Keya Paha County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 850 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 292
Renter-occupied apartments: 117

% of renters here:	29%
State:	33%

Land area: 773 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	26.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

2008 cost of living index in Keya Paha County: 74.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (50.6%), Educational,health and social services (14.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 46%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 38%
Unpaid family work: 5%

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

Races in Keya Paha County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
Hispanic (3.9%)

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 495	(50.4%)
Females: 488	(49.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $15,512
County population in 2003: 948
Jobs in 2003: 203

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Total labor force in 2004: 443
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:

Keya Paha County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,830 ($24,911 in 2000)

This county	$27,830
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $36,735

Keya Paha County	$36,735
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median monthly rent in 2000: $277
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Keya Paha County in 2000: $490

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2004 Presidential Election results in Keya Paha County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $426 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Keya Paha County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.

Cities in this county include: Springview, Burton.

Neighboring counties: Boyd County , Brown County , Cherry County , Gregory County, South Dakota , Holt County , Todd County, South Dakota , Tripp County, South Dakota , Rock County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Keya Paha County: Fullerton Ranch (A), Gierau Ranch (B), Sunny Brook Camp (C), Keya Paha County Fairground (D), Keogh Ranch (E), MF Ranch (F), Owens Ranch (G), Weston Ranch (H), Cramer Ranch (I), Sharp Ranch (J), Schroeder Ranch (K), Schiffern Ranch (L), Lawrence Ranch (M), Egelhoff Ranch (N), Ross Ranch (O), Rose Valley Ranch (P), Rocky Ford (Q), Worth Ranch (R), Rock Barn Outfitters Campground (S). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Keya Paha County include: Union Church (A), Mills Community Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Kenaston Cemetery (1), Highland Cemetery (2), Simpson Cemetery (3), Norden Cemetery (4), Spotted Tail Cemetery (5), Mount Hope Cemetery (6), Leonard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Hayford Lake (A), Batchelder Reservoir (B), Beck Reservoir (C), Serr Reservoir (D), Bloomstrom Reservoir (E), Hitchcock Reservoir Number 3 (F), Hitchcock Reservoir Number 2 (G), Hitchcock Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Beeman Creek (A), Shingle Creek (B), Jewett Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D), Anne Creek (E), Alkali Creek (F), Indian Creek (G), Burton Creek (H), Lute Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Keya Paha County: Thomas Creek State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.8%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 12
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 22 (100% naturalized citizens)

Keya Paha County:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 1 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.9%

Keya Paha County marital status for males

Keya Paha County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 431
One, attached: 14
Two: 4
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 12
Mobile homes: 80
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Keya Paha County with a mortgage: 24 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81

Agriculture in Keya Paha County
Average size of farms: 2504 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $157804
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $41.83
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $146540
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.81%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $88751
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.57%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.39%
Corn for grain: 3602 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3041 harvested acres

Keya Paha County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/14/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 8 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (68%)
Construction (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Truck transportation (2%)
Educational services (2%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (1%)

Most common industries for females:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Educational services (23%)
Public administration (8%)
Health care (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (49%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (2%)
Carpenters (2%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Secondary school teachers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

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

Mexico (77%)
Canada (18%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Keya Paha County:

German (47%)
English (11%)
United States or American (10%)
Irish (7%)
Swedish (6%)
Danish (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Keya Paha County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 241 (52%)
Carpooled: 50 (11%)
Walked: 51 (11%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 116 (25%)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $24,979.

3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,455 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.22%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

4.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($15,882 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.89%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Births per 1000 population in Keya Paha County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Keya Paha County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Keya Paha County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 212 (195 aged, 17 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 32%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 32%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1108.650
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 443.460

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 983

In family households: 856 (266 male householders, 29 female householders)
259 spouses, 281 children (269 natural, 5 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 15 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 127 (59 male householders (53 living alone)), 59 female householders (57 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 110 1-person, 8 2-persons.

95.9% of residents of Keya Paha County speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 27% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $5,935,000 ($6327 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $0,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,012,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $948,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,092,000
Federal grants: $1,725,000
Federal procurement contracts: $33,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $126,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $346,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,211,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,814,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 70

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 39

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -105

Here:	-116 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Keya Paha County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.08 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 15
1980 to 1989: 59
1970 to 1979: 89
1960 to 1969: 63
1950 to 1959: 25
1940 to 1949: 46
1939 or earlier: 245

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Keya Paha County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 28 5 rooms: 60 6 rooms: 65 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 54 9+ rooms: 43

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Keya Paha County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 20 6 rooms: 33 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 7 9+ rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Keya Paha County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 61 3 bedrooms: 118 4 bedrooms: 74 5+ bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Keya Paha County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 41 3 bedrooms: 44 4 bedrooms: 15 5+ bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Keya Paha County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 49 2 vehicles: 77 3 vehicles: 91 4 vehicles: 42 5+ vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Keya Paha County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 35 2 vehicles: 38 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 12 5+ vehicles: 0

76% of Keya Paha 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, 50% lived in Nebraska.

Keya Paha County:	76.4%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 664
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 234
South: 24
West: 39

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%) Wood (23%) Electricity (16%) Utility gas (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%) Electricity (19%) Wood (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Utility gas (3%) Solar energy (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	2.6%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	16.7%
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 (Noninst.)

Keya Paha County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $18,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $26,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $264,000
General - Other: $149,000

Central Staff Services: $74,000

Financial Administration: $49,000

Natural Resources - Other: $43,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000

General Public Buildings: $18,000

Police Protection: $11,000

Health Services - Other: $6,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Highways: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $48,000
Property Sale Other: $40,000

Interest Earnings: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $77,000
General - Other: $9,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $620,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $248,000
General Support: $31,000

All Other: $6,000
Tax - Property: $553,000
NEC: $15,000

Motor Vehicle License: $6,000

Total General Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $306,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Keya Paha County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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