Deuel County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 1,893 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 708
Renter-occupied apartments: 200

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Land area: 440 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Deuel County: 72.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Retail trade (17.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.1%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 66%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Deuel County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Other race (1.1%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	43.5 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 1,021	(48.7%)
Females: 1,077	(51.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,757
County population in 2003: 2,052
Jobs in 2003: 672

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,087
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.8%

Average household size:

Deuel County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,564 ($32,981 in 1999)

This county:	$39,564
Nebraska:	$47,085

2007 median house/condo value: $71,857 ($48,300 in 2000)

Deuel County:	$71,857
Nebraska:	$122,200

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $294 (lower quartile is $232, upper quartile is $352)

This county:	$294
State:	$497

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,367 (it was $51,100 in 2000)

Deuel County:	$76,367
Nebraska:	$122,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,026 - $128,641

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $103,354
Here: $103,354
State: $152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $72,925
Here: $72,925
State: $157,382

Mobile homes: $60,122
Here: $60,122
State: $29,187

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,101
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $257

Institutionalized population: 23

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: 9
Thefts: 19
Auto thefts: 7

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: 7
Thefts: 12
Auto thefts: 1

Deuel County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Deuel County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $678 (1.3%)

Deuel County household income distribution in 2007

Deuel County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Deuel 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: Chappell, Big Springs.

Neighboring counties: Cheyenne County , Garden County , Keith County , Sedgwick County, Colorado , Perkins County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Deuel County: Chappell Golf Course (A), Chappell Rest Area - Eastbound (B), Chappell Rest Area - Westbound (C), Creekside RV Park and Campground (D), Deuel County Fairground (E), Big Springs Junction (F), Big Springs Rest Area (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Deuel County: Berea Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Day Cemetery (1), Chappell Cemetery (2), Big Spring Cemetery (3), Zion Cemetery (4), Saint Joseph Cemetery (5), Mennonite Cemetery (6), Saint Joseph Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Beasley Reservoir (A), Goldeneye Lake (B), Chappell Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Dry Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Deuel County include: Great Platte River Road Historical Marker (1), Goldeneye State Wildlife Management Area (2), B-24J Bomber Crash Historical Marker (3), McGreer Camper Park (4), Big Springs Historical Marker (5), Bittersweet State Wildlife Management Area (6), Julesburg and Fort Sedgwick Historical Marker (7), Pony Express Nine Mile Station Marker (8), Pony Express Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.0%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 22
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (56% naturalized citizens)

Deuel County:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.4%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 901
One, attached: 10
Two: 13
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 12
10 to 19: 6
20 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 70

Housing units in Deuel County with a mortgage: 249 (10 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 289

Here:	46.3% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Deuel County
Average size of farms: 1167 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $117484
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $108.15
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: 51.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $124448
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.19%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $110574
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.90
Corn for grain: 15413 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 94296 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 245 harvested acres

Deuel County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/10/2004, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $70,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Truck transportation (11%)
Construction (8%)
Educational services (4%)
Health care (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Gasoline stations (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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

Korea (22%)
Mexico (22%)
Canada (22%)
Germany (11%)
India (11%)
Philippines (11%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Deuel County:

German (36%)
Irish (11%)
English (10%)
Swedish (10%)
United States or American (9%)
Danish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Deuel County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 810 (77%)
Carpooled: 92 (9%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 74 (7%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 61 (6%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

23 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,572.

7.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,579 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.93% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($16,158 average AGI)
2.66% relocated from other states ($8,421 average AGI)
Deuel County: 2.66%
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 Cheyenne County, NE

1.60% ($21,000 average AGI)

9.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.04%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.06% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($13,696 average AGI)
4.98% relocated to other states ($10,348 average AGI)
Deuel County: 4.98%
Nebraska average: 3.31%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Births per 1000 population in Deuel County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Deuel County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Deuel County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 505 (466 aged, 39 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 598.8
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1047.900

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 147.860
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49.9

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,075

In family households: 1,741 (521 male householders, 84 female householders)
517 spouses, 565 children (492 natural, 27 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 334 (158 male householders (145 living alone)), 153 female householders (142 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 23 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 331 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 287 1-person, 24 2-persons.

96.9% of residents of Deuel County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $27,700,000 ($13720 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $185,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,948,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,901,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,806,000
Federal grants: $12,367,000
Federal procurement contracts: $99,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $579,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $25,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,147,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,465,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 108

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 173

Here:	86 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: -25

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Deuel County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 30
1990 to 1994: 20
1980 to 1989: 41
1970 to 1979: 110
1960 to 1969: 83
1950 to 1959: 139
1940 to 1949: 164
1939 or earlier: 437

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Deuel County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 58 5 rooms: 125 6 rooms: 139 7 rooms: 126 8 rooms: 121 9+ rooms: 115

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Deuel County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 31 4 rooms: 37 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 24 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 23 9+ rooms: 18

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Deuel County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 192 3 bedrooms: 286 4 bedrooms: 140 5+ bedrooms: 63

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Deuel County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 54 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 53 4 bedrooms: 25 5+ bedrooms: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Deuel County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 144 2 vehicles: 290 3 vehicles: 172 4 vehicles: 55 5+ vehicles: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Deuel County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 21 1 vehicle: 78 2 vehicles: 67 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 8 5+ vehicles: 4

57% of Deuel County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Nebraska.

Deuel County:	56.6%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 1276
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 187
South: 71
West: 523

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (73.2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17.4%) Electricity (6.8%) Wood (1.4%) Other fuel (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27.5%) Electricity (8.5%) Wood (3.0%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.0%) Other fuel (1.0%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	8.2%
Nebraska:	14.6%

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

Here:	0.7%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Deuel County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $208,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $1,431,000
Regular Highways: $518,000

General - Other: $310,000

Police Protection: $215,000

Financial Administration: $143,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $96,000

Natural Resources - Other: $85,000

Central Staff Services: $79,000

General Public Buildings: $42,000

Health Services - Other: $28,000

Corrections - Other: $20,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $17,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $6,000
Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,303,000
General Support: $15,000

Highways: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $320,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $305,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $46,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $85,000
Financial Administration: $17,000

Natural Resource - Other: $12,000

Central Staff: $7,000

Police Protection: $3,000

General - Other: $2,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $434,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $282,000
General Support: $35,000

All Other: $18,000

Public Welfare: $5,000
Tax - Property: $926,000
NEC: $147,000

Motor Vehicle License: $13,000

Other Selective Sales: $8,000

Total General Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,394,000

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)

Deuel County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)