Dawes County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 8,818 (60% urban, 40% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,200
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,312

% of renters here:	37%
State:	33%

Land area: 1396 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Dawes County: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.9%), Retail trade (15.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 59%
Government: 27%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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Races in Dawes County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
American Indian (3.7%)
Hispanic (2.4%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Other race (1.0%)
Black (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	30.6 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 4,429	(48.9%)
Females: 4,631	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,700
County population in 2003: 8,985
Jobs in 2003: 3,708

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,967
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.0%

Average household size:

Dawes County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,359 ($29,476 in 1999)

This county:	$35,359
Nebraska:	$47,085

2007 median house/condo value: $80,997 ($55,200 in 2000)

Dawes County:	$80,997
Nebraska:	$122,200

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $357 (lower quartile is $281, upper quartile is $448)

This county:	$357
State:	$497

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,110
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $311

Institutionalized population: 91

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $85,300

2004 Presidential Election results in Dawes County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $930 (1.6%)

Dawes County household income distribution in 2007

Dawes County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	18.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dawes County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $601 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chadron, Crawford, Whitney.

Neighboring counties: Box Butte County , Fall River County, South Dakota , Shannon County, South Dakota , Sheridan County , Sioux County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Dawes County: Fort Robinson Camping Area (A), Bordeaux (B), Box Butte Reservoir Camping Area (C), Marsland (D), Camp Norwesca (E), Chadron Camping Area (F), Chadron State Park Trailhead (G), Red Cloud Picnic Area (H), Red Cloud Campground (I), Red Cloud Agency Historical Site (J), Spotted Tail Trailhead (K), Spotted Tail Campground (L), Coffee Mill Trailhead (M), Roberts Trailhead Campground (N), Roberts Trailhead (O), J and L RV Park (P), Wayside (Q), Pine Ridge Civilian Conservation Center (R), Fast Ash Trailhead (S), Belmont (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dawes County include: Open Door Church (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B), Bethel Church (C), Bible Baptist Church (D), Willow Creek Church (E), Saint John the Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Antelope Valley Cemetery (1), Highland Cemetery (2), Highland Center Cemetery (3), Crawford Cemetery (4), Crow Butte Cemetery (5), Bethel Cemetery (6), Shisler Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Whitney Lake (A), Snus Lake (B), Agate Dam Reservoir (C), Agate Reservoir (D), Alcorn Reservoir (E), Anderson Reservoir (F), Baldwin Reservoir (G), Bartlet Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Fisher Creek (B), Hooker Creek (C), Little Creek (D), Chadron Creek (E), Rush Creek (F), Ash Creek (G), Lone Tree Creek (H), Alkali Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Dawes County include: Adobe Officers Quarters Historical Marker (1), German POW Camp Historical Marker (2), The Fort Pierre - Fort Laramie Trail Historical Marker (3), The Fort Robinson Cemetery Historical Marker (4), Chadron Creek Trading Post Historical Marker (5), Chadron State Park (6), Chadron State Park Historical Marker (7), Fort Robinson and the Railroad Historical Marker (8), Fort Robinson State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Marsland Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.3%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,769
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 198 (29% naturalized citizens)

Dawes County:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 33 1990 to 1994: 83 1985 to 1989: 53 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 7

Mean travel time to work: 13.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.7%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,749
One, attached: 73
Two: 163
3 or 4: 127
5 to 9: 82
10 to 19: 149
20 or more: 85
Mobile homes: 572
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Dawes County with a mortgage: 831 (35 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 722

Here:	53.5% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Dawes County
Average size of farms: 1937 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $64626
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $49.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $57174
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.08%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $55803
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.31%
Corn for grain: 1303 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 21194 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 59 acres

Dawes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Educational services (14%)
Construction (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

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

Mexico (49%)
Other Northern Africa (13%)
Ethiopia (9%)
Canada (6%)
Other Eastern Africa (5%)
Laos (5%)
Hungary (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Dawes County:

German (38%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
United States or American (7%)
Czech (4%)
Swedish (3%)
Norwegian (2%)

Dawes County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,389 (72%)
Carpooled: 484 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 506 (11%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 271 (6%)

People in group quarters in Dawes County, Nebraska

757 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
180 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
78 people in nursing homes
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,768.

