Franklin County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 3,421 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,208
Renter-occupied apartments: 277

% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

Land area: 576 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Franklin County, Nebraska business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Franklin County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	42.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 1,720	(48.1%)
Females: 1,854	(51.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,530
County population in 2003: 3,462
Jobs in 2003: 1,057

Franklin County,NE real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 1,946
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.1%

Average household size:

Franklin County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,738 ($29,304 in 2000)

This county	$32,738
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $43,118

Franklin County	$43,118
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $361
Institutionalized population: 82
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Franklin County in 2000: $595

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 16
Auto thefts: 4

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 9
Thefts: 9
Auto thefts: 3

Franklin County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $701 (2.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Franklin County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.

Cities in this county include: Franklin, Campbell, Hildreth, Upland, Riverton, Naponee, Bloomington.

Neighboring counties: Harlan County , Kearney County , Phelps County , Phillips County, Kansas , Webster County , Smith County, Kansas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Franklin County: Franklin (A), Franklin County Fairgrounds (B), Franklin Golf Club (C), Midland Co-op Elevator (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Franklin County include: Pleasant View Church (A), United Church of Christ (B), Spring Valley Church (C), Zion Church (D), Emmanuel Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fuller Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Bailey Cemetery (3), Koch Cemetery (4), Hildreth Cemetery (5), Saint Peters Cemetery (6), Blauvelt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Saathoff Reservoir (A), Anderson Reservoir (B), Bartels Reservoir (C), Bauman Reservoir (D), Rasmussen Reservoir (E), Bertrand Reservoir (F), Phillipson Reservoir (G), Copley Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Center Creek (A), Ash Creek (B), Vinning Creek (C), Lovely Creek (D), Calumet Creek (E), Wortham Creek (F), Rock Creek (G), Walnut Run (H), Little Cottonwood Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Franklin County include: Ash Grove State Wildlife Management Area (1), Limestone Bluffs State Wildlife Management Area (2), Quadhamer Federal Waterfowl Production Area (3), Ritterbush Federal Waterfowl Production Area (4), Macon Lakes Federal Waterfowl Production Area (5). Display/hide their locations 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: 83
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 21 (10% naturalized citizens)

Franklin County:	0.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 3
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 3
1980 to 1984: 3
1975 to 1979: 4
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 3

Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.2%

Franklin County marital status for males

Franklin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,634
One, attached: 11
Two: 4
3 or 4: 10
5 to 9: 3
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 80
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Franklin County with a mortgage: 267 (24 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 642

Agriculture in Franklin County
Average size of farms: 876 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $143257
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $235.09
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.09%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 37.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $132122
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $115077
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.07%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.83
Corn for grain: 62363 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 13265 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 41939 harvested acres

Franklin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
Construction (14%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Health care (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (27%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (26%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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

Mexico (29%)
Austria (14%)
Germany (14%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Cambodia (10%)
Thailand (10%)
Canada (10%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin County:

German (63%)
United States or American (7%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
Swedish (3%)
Danish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Franklin County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,250 (77%)
Carpooled: 159 (10%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 69 (4%)
Other means: 8 (0%)
Worked at home: 130 (8%)

81 people in nursing homes
24 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,544.

5.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,182 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.13%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.73% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($18,015 average AGI)
1.40% relocated from other states ($10,167 average AGI)
Franklin County: 1.40%
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 Buffalo County, NE	0.93% ($19,667 average AGI)
from Kearney County, NE	0.78% ($29,700)

7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,914 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.64% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($23,978 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($6,935 average AGI)
Franklin County: 1.45%
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 Buffalo County, NE	1.29% ($24,412 average AGI)
to Adams County, NE	0.91% ($32,333)
to Kearney County, NE	0.76% ($21,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Franklin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Franklin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Franklin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 902 (820 aged, 82 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,469

In family households: 2,967 (902 male householders, 120 female householders)
896 spouses, 970 children (927 natural, 24 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 2 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 502 (197 male householders (180 living alone)), 266 female householders (252 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 105 (80 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 560 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 165 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 432 1-person, 24 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

698 married couples with children.
144 single-parent households (40 men, 104 women).

97.4% of residents of Franklin County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $30,924,000 ($9029 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $170,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,130,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,178,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,479,000
Federal grants: $4,123,000
Federal procurement contracts: $389,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,626,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $580,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,161,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,054,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 150

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 293

Here:	86 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +3

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -8

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Franklin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 89
1970 to 1979: 172
1960 to 1969: 153
1950 to 1959: 164
1940 to 1949: 157
1939 or earlier: 959

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Franklin County, Nebraska:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 1
3 rooms: 10
4 rooms: 111
5 rooms: 279
6 rooms: 269
7 rooms: 187
8 rooms: 157
9 or more rooms: 194

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County, Nebraska:

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 17
4 rooms: 41
5 rooms: 63
6 rooms: 53
7 rooms: 41
8 rooms: 35
9 or more rooms: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 17
2 bedrooms: 367
3 bedrooms: 478
4 bedrooms: 271
5 or more bedrooms: 75

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin County:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 17
2 bedrooms: 93
3 bedrooms: 96
4 bedrooms: 48
5 or more bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 40
1 vehicle: 278
2 vehicles: 436
3 vehicles: 272
4 vehicles: 113
5 or more vehicles: 69

Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 95
2 vehicles: 96
3 vehicles: 50
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 0

71% of Franklin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Nebraska.

Franklin County:	71.3%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 2812
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 461
South: 69
West: 184

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (72%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (66%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Electricity (6%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	1.2%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undegraduate 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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Franklin County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $339,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $3,476,000
All Other: $100,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $596,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $3,650,000
Regular Highways: $1,056,000

General - Other: $462,000

Financial Administration: $173,000

Central Staff Services: $130,000

Natural Resources - Other: $121,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $117,000

Corrections - Other: $113,000

Police Protection: $103,000

General Public Buildings: $60,000

Health Services - Other: $16,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $6,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $41,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Central Staff Services: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $124,000
General Support: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $988,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $953,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $128,000
Interest Earnings: $57,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $94,000
Financial Administration: $22,000

Natural Resource - Other: $16,000

Police Protection: $16,000

Judicial: $11,000

General - Other: $7,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000

General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,609,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $76,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $460,000
All Other: $85,000

General Support: $44,000
Tax - Property: $1,536,000
NEC: $109,000

Motor Vehicle License: $61,000

Total General Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,824,000

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