Kearney County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.9%), Manufacturing (13.3%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Kearney County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 3,413	(49.6%)
Females: 3,469	(50.4%)

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Kearney County:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,081
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$385
State:	$497

Kearney County:	$111,411
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $142,301

Here:	$142,301
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $77,606

Here:	$77,606
State:	$157,382

Mobile homes: $30,926

Here:	$30,926
State:	$29,187

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000

Here:	$55,000
State:	$71,559

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 7
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 1

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kearney County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.

Cities in this county include: Minden, Axtell, Wilcox, Heartwell, Norman.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Buffalo County , Franklin County , Harlan County , Phelps County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Kearney County: Cargill Incorporated Elevator (A), Minden Country Club (B), Keene Co-op Grain and Supply Company Elevator (C), Motala (D), Heartwell (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Kearney County include: Holy Family Catholic Church (A), Keene Evangelical Free Church (B), Osco Church (C), Fredricksburg Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Bethpage Mission (F), Salem Church (G), Saint Paul Church (H), United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Garden Plain Cemetery (1), Osco Cemetery (2), Keene Cemetery (3), Norman Cemetery (4), Saint Paul Cemetery (5), Eaton Cemetery (6), Liberty Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Reiss Reservoir Number 2 (A), Reiss Reservoir Number 1 (B), Petersen Reservoir (C), Olson Reservoir (D), Hieb Reservoir (E), Christensen Reservoir (F), Hubert Reservoir (G), Warp Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Branch Sand Creek (A), North Dry Creek (B), Whisky Slough (C), Crooked Creek (D), Lost Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Kearney County include: Great Platte River Road Historical Marker (1), Gleason Federal Waterfowl Production Area (2), Frerichs Federal Waterfowl Production Area (3), Fort Kearney State Historical Park (4), Fort Kearney Historical Marker (5), Clark Federal Waterfowl Production Area (6), Walkers Ranch Historical Marker (7), Youngson Lagoon Nat Wildlife Mgt Area (8), Lindau Federal Waterfowl Production Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Heartwell Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.6%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 205
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 111 (35% naturalized citizens)

Kearney County:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,479
• One, attached: 26
• Two: 33
• 3 or 4: 59
• 5 to 9: 20
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 202
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Kearney County with a mortgage: 844 (62 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 678

Here:	55.5% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Kearney County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.

Kearney County-area historical earthquake activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 72.4 miles away from Kearney County center
On 5/30/1991 at 22:07:44, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from Kearney County center
On 4/17/2003 at 17:31:59, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 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 94.0 miles away from Kearney 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: 2,792 (79%) Carpooled: 326 (9%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Ferryboat: 3 (0%) Walked: 153 (4%) Other means: 22 (1%) Worked at home: 212 (6%)

8.84% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,918 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.84%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.43% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($26,493 average AGI)
1.41% relocated from other states ($4,425 average AGI)

Kearney County:	1.41%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Buffalo County, NE	3.47% ($31,581 average AGI)
from Phelps County, NE	0.52% ($27,308)
from Adams County, NE	0.40% ($34,600)
from Franklin County, NE	0.40% ($21,600)

10.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,208 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.46%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.40% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,860 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($7,348 average AGI)

Kearney County:	2.06%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Buffalo County, NE	3.57% ($28,867 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.87% ($19,864)
to Adams County, NE	0.63% ($29,688)
to Phelps County, NE	0.59% ($24,467)
to Franklin County, NE	0.40% ($29,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,179 (1,041 aged, 138 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,797 (1,639 male householders, 281 female householders)

  1,695 spouses, 2,008 children (1,805 natural, 59 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 4 other relatives, 91 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 827 (380 male householders (325 living alone)), 335 female householders (312 living alone)), 112 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 258 (142 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 942 2-persons, 339 3-persons, 374 4-persons, 189 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 637 1-person, 53 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

95.9% of residents of Kearney County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $52,276,000 ($7598 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,009,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,610,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,289,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,643,000
Federal grants: $5,933,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,153,000 ($1,787,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,647,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $477,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,135,000
Federal Government insurance: $67,201,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-19 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.9
State:	6.5

Here:	5.4
State:	4.2

59% of Kearney County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Nebraska.

Kearney County:	59.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 5485
• Northeast: 83
• Midwest: 663
• South: 141
• West: 386

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,900

Here:	2.5%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	6.0%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	2.3%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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