9.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.23%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.81% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($10,283 average AGI)
5.42% relocated from other states ($17,870 average AGI)
Dawes County: 5.42%
Nebraska average: 2.84%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Sheridan County, NE	0.72% ($29,762 average AGI)
from Box Butte County, NE	0.38% ($33,182)
from Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.38% ($27,000)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.34% ($30,300)
from Fall River County, SD	0.34% ($31,000)

10.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,566 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.52%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.23% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($12,019 average AGI)
6.29% relocated to other states ($18,547 average AGI)
Dawes County: 6.29%
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 Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.78% ($22,435 average AGI)
to Pennington County, SD	0.68% ($19,100)
to Sheridan County, NE	0.57% ($23,059)
to Box Butte County, NE	0.51% ($24,933)
to Douglas County, NE	0.47% ($19,857)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.47% ($56,143)
to Fall River County, SD	0.44% ($27,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Births per 1000 population in Dawes County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Dawes County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Dawes County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,537 (1,379 aged, 158 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.43
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8015.090
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 285.840
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31568.72

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1308.480
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1401.110
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 34.74

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 55.69
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 150.530

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 23.16

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,013

In family households: 6,140 (1,714 male householders, 398 female householders)
1,765 spouses, 2,018 children (1,876 natural, 38 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 27 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,873 (588 male householders (406 living alone)), 820 female householders (680 living alone)), 465 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,047 (72 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,112 2-persons, 429 3-persons, 331 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,086 1-person, 224 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

95.2% of residents of Dawes County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $68,478,000 ($7830 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,522,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,604,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,072,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,964,000
Federal grants: $18,700,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,614,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,524,000 ($2,882,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,471,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,618,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,993,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 550

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 473

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +18

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

Net internal migration: -504

Here:	-58 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Dawes County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.63 millions of gallons per day (74% from ground, 26% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 34
1995 to 1998: 217
1990 to 1994: 89
1980 to 1989: 309
1970 to 1979: 722
1960 to 1969: 392
1950 to 1959: 366
1940 to 1949: 376
1939 or earlier: 1,499

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawes County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 68 4 rooms: 239 5 rooms: 524 6 rooms: 409 7 rooms: 318 8 rooms: 307 9+ rooms: 323

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawes County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 134 3 rooms: 221 4 rooms: 388 5 rooms: 282 6 rooms: 97 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 49 9+ rooms: 57

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dawes County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 97 2 bedrooms: 583 3 bedrooms: 951 4 bedrooms: 412 5+ bedrooms: 153

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawes County:
	no bedroom: 35 1 bedroom: 337 2 bedrooms: 574 3 bedrooms: 261 4 bedrooms: 85 5+ bedrooms: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Dawes County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 70 1 vehicle: 426 2 vehicles: 945 3 vehicles: 434 4 vehicles: 196 5+ vehicles: 129

Cars and other vehicles available in Dawes County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 143 1 vehicle: 546 2 vehicles: 421 3 vehicles: 161 4 vehicles: 27 5+ vehicles: 14

48% of Dawes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Nebraska.

Dawes County:	48.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 5407
Northeast: 154
Midwest: 1424
South: 282
West: 1573

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	4.2%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23

Here:	3.8%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27

Here:	1.6%
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 (Noninst.)

Dawes County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $150,000
Charges - All Other: $257,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,776,000
General - Other: $1,113,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $243,000

Financial Administration: $233,000

Central Staff Services: $178,000

Police Protection: $153,000

Corrections - Other: $144,000

Natural Resources - Other: $104,000

General Public Buildings: $57,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $39,000

Health Services - Other: $27,000

Libraries: $9,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
General Support: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $50,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $206,000
General Support: $46,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $830,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $621,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $209,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $90,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $393,000
Natural Resource - Other: $22,000

Judicial: $14,000

Police Protection: $12,000

General Public Building: $11,000

General - Other: $11,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

Corrections - Other: $3,000

Central Staff: $2,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,098,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $616,000
General Support: $324,000

All Other: $147,000

Public Welfare: $37,000
Tax - Property: $1,791,000
NEC: $158,000

Motor Vehicle License: $44,000

Total General Sales: $5,000

Other Selective Sales: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,433,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dawes County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)