Merrick County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 8,066 (40% urban, 60% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,384
Renter-occupied apartments: 825

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Land area: 485 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Manufacturing (17.1%), Retail trade (12.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Merrick County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Other race (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 4,017	(49.0%)
Females: 4,187	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,604
County population in 2003: 8,108
Jobs in 2003: 2,478

Total labor force in 2004: 4,476
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Merrick County:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,057 ($34,961 in 2000)

This county	$39,057
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $81,676

Merrick County	$81,676
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $401
Institutionalized population: 118
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Merrick County in 2000: $738

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 21
Thefts: 42
Auto thefts: 5

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 67
Auto thefts: 7

Merrick County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Merrick County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $990 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Merrick County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.

Cities in this county include: Central City, Palmer, Silver Creek, Clarks, Chapman.

Neighboring counties: Hall County , Hamilton County , Howard County , Nance County , Platte County , Polk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Merrick County: Thummel (A), Archer (B), Covenant Cedars Camp (C), Scoular Company Elevator (D), School Number 80 (E), Schafer (F), Havens (G), Merrick County Fairgrounds (H), Husker Co-op Elevator (I), Silver Creek Township Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Merrick County include: Pierce Chapel (A), United Brethren Church (B), South Side Church (C), Zion Lutheran Church (D), Emmanuel Church (E), Fairview Church (F), Saint Lawrence Catholic Church (G), United Methodist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Prairie Creek Cemetery (1), Chapman Cemetery (2), Saint Lawrence Cemetery (3), Bureau Cemetery (4), Norwegian Cemetery (5), Central City Cemetery (6), Calvary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wood River (A), Warm Slough (B), Moores Creek (C), Prairie Slough (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Merrick County include: Bader Memorial Park (1), Mormon Trail Historical Marker (2), Kernel Field (3), Izaak Walton League Park (4), Hord Lake State Recreation Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Silver Creek Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.3%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 197
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 79 (41% naturalized citizens)

Merrick County:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 15
1990 to 1994: 23
1985 to 1989: 21
1980 to 1984: 4
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 5
1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.9%

Merrick County marital status for males

Merrick County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,965
One, attached: 34
Two: 31
3 or 4: 46
5 to 9: 55
10 to 19: 18
20 or more: 73
Mobile homes: 423
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Merrick County with a mortgage: 896 (73 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 846

Agriculture in Merrick County
Average size of farms: 552 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $219468
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $273.54
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: 51.27%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $197632
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.87%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $117971
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.24
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.72%
Corn for grain: 121539 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 284 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 59559 harvested acres

Merrick County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/3/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Construction (11%)
Wood products (6%)
Food (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (71%)
Canada (9%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Other Caribbean (5%)
Germany (3%)
Philippines (3%)
Guatemala (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Merrick County:

German (46%)
Polish (9%)
Irish (7%)
Swedish (7%)
English (6%)
United States or American (6%)
Danish (3%)

Merrick County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,086 (78%)
Carpooled: 467 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 150 (4%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 245 (6%)

People in group quarters in Merrick County, Nebraska

113 people in nursing homes
16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
5 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 $40,258.

7.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.28%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.04% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($23,859 average AGI)
1.24% relocated from other states ($4,631 average AGI)
Merrick County: 1.24%
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 Hall County, NE	1.84% ($25,731 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, NE	0.57% ($26,125)
from Howard County, NE	0.57% ($22,938)

9.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.02%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.15% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($21,927 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($5,565 average AGI)
Merrick County: 1.87%
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 Hall County, NE	2.15% ($25,677 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	1.04% ($21,600)
to Hamilton County, NE	0.62% ($33,833)
to Douglas County, NE	0.59% ($22,882)
to Platte County, NE	0.49% ($28,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Births per 1000 population in Merrick County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Merrick County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Merrick County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,515 (1,363 aged, 152 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,070

In family households: 7,062 (2,003 male householders, 307 female householders)
2,006 spouses, 2,450 children (2,273 natural, 78 adopted, 99 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 34 other relatives, 127 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,008 (425 male householders (359 living alone)), 463 female householders (446 living alone)), 120 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 134 (114 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,105 2-persons, 418 3-persons, 446 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 805 1-person, 61 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

1,763 married couples with children.
355 single-parent households (112 men, 243 women).

96.8% of residents of Merrick County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $53,262,000 ($6575 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,680,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,491,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,235,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,718,000
Federal grants: $9,309,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,556,000 ($1,092,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,952,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $192,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,021,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,416,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 486

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 432

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +10

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

Net internal migration: -190

Here:	-24 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Merrick County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.87 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:	4.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 78
1995 to 1998: 180
1990 to 1994: 156
1980 to 1989: 233
1970 to 1979: 570
1960 to 1969: 457
1950 to 1959: 326
1940 to 1949: 267
1939 or earlier: 1,382

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 26
3 rooms: 31
4 rooms: 240
5 rooms: 584
6 rooms: 545
7 rooms: 373
8 rooms: 288
9 or more rooms: 297

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

1 room: 24
2 rooms: 33
3 rooms: 103
4 rooms: 179
5 rooms: 204
6 rooms: 153
7 rooms: 71
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 35

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 70
2 bedrooms: 680
3 bedrooms: 1,030
4 bedrooms: 478
5 or more bedrooms: 126

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Merrick County:

no bedroom: 24
1 bedroom: 140
2 bedrooms: 340
3 bedrooms: 246
4 bedrooms: 71
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 63
1 vehicle: 452
2 vehicles: 1,041
3 vehicles: 539
4 vehicles: 222
5 or more vehicles: 67

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

no vehicle: 81
1 vehicle: 325
2 vehicles: 275
3 vehicles: 96
4 vehicles: 45
5 or more vehicles: 3

63% of Merrick County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Nebraska.

Merrick County:	63.4%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 6807
Northeast: 54
Midwest: 660
South: 217
West: 348

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (51%)
Electricity (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Electricity (25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 111

Here:	10.8%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 66

Here:	12.3%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 33

Here:	19.4%
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)

Merrick County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $6,105,000
All Other: $45,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $281,000
Own Hospitals: $115,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $6,302,000
Regular Highways: $1,009,000

General - Other: $613,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $240,000

Police Protection: $234,000

Financial Administration: $211,000

Central Staff Services: $195,000

Corrections - Other: $134,000

General Public Buildings: $77,000

Welfare - Other: $58,000

Libraries: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,468,000
General Support: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $14,000
Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $15,000
All Other: $9,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $35,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $27,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,826,000
Interest Earnings: $27,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $309,000
Own Hospitals: $61,000

Police Protection: $27,000

General - Other: $23,000

Welfare - Other: $8,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,040,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $274,000
General Support: $2,000

Highways: $1,000
Tax - Property: $1,388,000
NEC: $273,000

Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,647,000

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