Kimball County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 3,782 (63% urban, 37% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,321
Renter-occupied apartments: 406

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Land area: 952 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.4%), Educational,health and social services (15.0%), Retail trade (12.6%), Manufacturing (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Kimball County, Nebraska business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Kimball County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
Hispanic (3.3%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Other race (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	42.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 1,998	(48.9%)
Females: 2,091	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,685
County population in 2003: 3,844
Jobs in 2003: 1,715

Total labor force in 2004: 2,170
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:

Kimball County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,170 ($30,586 in 2000)

This county	$34,170
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,351

Kimball County	$64,351
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $381
Institutionalized population: 60
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Kimball County in 2000: $618

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 17
Auto thefts: 2

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: 8
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 0

Kimball County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $108,100
2006: 1 building, cost: $183,900

2004 Presidential Election results in Kimball County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $853 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kimball 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: Kimball, Dix, Bushnell.

Neighboring counties: Banner County , Laramie County, Wyoming , Cheyenne County , Logan County, Colorado , Weld County, Colorado .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Kimball County: Four Winds Country Club (A), Kimball Rest Area (B), Kimball Eastbound Travel Information Center (C), Oliver Reservoir Camping Area (D), Ostgren Ranch (E), Smeed (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Dix Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Bushnell Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bennet Reservoir (A), Bennett Reservoir (B), Brothers Reservoir (C), Janicek Reservoir (D), Johnson Reservoir (E), Oliver Reservoir (F), Kenton Reservoir (G), Cederburg Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Kimball County include: Lodgepole Wayside Park (1), Nebraska Historical Marker (2), Oliver Reservoir State Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.5%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 84
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 30 (67% naturalized citizens)

Kimball County:	0.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 6
1990 to 1994: 4
1985 to 1989: 7
1980 to 1984: 6
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%

Kimball County marital status for males

Kimball County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,514
One, attached: 15
Two: 36
3 or 4: 40
5 to 9: 37
20 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 318

Housing units in Kimball County with a mortgage: 398 (39 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 548

Agriculture in Kimball County
Average size of farms: 1518 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $60424
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $97.21
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 35.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $62056
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.28%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.50%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102499
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.25%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.19
Corn for grain: 9069 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 93011 harvested acres

Kimball County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Mining (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Computer and electronic products (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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

Other Western Asia (43%)
Philippines (37%)
Germany (20%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Kimball County:

German (34%)
English (12%)
Irish (8%)
United States or American (6%)
Swedish (6%)
Dutch (3%)
Danish (3%)

Kimball County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,440 (74%)
Carpooled: 243 (13%)
Walked: 118 (6%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 132 (7%)

57 people in nursing homes
3 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 $41,993.

6.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,226 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.46%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.22% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($9,473 average AGI)
4.24% relocated from other states ($20,753 average AGI)
Kimball County: 4.24%
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 Cheyenne County, NE	1.18% ($21,000 average AGI)
from Laramie County, WY	0.76% ($34,727)

8.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,352 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.31%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.07% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($7,434 average AGI)
5.25% relocated to other states ($15,918 average AGI)
Kimball County: 5.25%
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 Scotts Bluff County, NE	1.16% ($24,588 average AGI)
to Laramie County, WY	1.02% ($21,267)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Births per 1000 population in Kimball County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Kimball County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Kimball County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 921 (815 aged, 106 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,029

In family households: 3,347 (958 male householders, 176 female householders)
984 spouses, 1,065 children (922 natural, 29 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 14 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 682 (272 male householders (242 living alone)), 317 female householders (278 living alone)), 93 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 60 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 610 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 520 1-person, 46 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

764 married couples with children.
166 single-parent households (50 men, 116 women).

96.8% of residents of Kimball County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 64% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $31,214,000 ($8251 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $419,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,181,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,010,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,256,000
Federal grants: $3,583,000
Federal procurement contracts: $321,000 ($74,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $863,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $32,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,914,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,848,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 210

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 302

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

Net international migration: +4

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

Net internal migration: -214

Here:	-57 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Kimball County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 46
1990 to 1994: 33
1980 to 1989: 148
1970 to 1979: 164
1960 to 1969: 282
1950 to 1959: 445
1940 to 1949: 227
1939 or earlier: 602

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

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 48
4 rooms: 191
5 rooms: 247
6 rooms: 250
7 rooms: 165
8 rooms: 168
9 or more rooms: 234

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 80
4 rooms: 78
5 rooms: 86
6 rooms: 19
7 rooms: 48
8 rooms: 16
9 or more rooms: 42

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

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 40
2 bedrooms: 404
3 bedrooms: 493
4 bedrooms: 295
5 or more bedrooms: 80

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kimball County:

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 105
2 bedrooms: 122
3 bedrooms: 97
4 bedrooms: 53
5 or more bedrooms: 22

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

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 305
2 vehicles: 558
3 vehicles: 305
4 vehicles: 91
5 or more vehicles: 45

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

no vehicle: 46
1 vehicle: 208
2 vehicles: 92
3 vehicles: 29
4 vehicles: 16
5 or more vehicles: 15

63% of Kimball County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Nebraska.

Kimball County:	63.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 2425
Northeast: 96
Midwest: 488
South: 195
West: 840

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (64%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (9%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	5.4%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	20.0%
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)

Kimball County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $6,249,000
All Other: $2,550,000

Solid Waste Management: $25,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,969,000
Welfare - Other: $1,877,000

General - Other: $981,000

Regular Highways: $754,000

Police Protection: $268,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $262,000

Financial Administration: $260,000

Central Staff Services: $170,000

General Public Buildings: $137,000

Health Services - Other: $119,000

Parks & Recreation: $69,000

Solid Waste Management: $25,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $145,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,210,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,410,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,255,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $155,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $256,000
Interest Earnings: $86,000

Property Sale Other: $19,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $17,000
Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,018,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $377,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $435,000
All Other: $95,000

General Support: $30,000
Tax - Property: $1,570,000
NEC: $121,000

Motor Vehicle License: $116,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,441,000

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