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Hamilton County, NE mapCounty population in 2005: 9,568 (44% urban, 56% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,634
Renter-occupied apartments: 869
% of renters here:  25%
State:  33%
Land area: 544 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  7.5%
Whole state:  9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.1%), Manufacturing (13.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Hamilton County, Nebraska:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Median resident age:  38.1 years
Nebraska median age:  35.3 years

Males: 4,687  (49.8%)
Females: 4,716  (50.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,061
County population in 2003: 9,472
Jobs in 2003: 3,177

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,469
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.0%

Average household size:
Hamilton County:  2.6 people
Nebraska:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,996 ($40,277 in 2000)
This county  $44,996
Nebraska:  $43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,867
Hamilton County  $101,867
Nebraska:  $113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $420
Institutionalized population: 148
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hamilton County in 2000: $751


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 21
  • Thefts: 38
  • Auto thefts: 3

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 13
  • Thefts: 47
  • Auto thefts: 4

Hamilton County races chart


Hamilton County, NE map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Nebraska:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.8%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,129 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hamilton 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: Aurora, Hampton, Giltner, Phillips, Marquette, Hordville, Stockham.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Clay County , Hall County , Merrick County , Polk County , York County .


Hamilton County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hamilton County: United Co-op Incorporated Elevator (A), Grand Island RV Park (B), Overland (C), Hamilton County Fairgrounds (D), Aurora Country Club (E), Hampton (F), Phillips (G), Murphy (H), Valley View Golf Course (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hamilton County include: Immanuel Lutheran Church (A), Mamre Church (B), Pleasant View Church (C), United Lutheran Church (D), Fridhem Lutheran Church (E), Stockham Community Church (F), Monroe Church (G), Zion Lutheran Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Case Cemetery (1), United Cemetery (2), Prairie Gem Cemetery (3), Friesen Cemetery (4), Richland Cemetery (5), Saint Josephs Cemetery (6), Aurora Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Riverside Lake (A), Sherman Reservoir (B), Bergen Reservoir (C), Bish Reservoir (D), Hinrichs Reservoir (E), Chader Reservoir (F), Deepwell Farms Reservoir (G), Peetzke Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: North Branch West Fork Big Blue River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Hamilton County include: Springer Federal Waterfowl Production Area (1), Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area (2), Troester Federal Waterfowl Production Area (3), Farmers Valley Cemetery Historical Marker (4), Nelson Federal Waterfowl Production Area (5), Pintail State Wildlife Management Area (6), Rainwater Basin Wildlife Management District (7), Deep Well State Wildlife Management Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Hordville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  2.2%
Nebraska:  2.7%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 264
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 37 (19% naturalized citizens)

Hamilton County:  0.4%
Whole state:  4.4%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 8
  • 1985 to 1989: 9
  • 1980 to 1984: 5
  • 1975 to 1979: 3
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Hamilton County marital status for males

Hamilton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,224
  • One, attached: 38
  • Two: 65
  • 3 or 4: 82
  • 5 to 9: 102
  • 10 to 19: 14
  • Mobile homes: 323
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Hamilton County with a mortgage: 1,197 (77 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 815


Agriculture in Hamilton County
Average size of farms: 577 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $261744
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $314.19
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 39.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $218466
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.94%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $158065
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.39
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.38%
Corn for grain: 192239 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 629 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 94265 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3 harvested acres

Hamilton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 4.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/3/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Machinery (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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



  • Germany (27%)
  • United Kingdom (24%)
  • Canada (19%)
  • Peru (14%)
  • Colombia (8%)
  • Thailand (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Hamilton County:



  • German (52%)
  • Swedish (8%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • English (5%)
  • Danish (4%)
  • Polish (4%)

Hamilton County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,794 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 387 (8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 21 (0%)
  • Walked: 150 (3%)
  • Other means: 19 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 349 (7%)
 

143 people in nursing homes
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,205.

