Cheyenne County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Retail trade (26.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.4%).

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

Races in Cheyenne County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 4,814	(49.0%)
Females: 5,016	(51.0%)

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Cheyenne County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,112
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$360
State:	$497

Cheyenne County:	$80,669
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $112,035

Here:	$112,035
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $71,138

Here:	$71,138
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $40,553

Here:	$40,553
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $49,842

Here:	$49,842
State:	$103,899

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $9,593

Here:	$9,593
State:	$181,921

Mobile homes: $33,663

Here:	$33,663
State:	$29,187

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cheyenne County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sidney, Potter, Lodgepole, Dalton, Gurley.

Neighboring counties: Banner County , Deuel County , Garden County , Logan County, Colorado , Kimball County , Sedgwick County, Colorado , Morrill County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cheyenne County: Sunol (A), Cheyenne County Fairgrounds (B), Colton (C), Sidney Westbound Travel Information Center (D), Sidney Rest Area (E), Sidney Eastbound Travel Information Center (F), Crossroads Cooperative Association Elevator (G), Lorenzo (H), Mount Vernon Community Center (I), Huntsman (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cheyenne County include: Immanuel Church (A), Trinity Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Czech Slovensky Cemetery (2), Swankee Cemetery (3), Babb Cemetery (4), Salem Cemetery (5), Grand Prairie Cemetery (6), Pleasantview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Beyer Reservoir (A), Odaniel Reservoir (B), Blanke Reservoir (C), Olsen Reservoir (D), Herboldsheimer Reservoir (E), Curtiselsen Reservoir (F), Heimer Reservoir (G), Deford Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creek: Cow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Cheyenne County include: Sidney - Black Hills Trail Historical Marker (1), Sidney - Cheyenne County Historical Marker (2), Sioux Army Depot Historical Marker (3), The Golden Link Historical Marker (4), Cheyenne County Historical Marker (5), Discovery Oil Well - Marathon Oil Company Historical Marker (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 256
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 91 (51% naturalized citizens)

Cheyenne County:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,433
• One, attached: 82
• Two: 183
• 3 or 4: 266
• 5 to 9: 61
• 10 to 19: 32
• 20 or more: 201
• Mobile homes: 309
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Cheyenne County with a mortgage: 1,242 (53 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 995

Here:	55.5% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Cheyenne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/25/1951, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person

Cheyenne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1998 at 16:26:38, a magnitude 3.4 (3.1 MB, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from Cheyenne County center
On 9/30/1990 at 00:06:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,924 (79%) Carpooled: 609 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 136 (3%) Other means: 17 (0%) Worked at home: 281 (6%)

7.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,610 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.31%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.93% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($11,706 average AGI)
4.38% relocated from other states ($19,904 average AGI)

Cheyenne County:	4.38%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Logan County, CO	0.36% ($22,143 average AGI)
from Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.36% ($21,500)
from Morrill County, NE	0.31% ($27,833)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.26% ($33,300)

9.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.08%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.36% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($10,784 average AGI)
5.72% relocated to other states ($23,779 average AGI)

Cheyenne County:	5.72%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Logan County, CO	0.69% ($29,000 average AGI)
to Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.58% ($21,652)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.53% ($32,857)
to Laramie County, WY	0.48% ($29,842)
to Kimball County, NE	0.43% ($21,000)
to Deuel County, NE	0.31% ($21,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,832 (1,641 aged, 191 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,131 (2,284 male householders, 409 female householders)

  2,197 spouses, 2,917 children (2,657 natural, 93 adopted, 167 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 32 other relatives, 130 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,573 (613 male householders (522 living alone)), 770 female householders (704 living alone)), 190 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 126 (120 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,294 2-persons, 498 3-persons, 520 4-persons, 272 5-persons, 101 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,226 1-person, 135 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

96.5% of residents of Cheyenne County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,409,000 ($6808 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,578,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,781,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,206,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,567,000
Federal grants: $12,391,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,542,000 ($1,702,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,922,000 ($49,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $844,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,513,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,035,000

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

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.22 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.5

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

60% of Cheyenne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Nebraska.

Cheyenne County:	59.8%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 6551
• Northeast: 164
• Midwest: 1124
• South: 423
• West: 1462

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,300

Here:	0.8%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	2.5%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	18.6%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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