Logan County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 745 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 226
Renter-occupied apartments: 90

% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

Land area: 571 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Logan County: 74.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (31.8%), Educational,health and social services (14.4%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (14.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 60%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 22%
Unpaid family work: 4%

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

Races in Logan County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 385	(49.7%)
Females: 389	(50.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,843
County population in 2003: 713
Jobs in 2003: 197

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Logan County,NE real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 446
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:

Logan County:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,737 ($33,125 in 1999)

This county:	$39,737
Nebraska:	$47,085

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $302 (lower quartile is $209, upper quartile is $406)

This county:	$302
State:	$497

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,760 (it was $61,400 in 2000)

Logan County:	$91,760
Nebraska:	$122,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,065 - $135,317

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $156,195
Here: $156,195
State: $152,590

Mobile homes: $13,846
Here: $13,846
State: $29,187

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,186
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $310

Logan County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Logan County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 83.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 15.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $829 (1.4%)

Logan County household income distribution in 2007

Logan County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Logan County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Stapleton, Gandy.

Neighboring counties: Blaine County , Custer County , Lincoln County , McPherson County , Thomas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Logan County: Lair Ranch (A), L Barnum Ranch (B), Brosius Ranch (C), Kramer Ranch (D), C Uphoff Ranch (E), Sturtz Ranch (F), Stewart Ranch (G), Miles Ranch (H), Christian Ranch (I), Milldale Ranch (J), Collier Ranch (K), Wiley Ranch (L), Wild Horse Creek Ranch (M), Wilcox Ranch (N), Grate Ranch (O), Rau Ranch (P), Shaw Ranch (Q), Halstead Ranch (R), Lutes Ranch (S), Schmidt Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Loup Valley Cemetery (1), St. Johns Cemetery (2), McCain Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Mudd Lake (A), Brush Lake (B), Tarbox Lake (C), Philpott Lake (D), Cody Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: North Fork South Loup River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	2.5%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 13
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Logan County:	0.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.1%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 352
One, attached: 2
Two: 5
Mobile homes: 27

Housing units in Logan County with a mortgage: 50 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62

Here:	44.6% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 662
Total congregations: 3
Religions in Logan County - Stapleton, Gandy

Agriculture in Logan County
Average size of farms: 3017 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $145870
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $148.08
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: 65.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $139965
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $107695
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.22
Corn for grain: 14702 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1462 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1199 harvested acres

Logan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/18/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Logan County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly 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 45.1 miles away from Logan 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 96.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/25/1994 at 02:44:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.0 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 57.1 miles away from Logan 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 64.2 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 78.9 miles away from Logan County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
Rail transportation (14%)
Construction (10%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (2%)
Utilities (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (24%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Rail and water transportation workers (4%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

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

Germany (100%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Logan County (%):

German (41%)
United States or American (15%)
Irish (8%)
English (8%)
Danish (4%)
Dutch (4%)
Italian (3%)

Logan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 237 (62%)
Carpooled: 37 (10%)
Walked: 31 (8%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 77 (20%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,261.

6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,250 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
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

7.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.81%
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: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Births per 1000 population in Logan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Logan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 20.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Logan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 155 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1891.890
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1756.760

Household type by relationship

Households: 774

In family households: 682 (183 male householders, 48 female householders)
203 spouses, 227 children (202 natural, 9 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 92 (41 male householders (38 living alone)), 43 female householders (40 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 121 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 6 2-persons.

95.4% of residents of Logan County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $6,868,000 ($9673 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $188,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,551,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $870,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,897,000
Federal grants: $1,392,000
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: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $679,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,997,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 54

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 55

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: -30

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Logan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 17
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 11
1970 to 1979: 51
1960 to 1969: 40
1950 to 1959: 57
1940 to 1949: 24
1939 or earlier: 163

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Logan County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 23 5 rooms: 50 6 rooms: 51 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 29 9+ rooms: 42

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Logan County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 7 5 rooms: 22 6 rooms: 23 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 5 9+ rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Logan County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 59 3 bedrooms: 98 4 bedrooms: 49 5+ bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Logan County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 23 3 bedrooms: 49 4 bedrooms: 10 5+ bedrooms: 1

Cars and other vehicles available in Logan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 37 2 vehicles: 72 3 vehicles: 56 4 vehicles: 40 5+ vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Logan County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 12 2 vehicles: 53 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 5 5+ vehicles: 5

64% of Logan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Nebraska.

Logan County:	63.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 624
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 56
South: 10
West: 59

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81.9%) Electricity (11.9%) Wood (4.9%) Utility gas (1.3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84.4%) Utility gas (6.7%) Electricity (4.4%) Wood (4.4%)

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

Here:	1.1%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1

Here:	1.3%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Logan County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $8,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $204,000
Central Staff Services: $71,000

Financial Administration: $64,000

General - Other: $54,000

Police Protection: $43,000

General Public Buildings: $25,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000

Natural Resources - Other: $12,000

Health Services - Other: $8,000

Libraries: $6,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000
Intergovernmental to State - Health: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
Highways: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $18,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $598,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $127,000
General Support: $45,000

Health & Hospitals: $5,000

All Other: $2,000
Tax - Property: $300,000
NEC: $112,000

Motor Vehicle License: $6,000

Total General Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $254,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

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

Logan County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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

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