Garfield County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.3%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Garfield County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	45.9 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 911	(47.9%)
Females: 991	(52.1%)

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Garfield County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$32,877
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$261
State:	$497

Garfield County:	$69,044
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $95,951

Here:	$95,951
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $58,340

Here:	$58,340
State:	$157,382

Mobile homes: $57,830

Here:	$57,830
State:	$29,187

This county:	12.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Garfield County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.

Cities in this county include: Burwell.

Neighboring counties: Custer County , Holt County , Loup County , Valley County , Wheeler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Garfield County: Garfield County Fairgrounds (A), Garska Ranch (B), Calamus Fish Hatchery (C), Calamus Golf Course (D), Little York Point Park Headquarters (E), Willow Springs Trailer Court Park (F), Kamp Kaleo (G), School Number 32 (H), School Number 11 (I), Ho Ranch (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Garfield County include: Cedar Creek Church (A), Erina Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Littlefield Cemetery (1), Banner Cemetery (2), Cottonwood Cemetery (3), Parker Cemetery (4), West Side Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Sunfish Lake (A), Carson Lake (B), Clark Lake (C), Rush Lake (D), Burwell-Sumter Diversion Reservoir (E), Calamus Reservoir (F), James Reservoir Number 1 (G), Miller Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Calamus River (A), Litle Cedar Creek (B), Little Cedar Creek (C), Big Cedar Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Garfield County include: Easter Blizzard of 1873 Historical Marker (1), Mirdan Canal State Wildlife Management Area (2), North Loup Project Historical Marker (3), Kamp Kaleo Historical Marker (4), Pebble Creek Fight Historical Marker (5), Riverside Park (6), Calamus Valley Historical Marker (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.7%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 31
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (54% naturalized citizens)

Garfield County:	0.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 846
• One, attached: 12
• Two: 10
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 16
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 8
• Mobile homes: 110

Housing units in Garfield County with a mortgage: 134 (7 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 260

Here:	34.0% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Garfield County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/20/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Garfield County-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from Garfield County center
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 31.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/26/1991 at 11:49:15, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Garfield County center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/25/1994 at 02:44:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from Garfield County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 630 (70%) Carpooled: 84 (9%) Bicycle: 9 (1%) Walked: 57 (6%) Other means: 9 (1%) Worked at home: 112 (12%)

5.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.23%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

6.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 19.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 20.5
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: 531 (488 aged, 43 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,540 (490 male householders, 46 female householders)

  490 spouses, 485 children (464 natural, 17 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 9 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 305 (94 male householders (84 living alone)), 188 female householders (182 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 57 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 310 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 23 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 266 1-person, 14 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

98.6% of residents of Garfield County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $13,488,000 ($7338 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $83,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,238,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,113,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,057,000
Federal grants: $2,441,000
Federal procurement contracts: $154,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $486,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $776,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $426,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,029,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	112 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.26 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.5

Here:	5.2
State:	4.2

69% of Garfield County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Nebraska.

Garfield County:	68.8%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 1660
• Northeast: 13
• Midwest: 106
• South: 40
• West: 65

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800

Here:	2.6%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	7.4%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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