County population in 2017: 5,271 (all rural); it was 4,488 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 683 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 687 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,415 Renter-occupied apartments: 477 (it was 472 in 2000)
% of renters here:
25%
State:
33%
Land area: 376 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 14 people per square mile (low).
March 2019 cost of living index in Johnson County: 74.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (39.3%), Educational, health and social services (34.8%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,772 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,294 (1.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 9.1%
Johnson County:
9.1%
Nebraska:
10.8%
(7.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 2.4% for other race residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 41.3 years old
(Males: 38.5 years old, Females: 47.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.7 years old, Black residents: 35.6 years old, American Indian residents: 30.4 years old, Asian residents: 59.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.6 years old, Other race residents: 23.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Johnson County is $418 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $637 a month.
Current college students: 95 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 195 (27.8% naturalized citizens)
Johnson County:
3.7%
Whole state:
7.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
162010 or later
312000 to 2009
651990 to 1999
641980 to 1989
261970 to 1979
11Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,807
One, attached: 42
Two: 20
3 or 4: 49
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 36
20 or more: 54
Mobile homes: 140
Housing units in Johnson County with a mortgage: 647 (22 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 753
Here:
46.2% with mortgage
State:
61.0% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Johnson County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
1,508
2
Evangelical Protestant
1,281
6
Mainline Protestant
816
7
Other
28
1
None
1,584
-
Johnson County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Johnson County:
6.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Johnson County:
6.72 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:
11.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Johnson County:
9.4%
Nebraska:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Johnson County:
29.5%
State:
28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.1%
State:
12.9%
Agriculture in Johnson County:
Average size of farms: 360 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39,898 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $107.40 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.35% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $45,581 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.05% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.76% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66,240 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.99% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.36 Corn for grain: 28537 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 3181 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 34906 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Johnson County-area historical earthquake activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 40.5 miles away from Johnson County center 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 213.8 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 309.7 miles away from the county center On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 108.5 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 161.2 miles away from Johnson County center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 466.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2015 to June 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4225: June 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4225, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornado, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 13, 2010 to September 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1945: October 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1945, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Severe Storms, Ice Jams, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 06, 2010 to April 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1902: April 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1902, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Nebraska Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1878: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1878, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 16, 2009 to November 17, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1864: December 16, 2009, FEMA Id: 1864, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1770: June 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 23, 2008 to April 26, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1765: May 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 1765, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 10, 2007 to December 12, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1739: January 11, 2008, FEMA Id: 1739, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 04, 2007 to May 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1706: June 06, 2007, FEMA Id: 1706, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3245: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Johnson County (17) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 12, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
Transportation occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
Mexico (53%)
Laos (16%)
Honduras (6%)
Ukraine (3%)
Germany (3%)
Turkey (3%)
England (2%)
German (43%)
American (8%)
English (3%)
Irish (3%)
Czech (2%)
Polish (2%)
European (1%)
62 people in nursing homes
904 people in state prisons
51 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,390.
4.84% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,167 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.84%
Nebraska average:
6.35%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.84% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($38,167 average AGI)
1.50% relocated from other states ($13,310 average AGI)
Johnson County:
1.50%
Nebraska average:
2.81%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.05% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,330 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.05%
Nebraska average:
6.52%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.05% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($37,330 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($10,841 average AGI)
Johnson County:
1.49%
Nebraska average:
2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.5
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 14.2% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Johnson County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 906 (831 aged, 75 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 119 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Johnson County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2014:
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (80)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (50)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (50)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (46)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (44)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 21.92 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,465 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 548 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50,712
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,214 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 937 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 44 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 21
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,271
In family households: 3,384 (668 male householders, 591 female householders)
1,000 spouses, 1,001 children (932 natural, 15 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 20 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 675 (248 male householders (219 living alone)), 371 female householders (322 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,190
Size of family households: 662 2-persons, 246 3-persons, 241 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 545 1-person, 62 2-persons, 16 3-persons.
715 married couples with children.
229 single-parent households (70 men, 159 women).
90.3% of residents of Johnson speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $30,748,000 ($6,739 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $505,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,076,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,240,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,725,000 Federal grants: $4,137,000 Federal procurement contracts: $418,000 ($86,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,153,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $144,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,418,000 Federal Government insurance: $16,112,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 253
Here:
54 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 308
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
46 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +21
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +277
Here:
+59 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.3
Year house built in Johnson County, Nebraska
452014 or later
122010 to 2013
1892000 to 2009
1651990 to 1999
1761980 to 1989
2611970 to 1979
2431960 to 1969
1201950 to 1959
871940 to 1949
8861939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Johnson County, Nebraska
Cars and other vehicles available in Johnson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
25no vehicle
2331 vehicle
5632 vehicles
3353 vehicles
1814 vehicles
655+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Johnson County in renter-occupied apartments
105no vehicle
1671 vehicle
1372 vehicles
653 vehicles
104 vehicles
05+ vehicles
87.1% of Johnson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Nebraska.
Johnson County:
87.1%
State average:
83.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,664
Other state: 1,320
Northeast: 46
Midwest: 568
South: 352
West: 351
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Johnson County
(59.5%)
(40.5%)
, Hudson County, New Jersey 
1.38% ($31,000 average AGI)
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