6.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,237 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.90%
Nebraska average:  7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.33% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($25,195 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($8,041 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  1.58%
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 Hall County, NE  1.98% ($36,594 average AGI)
from Merrick County, NE  0.52% ($33,833)
from Lancaster County, NE  0.49% ($23,882)
from York County, NE  0.46% ($37,125)


8.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,208 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.17%
Nebraska average:  7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.16% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,138 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($10,073 average AGI)
Hamilton County:  2.01%
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 Hall County, NE  1.67% ($27,814 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE  1.22% ($47,767)
to York County, NE  0.59% ($21,714)
to Merrick County, NE  0.45% ($26,125)
to Douglas County, NE  0.42% ($21,267)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1



Births per 1000 population in Hamilton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1



Deaths per 1000 population in Hamilton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hamilton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,500 (1,364 aged, 136 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%


Household type by relationship


Households: 9,257
  • In family households: 8,385 (2,370 male householders, 342 female householders)
    2,371 spouses, 3,083 children (2,847 natural, 69 adopted, 167 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 29 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 872 (358 male householders (305 living alone)), 439 female householders (422 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 146 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,260 2-persons, 499 3-persons, 542 4-persons, 289 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 727 1-person, 66 2-persons, 3 4-persons, 1 6-persons.

2,224 married couples with children.
377 single-parent households (135 men, 242 women).

97.1% of residents of Hamilton County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $55,905,000 ($5895 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $604,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,565,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,953,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,372,000
Federal grants: $7,568,000
Federal procurement contracts: $509,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,939,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $108,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,922,000
Federal Government insurance: $75,797,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 603
Here:  63 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 464
Here:  48 per 1000 residents
State:  46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1
Here:  -0 per 1000 residents
State:  +13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +37
Here:  +4 per 1000 residents
State:  -15 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Hamilton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  7.1
State:  6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.2
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 86
  • 1995 to 1998: 252
  • 1990 to 1994: 201
  • 1980 to 1989: 380
  • 1970 to 1979: 731
  • 1960 to 1969: 414
  • 1950 to 1959: 230
  • 1940 to 1949: 167
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,389


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 27
  • 4 rooms: 157
  • 5 rooms: 494
  • 6 rooms: 384
  • 7 rooms: 435
  • 8 rooms: 419
  • 9 or more rooms: 716


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

  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 24
  • 3 rooms: 103
  • 4 rooms: 164
  • 5 rooms: 184
  • 6 rooms: 117
  • 7 rooms: 83
  • 8 rooms: 77
  • 9 or more rooms: 110


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

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 32
  • 2 bedrooms: 481
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,144
  • 4 bedrooms: 733
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 240


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hamilton County:

  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 157
  • 2 bedrooms: 301
  • 3 bedrooms: 209
  • 4 bedrooms: 136
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 59


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

  • no vehicle: 43
  • 1 vehicle: 464
  • 2 vehicles: 1,148
  • 3 vehicles: 675
  • 4 vehicles: 219
  • 5 or more vehicles: 85


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

  • no vehicle: 50
  • 1 vehicle: 352
  • 2 vehicles: 293
  • 3 vehicles: 144
  • 4 vehicles: 28
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

66% of Hamilton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Nebraska.

Hamilton County:  65.6%
State average:  55.7%


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

  • This state: 7599
  • Northeast: 94
  • Midwest: 834
  • South: 280
  • West: 457

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (67%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (62%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93
Here:  7.3%
Nebraska:  14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here:  2.0%
Nebraska:  10.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 18
Here:  9.2%
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)

Hamilton County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $14,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,450,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $590,000
    Fire Protection: $315,000
    Financial Administration: $251,000
    Police Protection: $251,000
    Central Staff Services: $122,000
    General Public Buildings: $82,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $23,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $59,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,051,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $979,000
    All Other: $17,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,365,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $308,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,449,000

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