Lancaster County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	33%

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Races in Lancaster County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	32.0 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 125,029	(50.0%)
Females: 125,262	(50.0%)

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Lancaster County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$49,096
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$542
State:	$497

Lancaster County:	$143,700
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $178,082

Here:	$178,082
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,598

Here:	$166,598
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $161,514

Here:	$161,514
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,302

Here:	$123,302
State:	$103,899

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,436

Here:	$116,436
State:	$181,921

Mobile homes: $28,140

Here:	$28,140
State:	$29,187

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$71,559

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 102
• Thefts: 308
• Auto thefts: 17

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 129
• Thefts: 382
• Auto thefts: 25

Health of residents in Lancaster County based on 2195 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.
82.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
42.2% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is more than average.
45.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
61.0% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
80.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 157 pounds. This is about average.
31.8% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Lancaster County:	11.0%
Nebraska:	11.2%

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Area name: Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lancaster County is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $836 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lincoln, Waverly, Hickman, Bennet, Firth, Malcolm, Hallam, Panama, Roca, Denton.

2005 air pollution in Lancaster County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.067 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.056 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 28 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Cass County , Gage County , Johnson County , Otoe County , Saline County , Saunders County , Seward County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lancaster County: Lake View Campground (A), Garratt (B), Kramer (C), Novotnys Sky Ranch (D), Camp Minis Kuya (E), Cheney (F), Agnew (G), Roca (H), Aldo Junction (I), Cobb (J), James Arthur Vineyard (K), Jamaica (L), Westview County Home (M), Area Eleven Campground (N), Area Five Campground (O), Area Nine Campground (P), Countryside Co-op Elevator (Q), Area One Campground (R), Area Six Campground (S), Greenwood Farmers Cooperative Elevator (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lancaster County include: Saint Davids Episcopal Church (A), Cedar Hill Church (B), Christ the King (Villa Regina) Church (C), Pioneer Chapel (D), Pella Reformed Church (E), Trinity Chapel (F), Garden View Church (G), Southwest Alliance Church (H), Bethany - University Park Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Olive Branch Cemetery (1), Tothill Cemetery (2), Danish Cemetery (3), Congregational Cemetery (4), Buhrmann Cemetery (5), Highland Cemetery (6), Cheney Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: S and H Farms Reservoir (A), Harlan Reservoir (B), Big Nemaha Reservoir 11-A (C), Big Nemaha Reservoir 6-4 (D), Block Reservoir (E), Bluestem Lake (F), Bradley North Reservoir (G), Branch Oak Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beal Slough (A), Cardwell Branch (B), Ash Hollow Creek (C), Wittstruck Creek (D), Camp Creek (E), Wagon Tongue Creek (F), Middle Oak Creek (G), Jordan Creek (H), Olive Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lancaster County include: 1776 Bicentennial Prairie Marker Historical Marker (1), Stagecoach Lake State Recreation Area (2), Teal Lake State Wildlife Management Area (3), City of Lincoln Historical Marker (4), Wagon Train Lake State Recreation Area (5), Wilderness Park (6), Wildwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area (7), Conestoga Lake State Recreation Area (8), YMCA Wright Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Agnew Post Office (A), Davey Post Office (B), Princeton Post Office (C), Holland Post Office (D), Martell Post Office (E), Walton Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 29,849
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 13,570 (32% naturalized citizens)

Lancaster County:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 62,679
• One, attached: 5,740
• Two: 4,736
• 3 or 4: 3,651
• 5 to 9: 5,736
• 10 to 19: 7,879
• 20 or more: 11,080
• Mobile homes: 2,698
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Lancaster County with a mortgage: 38,454 (5,092 second mortgage, 5,318 home equity loan, 248 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,695

Here:	73.7% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Lancaster County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/8/1993, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people

Lancaster County-area historical earthquake activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 98% 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 60.4 miles away from Lancaster County center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from the county center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 111,416 (81%) Carpooled: 14,090 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,544 (1%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 44 (0%) Motorcycle: 134 (0%) Bicycle: 1,228 (1%) Walked: 4,464 (3%) Other means: 824 (1%) Worked at home: 4,396 (3%)

6.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,511 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

0.31% of residents moved from foreign countries ($499 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	0.31%
Nebraska average:	0.13%

3.68% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($16,337 average AGI)
2.50% relocated from other states ($15,675 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	2.50%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Douglas County, NE	0.45% ($32,181 average AGI)
from Hall County, NE	0.18% ($28,771)
from Seward County, NE	0.18% ($30,656)
from Saline County, NE	0.18% ($30,266)
from Gage County, NE	0.18% ($26,978)
from Saunders County, NE	0.16% ($28,665)
from Sarpy County, NE	0.14% ($32,078)

6.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,963 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.33%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($142 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	0.05%
Nebraska average:	0.06%

2.72% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($14,425 average AGI)
3.57% relocated to other states ($22,395 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	3.57%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Douglas County, NE	0.70% ($34,286 average AGI)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.21% ($44,061)
to Gage County, NE	0.16% ($30,969)
to Seward County, NE	0.15% ($40,682)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.15% ($38,558)
to Saunders County, NE	0.13% ($36,119)
to Cass County, NE	0.13% ($40,955)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 30,383 (26,306 aged, 4,077 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 187,837 (48,300 male householders, 13,072 female householders)

  49,143 spouses, 67,191 children (62,487 natural, 1,864 adopted, 2,840 stepchildren), 1,747 grandchildren, 2,011 brothers or sisters, 851 parents, 1,794 other relatives, 3,728 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 50,222 (17,890 male householders (12,669 living alone)), 19,992 female householders (16,098 living alone)), 12,340 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 12,232 (4,003 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 27,202 2-persons, 13,958 3-persons, 12,419 4-persons, 5,097 5-persons, 1,815 6-persons, 881 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28,767 1-person, 7,036 2-persons, 1,484 3-persons, 423 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

91.2% of residents of Lancaster County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,919,380,000 ($7339 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $162,413,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $543,234,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $374,654,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,372,000
Federal grants: $714,826,000
Federal procurement contracts: $77,873,000 ($44,765,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $194,421,000 ($59,810,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $136,064,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $194,765,000
Federal Government insurance: $293,984,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.5

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

48% of Lancaster 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, 55% lived in Nebraska.

Lancaster County:	47.7%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 169504
• Northeast: 4564
• Midwest: 36214
• South: 10816
• West: 14325

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $124,400

Here:	16.5%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	13.7%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	13.4%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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