Knox County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.8%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Knox County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 4,609	(49.2%)
Females: 4,765	(50.8%)

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Knox County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,066
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$226
State:	$497

Knox County:	$68,596
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $96,285

Here:	$96,285
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $89,970

Here:	$89,970
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $32,547

Here:	$32,547
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,352

Here:	$84,352
State:	$103,899

Mobile homes: $21,628

Here:	$21,628
State:	$29,187

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 25
• 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: 5
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	15.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox 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 $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Creighton, Bloomfield, Crofton, Wausa, Verdigre, Niobrara, Santee, Center, Winnetoon, Verdel.

Neighboring counties: Antelope County , Bon Homme County, South Dakota , Boyd County , Charles Mix County, South Dakota , Cedar County , Holt County , Yankton County, South Dakota , Pierce County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Knox County: Black Horse Inn Campground (A), Bloomfield Campground (B), Bloomfield Fair Grounds (C), Burbach Campground (D), Miller Creek Campground (E), South Shore Campground (F), Creighton Community Golf Course (G), Weigand Campground (H), Deep Water Campground (I), Rolling Hills Country Club (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Knox County include: Hurst Stafford Church (A), Crofton United Church (B), Golgotha Church (C), Bazile Creek Church (D), Zion Church (E), Blessed Redeemer Church (F), Saint Paul Church (G), Faith Hope and Love Fellowship (H), Venus Wesleyan Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kemma Cemetery (1), Thabor Cemetery (2), Swede Cemetery (3), Cedar Hill Cemetery (4), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (5), Crofton Cemetery (6), Saint Johns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Bartos Reservoir (A), Bartos Reservoir Number 2 (B), Sukup Reservoir (C), Haineraich Reservoir (D), Steffan Reservoir (E), Paesl Reservoir (F), Farnik Reservoir (G), Vakoc Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Bazile Creek (A), Verdigre Creek (B), Schindler Creek (C), Pishel Creek (D), Steel Creek (E), Burgess Creek (F), Howe Creek (G), Lamb Creek (H), Medicine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Knox County include: Greenvale State Wildlife Management Area (1), South Shore Recreation Area (2), Verdel Landing State Recreation Area (3), Weigand Recreation Area (4), Bazile Creek State Wildlife Management Area (5), Miller Creek Recreation Area (6), Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area (7), Niobrara National Scenic River (8), Niobrara State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.1%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 197
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 90 (76% naturalized citizens)

Knox County:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,051
• One, attached: 26
• Two: 42
• 3 or 4: 106
• 5 to 9: 66
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 431
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 667 (35 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,302

Here:	33.9% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Knox County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 157 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/13/1950, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 101 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Knox County-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 53.8 miles away from Knox County center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 17.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 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 67.1 miles away from Knox County center
On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 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 96.0 miles away from Knox County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,953 (68%) Carpooled: 467 (11%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 347 (8%) Other means: 26 (1%) Worked at home: 534 (12%)

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,431 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.37% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($20,102 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($8,329 average AGI)

Knox County:	1.84%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Madison County, NE	0.69% ($27,091 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.41% ($16,692)

5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,628 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.82% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($16,239 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($7,388 average AGI)

Knox County:	2.02%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Madison County, NE	0.84% ($17,444 average AGI)
to Yankton County, SD	0.68% ($25,500)
to Pierce County, NE	0.59% ($23,000)
to Douglas County, NE	0.47% ($27,867)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.47% ($19,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,279 (2,094 aged, 185 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,803 (2,277 male householders, 313 female householders)

  2,297 spouses, 2,685 children (2,460 natural, 81 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 36 other relatives, 79 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,327 (532 male householders (472 living alone)), 678 female householders (664 living alone)), 117 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 244 (222 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,351 2-persons, 406 3-persons, 454 4-persons, 245 5-persons, 98 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,136 1-person, 57 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

96.5% of residents of Knox County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $74,479,000 ($8280 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $646,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,718,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,567,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,769,000
Federal grants: $18,169,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,434,000 ($120,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,822,000 ($18,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,827,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,594,000
Federal Government insurance: $37,808,000

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

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-33 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.96 millions of gallons per day (82% from ground, 18% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.5

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

69% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Nebraska.

Knox County:	69.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 6627
• Northeast: 37
• Midwest: 2167
• South: 162
• West: 281

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,200

Here:	11.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	0.9%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	19.4%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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