Dixon County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.2%), Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Dixon County, Nebraska:

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

Males: 3,145	(49.6%)
Females: 3,194	(50.4%)

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Dixon County:	2.6 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,028
Nebraska:	$47,085

Dixon County:	$88,450
Nebraska:	$122,200

This county:	$348
State:	$497

Dixon County:	$94,002
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $112,213

Here:	$112,213
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,963

Here:	$63,963
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $70,000

Here:	$70,000
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,368

Here:	$24,368
State:	$103,899

Mobile homes: $23,483

Here:	$23,483
State:	$29,187

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 4

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 35
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

Area name: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dixon County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $752 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wakefield, Ponca, Emerson, Allen, Newcastle, Concord, Dixon, Martinsburg, Waterbury, Maskell.

Neighboring counties: Cedar County , Clay County, South Dakota , Dakota County , Union County, South Dakota , Thurston County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Dixon County: Dixon County Fairground (A), Highland Oaks Golf Course (B), Ponca State Park Three State Overlook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Dixon County include: Immanuel Church (A), Springank Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C), Saint Patricks Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Trinity Cemetery (1), Daily Branch Cemetery (2), Concord Cemetery (3), Silver Ridge Cemetery (4), Martinsburg Cemetery (5), Marcus Cemetery (6), Ionia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Buckskin Hills Lake (A), Zekin Lake (B), Aowa Creek Reservoir 1-2 (C), Aowa Creek Reservoir 12-8 (D), Aowa Creek Reservoir 31-1 (E), Aowa Creek Reservoir 32-4A (F), Aowa Creek Reservoir 6-7A (G), Aowa Creek Reservoir 61-11A (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Badger Creek (A), Myrtle Creek (B), Ames Creek (C), Lime Creek (D), Rattlesnake Creek (E), Silver Creek (F), Jordan Creek (G), Walnut Creek (H), Gibbs Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Dixon County include: Tarbox Hollow Living Prairie (1), Mattison Park (2), Lewis and Clark Camp Sites: August 23, 24 and 25, 1804 Historical Marker (3), Mulberry Bend State Wildlife Management Area (4), Ponca State Park (5), Ponca State Park Historical Marker (6), Buckskin Hills State Wildlife Management Area (7), Historical Tree Grove (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.4%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Current college students: 179
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 218 (25% naturalized citizens)

Dixon County:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,258
• One, attached: 28
• Two: 29
• 3 or 4: 44
• 5 to 9: 58
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 204
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Dixon County with a mortgage: 601 (41 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 654

Here:	47.9% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Dixon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/28/1986, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,251 (73%) Carpooled: 405 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Walked: 165 (5%) Other means: 24 (1%) Worked at home: 245 (8%)

6.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.12%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.36% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($13,919 average AGI)
2.77% relocated from other states ($16,489 average AGI)

Dixon County:	2.77%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Dakota County, NE	1.00% ($22,318 average AGI)
from Woodbury County, IA	0.77% ($40,706)
from Wayne County, NE	0.59% ($16,154)
from Cedar County, NE	0.45% ($25,500)

7.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.88%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.18% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($15,785 average AGI)
3.69% relocated to other states ($32,198 average AGI)

Dixon County:	3.69%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Woodbury County, IA	0.93% ($32,333 average AGI)
to Wayne County, NE	0.89% ($30,000)
to Dakota County, NE	0.76% ($30,765)
to Douglas County, NE	0.49% ($42,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,140 (1,046 aged, 94 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,436 (1,452 male householders, 268 female householders)

  1,498 spouses, 1,983 children (1,874 natural, 45 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 46 other relatives, 79 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 792 (327 male householders (269 living alone)), 367 female householders (355 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 111 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 788 2-persons, 344 3-persons, 283 4-persons, 204 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 624 1-person, 50 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

92.7% of residents of Dixon County speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.8% 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 (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,718,000 ($6828 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,722,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,660,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,019,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,256,000
Federal grants: $6,922,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,977,000 ($2,411,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,884,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,949,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,091,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,177,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.68 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Here:	5.2
State:	4.2

68% of Dixon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Nebraska.

Dixon County:	68.4%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 3488
• Northeast: 47
• Midwest: 2117
• South: 149
• West: 300

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,800

Here:	4.1%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	1.7%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	12.5%
Nebraska:	20.0%