.1% of residents of Chase County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $35,487,000 ($8959 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $253,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,299,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,656,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,189,000
Federal grants: $3,896,000
Federal procurement contracts: $237,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,211,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $378,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,307,000
Federal Government insurance: $56,082,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 252

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 293

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

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

Net internal migration: -154

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Chase County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 59
1990 to 1994: 31
1980 to 1989: 156
1970 to 1979: 418
1960 to 1969: 187
1950 to 1959: 285
1940 to 1949: 165
1939 or earlier: 608

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chase County, Nebraska:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 15
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 129
5 rooms: 252
6 rooms: 265
7 rooms: 230
8 rooms: 153
9 or more rooms: 226

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chase County, Nebraska:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 42
3 rooms: 33
4 rooms: 73
5 rooms: 67
6 rooms: 40
7 rooms: 36
8 rooms: 45
9 or more rooms: 44

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chase County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 50
2 bedrooms: 318
3 bedrooms: 505
4 bedrooms: 279
5 or more bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chase County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 78
2 bedrooms: 114
3 bedrooms: 99
4 bedrooms: 69
5 or more bedrooms: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Chase County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 37
1 vehicle: 263
2 vehicles: 609
3 vehicles: 276
4 vehicles: 61
5 or more vehicles: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Chase County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 24
1 vehicle: 155
2 vehicles: 155
3 vehicles: 27
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 2

62% of Chase County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Nebraska.

Chase County:	61.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 2790
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 401
South: 160
West: 617

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (52%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Electricity (20%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (24%)
Other fuel (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	4.2%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1

Here:	0.3%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	8.3%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Chase County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $6,775,000
All Other: $191,000
Construction - Health - Other: $2,112,000
Own Hospitals: $49,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,069,000
General - Other: $638,000

Regular Highways: $604,000

Financial Administration: $173,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $124,000

Central Staff Services: $115,000

Police Protection: $109,000

Natural Resources - Other: $99,000

General Public Buildings: $75,000

Health Services - Other: $52,000

Corrections - Other: $16,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $51,000
General - Interest on Debt: $74,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $5,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $17,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,398,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,272,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $126,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $114,000
General Revenue, NEC: $83,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $196,000
General - Other: $83,000

Health - Other: $25,000

Financial Administration: $17,000

Central Staff: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

General Public Building: $2,000

Natural Resource - Other: $2,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,351,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $75,000
Beginning: $5,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $541,000
All Other: $57,000

General Support: $29,000

Public Welfare: $13,000
Tax - Property: $1,280,000
NEC: $78,000

Motor Vehicle License: $55,000

Other Selective Sales: $8,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,369,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

1999: 47
2000: 42
2001: 42
2002: 43
2003: 40
2004: 43
2005: 44
2006: 42

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

1999: 10
2000: 8
2001: 8
2002: 6
2003: 4
2004: 3
2005: 3
2006: 3

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

1999: 37
2000: 34
2001: 34
2002: 37
2003: 36
2004: 40
2005: 41
2006: 39

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

1999: 8
2000: 7
2001: 7
2002: 9
2003: 5
2004: 9
2005: 6
2006: 3

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

1999: 21
2000: 22
2001: 22
2002: 23
2003: 27
2004: 27
2005: 31
2006: 31

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

1999: 18
2000: 13
2001: 13
2002: 11
2003: 8
2004: 7
2005: 7
2006: 8

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

1999: 20
2000: 16
2001: 18
2002: 16
2003: 14
2004: 16
2005: 19
2006: 17

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

1999: 18
2000: 22
2001: 14
2002: 16
2003: 13
2004: 16
2005: 22
2006: 16

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