County population in 2016: 4,116 (all rural); it was 4,068 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 610 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 641 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,282 Renter-occupied apartments: 430 (it was 380 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
33%
Land area: 894 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 5 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Chase County: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,588 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,506 (1.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 9.0%
Chase County:
9.0%
Nebraska:
11.4%
(8.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.4 years old
(Males: 42.8 years old, Females: 44.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.3 years old, Other race residents: 60.3 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chase County: Reverie Campground (A), Thompsons Resort (B), Sunset Shore Resort and RV Park (C), Main Area Campground (D), Lakeside Country Club (E), Inlet Area Campground (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chase County include: Saint Matthews Church (A), Hope Church (B), Union Church (C), Chapel of the Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Quakerville Cemetery (1), Elwood Cemetery (2), Robb Cemetery (3), Fairfield Cemetery (4), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (5), Homerville Cemetery (6), Immanuel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Bossung Lake (A), Anderson Reservoir (B), Bailey Reservoir (C), Bellamy Reservoir (D), Bogle Reservoir (E), Carlson Reservoir Number 2 (F), Chambers-Graf Reservoir (G), Ebneier Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Chase County include: Gosper National Wildlife Management Area (1), Phillips Lake State Recreation Area (2), Plum Creek State Recreation Area (3), Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area (4), Elwood Reservoir Recreation Area (5), George E Johnson Historical Marker (6), Johnson Lake State Recreation Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 57 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 398 (2.5% naturalized citizens)
Chase County:
9.7%
Whole state:
7.0%
Note: State values scaled to Chase County population
1532010 or later
2292000 to 2009
321990 to 1999
211980 to 1989
31970 to 1979
13Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,658
One, attached: 19
Two: 11
3 or 4: 23
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 8
50 or more: 4
Mobile homes: 205
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Chase County with a mortgage: 560 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 788
Here:
41.5% with mortgage
State:
60.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Chase County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
1,334
10
Mainline Protestant
703
2
Catholic
658
2
Other
-
1
None
1,271
-
Chase County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Chase County:
8.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Chase County:
5.41 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
This county:
8.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Chase County:
8.3%
Nebraska:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Chase County:
28.2%
State:
28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.0%
State:
12.9%
Agriculture in Chase County:
Average size of farms: 1655 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $436,281 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: $394,128 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: $215,466 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
Tornado activity:
Chase County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 12699858.3 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/13/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Chase County-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 535.4 miles away from Chase County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 239.3 miles away from the county center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 298.3 miles away from the county center On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 335.9 miles away from the county center On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 665.8 miles away from Chase County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 337.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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: June 05, 2009 to June 26, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1853: July 31, 2009, FEMA Id: 1853, 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: June 11, 2007 to June 16, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1721: August 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1721, 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, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to April 23, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1373: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1373, Natural disaster type: Storm
Nebraska Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 23, 1993 to August 05, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-998: July 19, 1993, FEMA Id: 998, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Nebraska Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: June 10, 1990 to July 30, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-873: July 04, 1990, FEMA Id: 873, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Chase County (10) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Production occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
Mexico (95%)
Guatemala (2%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
Sweden (0%)
German (35%)
Irish (7%)
American (6%)
English (5%)
Swedish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Czech (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,709 (79.6%)
Carpooled: 147 (6.8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 49 (2.3%)
Bicycle: 3 (0.1%)
Walked: 58 (2.7%)
Worked at home: 180 (8.4%)
100 people in nursing homes
66 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $57,717.
6.16% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,648 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.16%
Nebraska average:
6.38%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.91% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($16,945 average AGI)
3.25% relocated from other states ($16,703 average AGI)
Chase County:
3.25%
Nebraska average:
2.71%
5.39% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($26,873 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.39%
Nebraska average:
6.57%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.27% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($17,506 average AGI)
2.11% relocated to other states ($9,367 average AGI)
Chase County:
2.11%
Nebraska average:
2.88%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.1
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.6% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chase County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 863 (798 aged, 65 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 85 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Chase County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (57)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (46)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (44)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (42)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 25.25 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,442 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 631 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 75,814
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,449 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,604 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 52
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 103
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,116
In family households: 3,413 (578 male householders, 560 female householders)
954 spouses, 1,130 children (1,034 natural, 75 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 123 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 627 (245 male householders (196 living alone)), 321 female householders (299 living alone)), 61 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 73
Size of family households: 615 2-persons, 231 3-persons, 193 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 496 1-person, 68 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
775 married couples with children.
172 single-parent households (83 men, 89 women).
87.0% of residents of Chase speak English at home.
13.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $35,487,000 ($8,959 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
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:
6.8
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.3
Note: State values scaled to Chase County population
02014 or later
812010 to 2013
962000 to 2009
2181990 to 1999
1901980 to 1989
3391970 to 1979
1401960 to 1969
1591950 to 1959
1581940 to 1949
5741939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Chase County, Nebraska
Note: State values scaled to Chase County population
14no vehicle
2691 vehicle
5202 vehicles
3413 vehicles
1524 vehicles
405+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Chase County population
55no vehicle
901 vehicle
842 vehicles
1243 vehicles
174 vehicles
25+ vehicles
90.4% of Chase County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Nebraska.
Chase County:
90.4%
State average:
83.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,601
Other state: 1,081
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 366
South: 120
West: 592
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Chase County
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