Gosper County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.8%), Educational,health and social services (19.7%), Manufacturing (11.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Gosper County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	43.4 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 1,082	(50.5%)
Females: 1,061	(49.5%)

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Gosper County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,178
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$385
State:	$497

Gosper County:	$107,003
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $139,654

Here:	$139,654
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $119,492

Here:	$119,492
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $118,462

Here:	$118,462
State:	$134,316

Mobile homes: $40,321

Here:	$40,321
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: 2
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gosper County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elwood, Smithfield.

Neighboring counties: Dawson County , Frontier County , Furnas County , Phelps County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gosper County: Lakeside Country Club (A), Reverie Campground (B), Thompsons Resort (C), Inlet Area Campground (D), Sunset Shore Resort and RV Park (E), Main Area Campground (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Gosper County include: Hope Church (A), Chapel of the Lake (B), Union Church (C), Saint Matthews Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: McGuire Cemetery (1), Salem East Cemetery (2), East Muddy Cemetery (3), Quakerville Cemetery (4), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (5), Elwood Cemetery (6), Immanuel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bossung Lake (A), Anderson Reservoir (B), Bailey Reservoir (C), Gross Reservoir Number 1 (D), Gross Reservoir Number 2 (E), Barnett Reservoir (F), Harmon Reservoir (G), Maaske Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Elder Creek (A), East Branch Turkey Creek (B), East Branch Muddy Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Gosper County include: Gosper National Wildlife Management Area (1), George E Johnson Historical Marker (2), Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area (3), Elwood Reservoir Recreation Area (4), Phillips Lake State Recreation Area (5), Johnson Lake State Recreation Area (6), Plum Creek State Recreation Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: East Shore (A), Mallard Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.9%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 42
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (55% naturalized citizens)

Gosper County:	0.5%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,082
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 6
• 5 to 9: 3
• 20 or more: 1
• Mobile homes: 177

Housing units in Gosper County with a mortgage: 195 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 252

Here:	43.6% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Gosper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/13/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused $500,000 in damages.

Gosper County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.2 miles away from Gosper County center
On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/16/2007 at 06:50:31, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, 2.6 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.7 miles away from Gosper County center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from Gosper County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 793 (76%) Carpooled: 121 (12%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 56 (5%) Worked at home: 71 (7%)

9.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.30%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.78% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($24,378 average AGI)
2.51% relocated from other states ($7,541 average AGI)

Gosper County:	2.51%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Dawson County, NE

2.01% ($31,563 average AGI)

10.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,932 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.86%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
9.01% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($30,148 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($4,784 average AGI)

Gosper County:	1.85%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Dawson County, NE	2.96% ($35,875 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	1.23% ($33,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 22.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 493 (461 aged, 32 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 1,871 (590 male householders, 77 female householders)

  583 spouses, 580 children (524 natural, 25 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 26 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 222 (110 male householders (102 living alone)), 98 female householders (98 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 50 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 381 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 200 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

98.3% of residents of Gosper County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,787,000 ($8745 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $172,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,811,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,281,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,399,000
Federal grants: $670,000
Federal procurement contracts: $99,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $526,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $836,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,135,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,492,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-42 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.57 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.5

Here:	5.7
State:	4.2

64% of Gosper County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Nebraska.

Gosper County:	64.2%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 1781
• Northeast: 13
• Midwest: 168
• South: 46
• West: 117

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,800

Here:	1.2%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	1.9%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	25.8%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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