Races in Fillmore County, Nebraska:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,424 ($35,162 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $340 (lower quartile is $240, upper quartile is $410)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $74,577 (it was $55,200 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,069 - $114,597

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $121,249

Here:	$121,249
State:	$147,392

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,609

Here:	$118,609
State:	$145,274

In 2-unit structures: $21,226

Here:	$21,226
State:	$111,285

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $64,991

Here:	$64,991
State:	$95,055

Mobile homes: $26,385

Here:	$26,385
State:	$29,187

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,148
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $298

Institutionalized population: 222

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: 11
• Thefts: 17
• Auto thefts: 6

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,388 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,234 (1.8%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.3%
(10.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 1.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.3% for American Indian residents, 4.3% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 46 years old
(Males: 44 years old, Females: 47 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 17 years old, American Indian residents: 18 years old, Asian residents: 24 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 16 years old, Other race residents: 16 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fillmore County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $637 a month.

Cities in this county include: Geneva, Exeter, Fairmont, Shickley, Milligan, Grafton, Ohiowa, Strang.

Fillmore County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Fillmore County: Hidden Hills Country Club (A), East Strang Junction (B), Burress (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Fillmore County include: Grace Church (A), Saint Marys Catholic Church (B), Salem Mennonite Church (C), Salem Church (D), Stockholm Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Chelsea Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Summit Cemetery (3), Franklin Cemetery (4), Shickley Cemetery (5), Exeter Cemetery (6), South Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Cedar View Recreation Reservoir (A), Sieber Reservoir (B), Stuckey Reservoir (C), Wilkins Lagoon National Management Area (D), Weis Lagoon (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: School Creek (A), Elk Run (B), North Fork Turkey Creek (C), South Fork Turkey Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Fillmore County include: Krause Lagoon Natl Wildlife Mgt Area (1), Mallard Haven Natl Wildlife Mgt Area (2), Morphy Lagoon Natl Wildlife Mgt Area (3), Rauscher Lagoon Natl Wildlife Mgt Area (4), Rolland Lagoon N W M A (5), Sandpiper State Wildlife Management Area (6), Real Federal Waterfowl Production Area (7), Marsh Hawk State Wildlife Management Area (8), Bluebill State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Jefferson County , Nuckolls County , Saline County , Seward County , Thayer County , York County .

Current college students: 133
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 50 (56% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,638
• One, attached: 43
• Two: 39
• 3 or 4: 59
• 5 to 9: 40
• 10 to 19: 38
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 111
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Fillmore County with a mortgage: 656 (48 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 895

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.28%

Here		72.3%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 4,795
Total congregations: 23

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	1,620 (33.8%)	1,181 (24.6%)	735 (15.3%)	512 (10.7%)	747 (15.6%)
Congregations	6 (26.1%)	5 (21.7%)	4 (17.4%)	2 (8.7%)	6 (26.1%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Fillmore County - Geneva, Exeter, Fairmont, Shickley, Milligan

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Fillmore County:

Average size of farms: 729 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $256,519
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $255.33
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $213,205
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.33%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.74%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $191,054
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.77%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.47
Corn for grain: 170104 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3458 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 112318 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Fillmore County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 4.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/25/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Fillmore County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Nebraska Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 8, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1878): February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1878, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• 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: FEMA-DR-1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3245): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Nebraska Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 11, 2005 to May 12, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1590): June 23, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1590, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 20, 2004 to June 1, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1517): May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1517, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Snow Storms, Incident Period: October 24, 1997 to October 26, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1190): November 1, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1190, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Nebraska Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 23, 1993 to August 5, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-998): July 19, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-998, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Nebraska TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 11, 1984 to June 22, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-716): July 3, 1984, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-716, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Ice Storms, High Winds, Incident Period: April 8, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-500): April 8, 1976, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-500, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Wind
• Nebraska SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 18, 1967, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-228): July 18, 1967, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-228, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

The number of natural disasters in Fillmore County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 1





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,913.

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,608 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.14% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($25,500 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($7,100 average AGI)

Fillmore County:	1.19%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

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

6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,967 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.95% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,171 average AGI)
1.22% relocated to other states ($5,796 average AGI)

Fillmore County:	1.22%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,419 (1,330 aged, 89 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 15.48
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6205.510
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 386.880
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 124466.11

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 532.5
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1550.510
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 15.66

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28.86
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 93.97

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,668

• In family households: 4,738 (1,365 male householders, 277 female householders)

  1,413 spouses, 1,471 children (1,350 natural, 43 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 24 other relatives, 79 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 930 (414 male householders (357 living alone)), 427 female householders (403 living alone)), 89 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 222 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 928 2-persons, 256 3-persons, 257 4-persons, 134 5-persons, 57 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 760 1-person, 75 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

95.7% of residents of Fillmore County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $53,315,000 ($8251 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $339,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,362,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,602,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,525,000
Federal grants: $7,335,000
Federal procurement contracts: $497,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,995,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,166,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,504,000
Federal Government insurance: $74,484,000

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

Births: 384

Deaths: 480

Net international migration: +13

Net internal migration: -154

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.34 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

65% of Fillmore County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Nebraska.

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

• This state: 5577
• Northeast: 45
• Midwest: 577
• South: 123
• West: 250

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 64
• Number of aged recipients: 8
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 56
• Number of recipients under 18: 15
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 33
• Number of recipients older than 64: 16
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 31
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 27

Most common first names in Fillmore County, NE among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	91	79.6 years
William	72	79.7 years
Anna	66	85.3 years
Mary	61	84.7 years
James	61	76.5 years
Frank	56	80.2 years
Charles	42	79.5 years
Fred	42	82.0 years
Edward	39	80.1 years
Helen	38	83.8 years

Most common last names in Fillmore County, NE among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Miller	32	80.6 years
Johnson	31	83.1 years
Becker	28	80.7 years
Reinsch	21	78.2 years
Kassik	17	81.9 years
Buzek	16	79.2 years
Anderson	16	78.8 years
Kamler	15	77.9 years
Kotas	15	85.7 years
Nelson	14	85.4 years

Businesses in Fillmore County, NE
Name	Count		Name	Count
Pizza Hut	1		U-Haul	1
Subway	1		UPS	1

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Fillmore County on our top lists:

• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most general practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005"

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