Lincoln County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (18.9%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lincoln County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 17,009	(49.1%)
Females: 17,623	(50.9%)

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Lincoln County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,867
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$408
State:	$497

Lincoln County:	$108,939
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $136,400

Here:	$136,400
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $122,404

Here:	$122,404
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $113,422

Here:	$113,422
State:	$134,316

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,592

Here:	$185,592
State:	$181,921

Mobile homes: $32,203

Here:	$32,203
State:	$29,187

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $69,000

Here:	$69,000
State:	$71,559

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 97
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 81
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $524 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.

Cities in this county include: North Platte, Sutherland, Hershey, Brady, Wallace, Maxwell, Wellfleet.

Neighboring counties: Custer County , Dawson County , Frontier County , Hayes County , Keith County , Logan County , McPherson County , Perkins County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lincoln County: Fort McPherson Campground (A), Lake Maloney Golf Course (B), Frontier Resort and RV Park (C), Richardson Ranch (D), Brady Rest Area - Eastbound (E), Brady Rest Area - Westbound (F), Britin Ranch (G), Brosius Ranch (H), Brown Brothers Ranch (I), North Platte Fish Hatchery (J), Marr Ranch (K), Nowak Ranch (L), Sutherland Rest Area - Westbound (M), Sutherland Rest Area - Eastbound (N), Sutherland Reservoir Campgrounds (O), A-1 Sunset Mobile/RV Park (P), Stewart Ranch (Q), Wion Ranch (R), Charles Morgan Ranch (S), Maranatha Bible Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lincoln County include: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish (A), Hope Baptist Church (B), Pleasant Home Church (C), Lutheran Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Love Ministries (F), Svea Church (G), Valley Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mariam Cemetery (1), Antelope Cemetery (2), Garfield Cemetery (3), Gaslin Cemetery (4), McNeel Cemetery (5), Ash Grove Cemetery (6), Sykes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lamplaugh Lake (A), Farmers Lake (B), Sutherland Reservoir (C), Harper Reservoir (D), Birdwood Lake (E), Gothenburg Diversion Dam Reservoir (F), Hershey Lake (G), Hansen Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beer Slough (A), Fremont Slough (B), Scout Creek (C), East Clear Creek (D), Dry Creek (E), North Platte River (F), Birdwood Creek (G), South Platte River (H), White Horse Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lincoln County include: Sioux Lookout Historical Monument (1), Great Platte River Road Historical Marker (2), Sutherland Reservoir Park (3), Sutherland Reservoir State Park (4), East Hershey State Wildlife Management Area (5), East Sutherland State Wildlife Management Area (6), Fremont Slough State Wildlife Management Area (7), Fort McPherson and North Platte Historical Marker (8), Fort McPherson Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Dickens Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.5%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 1,332
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 403 (39% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,340
• One, attached: 294
• Two: 572
• 3 or 4: 360
• 5 to 9: 340
• 10 to 19: 246
• 20 or more: 646
• Mobile homes: 1,577
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 63

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 4,566 (519 second mortgage, 290 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,961

Here:	60.7% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/29/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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

On 8/26/1991 at 11:49:15, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 11/13/2001 at 01:56:13, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.9 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 32.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/30/1990 at 00:06:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.3 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,893 (83%) Carpooled: 1,509 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Ferryboat: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 76 (0%) Walked: 397 (2%) Other means: 103 (1%) Worked at home: 669 (4%)

6.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,056 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.47%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($17,788 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($18,268 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	3.00%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Lancaster County, NE	0.38% ($33,686 average AGI)
from Dawson County, NE	0.36% ($28,857)
from Keith County, NE	0.28% ($28,474)
from Douglas County, NE	0.24% ($45,485)
from Buffalo County, NE	0.24% ($26,500)
from Hall County, NE	0.15% ($26,050)
from Scotts Bluff County, NE	0.12% ($29,750)

6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,315 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.56%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.44% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($16,654 average AGI)
3.12% relocated to other states ($19,660 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	3.12%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Lancaster County, NE	0.75% ($24,500 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.52% ($37,414)
to Buffalo County, NE	0.30% ($33,756)
to Keith County, NE	0.21% ($35,000)
to Dawson County, NE	0.19% ($23,769)
to Hall County, NE	0.18% ($25,917)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.13% ($56,111)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,952 (5,125 aged, 827 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 28,553 (7,977 male householders, 1,461 female householders)

  8,087 spouses, 9,829 children (8,810 natural, 289 adopted, 730 stepchildren), 235 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 104 parents, 241 other relatives, 489 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,406 (2,093 male householders (1,671 living alone)), 2,560 female householders (2,311 living alone)), 753 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 673 (402 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,503 2-persons, 1,980 3-persons, 1,730 4-persons, 829 5-persons, 306 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,982 1-person, 581 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 24 4-persons.

95.7% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $208,737,000 ($5967 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,168,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $103,098,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,669,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,385,000
Federal grants: $34,767,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,533,000 ($259,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,285,000 ($3,226,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,127,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,943,000
Federal Government insurance: $366,611,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 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: 8.05 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.5

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

53% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Nebraska.

Lincoln County:	53.3%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 25004
• Northeast: 484
• Midwest: 3936
• South: 1281
• West: 3324

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,200

Here:	8.5%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	5.8%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	9.3%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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