Hitchcock County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.5%), Educational,health and social services (19.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Hitchcock County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	43.6 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 1,516	(48.7%)
Females: 1,595	(51.3%)

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Hitchcock County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,933
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$255
State:	$497

Hitchcock County:	$61,721
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $95,636

Here:	$95,636
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $77,318

Here:	$77,318
State:	$157,382

Mobile homes: $28,551

Here:	$28,551
State:	$29,187

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500

Here:	$22,500
State:	$71,559

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 5
• Auto thefts: 1

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: 2
• Thefts: 5
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hitchcock 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: Culbertson, Trenton, Stratton, Palisade.

Neighboring counties: Dundy County , Frontier County , Hayes County , Red Willow County , Rawlins County, Kansas .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hitchcock County: Spring Canyon Campground (A), Culbertson Elevator at Beverly (B), Macklin Bay Campground (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hitchcock County include: Cornell Church (A), Bethel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Trenton Cemetery (1), Stratton Cemetery (2), Saint James Cemetery (3), Grove Cemetery (4), Old Palisade Cemetery (5), Cornell Cemetery (6), Rosefield Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Beverly Reservoir (A), Golding Reservoir (B), Carse Reservoir (C), Dahnke Reservoir (D), Diehl Lake (E), Shackelford Reservoir (F), Hoyt Reservoir (G), Swanson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Camp Creek (A), Bush Creek (B), Burntwood Creek (C), Muddy Creek (D), Ledge Creek (E), Blackwood Creek (F), South Fork Driftwood Creek (G), North Fork Driftwood Creek (H), Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hitchcock County include: Stone Church Historical Marker (1), Swanson Reservoir State Recreation Area (2), Massacre Canyon Historical Marker (3), Massacre Canyon Historical Monument (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.7%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 101
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 36 (56% naturalized citizens)

Hitchcock County:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,328
• One, attached: 12
• Two: 16
• 3 or 4: 9
• 5 to 9: 7
• 10 to 19: 4
• 20 or more: 1
• Mobile homes: 296
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Hitchcock County with a mortgage: 235 (11 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 473

Here:	33.2% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Hitchcock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/15/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hitchcock County-area historical earthquake activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 96% 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 44.8 miles away from Hitchcock 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 31.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,013 (71%) Carpooled: 125 (9%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 101 (7%) Other means: 8 (1%) Worked at home: 166 (12%)

7.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.58%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.59% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($15,035 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($10,488 average AGI)

Hitchcock County:	3.00%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Red Willow County, NE

2.65% ($24,267 average AGI)

8.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,337 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.31%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.69% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($17,947 average AGI)
2.62% relocated to other states ($11,389 average AGI)

Hitchcock County:	2.62%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Red Willow County, NE

2.10% ($24,583 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
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: 774 (707 aged, 67 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: 2,638 (771 male householders, 145 female householders)

  781 spouses, 837 children (709 natural, 39 adopted, 89 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 22 other relatives, 39 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 412 (159 male householders (134 living alone)), 217 female householders (211 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 61 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 498 2-persons, 159 3-persons, 151 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 345 1-person, 31 2-persons.

96.3% of residents of Hitchcock County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English 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: $34,884,000 ($11547 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $263,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,517,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,801,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,917,000
Federal grants: $5,356,000
Federal procurement contracts: $260,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,033,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $351,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $345,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,099,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.5

Here:	5.7
State:	4.2

65% of Hitchcock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Nebraska.

Hitchcock County:	64.6%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 2140
• Northeast: 56
• Midwest: 437
• South: 94
• West: 337

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,200

Here:	2.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	0.4%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	7.2%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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