Nemaha County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 6,965 (46% urban, 54% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,209
Renter-occupied apartments: 838

% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

Land area: 409 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.6%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (17.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 66%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Nemaha County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 3,656	(48.3%)
Females: 3,920	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $36,764
County population in 2003: 7,144
Jobs in 2003: 3,658

Total labor force in 2004: 3,719
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.2%

Average household size:

Nemaha County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,406 ($32,588 in 2000)

This county	$36,406
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,814

Nemaha County	$75,814
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $360
Institutionalized population: 109
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Nemaha County in 2000: $671

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 2

Nemaha County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Nemaha County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,038 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nemaha 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 $637 a month.

Cities in this county include: Auburn, Peru, Johnson, Howard City, Nemaha, Brock, Brownville, Julian.

Neighboring counties: Atchison County, Missouri , Holt County, Missouri , Johnson County , Otoe County , Pawnee County , Richardson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Nemaha County: Auburn (A), Auburn Country Club (B), Howe (C), Lewis Meriwether Museum (D), Jindra Fine Arts Building (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Nemaha County include: Saint James Church (A), Saint Bernards Church (B), Coryell Chapel (C), Pleasant View Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Zion Church (F), Martin Luther Church (G), Saint Pauls Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clifton Cemetery (1), Highland Cemetery (2), Stutheit Cemetery (3), Kite Cemetery (4), Grant Evergreen Cemetery (5), Lafayette Cemetery (6), Hillsdale Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bergmann Reservoir (A), Dominey Reservoir (B), Muddy Creek Reservoir Number 10 (C), Long Branch Reservoir Number 4 (D), Ely Reservoir (E), Gauchat Group Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honey Creek (A), Beadow Creek (B), Houchen Creek (C), Piper Creek (D), Plum Run (E), Swartz Run (F), Buck Creek (G), Hughes Creek (H), Rock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Nemaha County include: Half-Breed Tract Historical Marker (1), Corvell Park (2), Lewis and Clark Camp Site (3), Brownville State Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.3%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 679
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 59 (66% naturalized citizens)

Nemaha County:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2
1990 to 1994: 9
1985 to 1989: 7
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 6
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 19

Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.2%

Nemaha County marital status for males

Nemaha County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,784
One, attached: 31
Two: 62
3 or 4: 117
5 to 9: 63
10 to 19: 60
20 or more: 101
Mobile homes: 214
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Nemaha County with a mortgage: 820 (47 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 739

Agriculture in Nemaha County
Average size of farms: 529 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $78206
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $115.02
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.14%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $91162
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.29%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $85786
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.34%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.75
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.72%
Corn for grain: 79320 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3442 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 85682 harvested acres
Vegetables: 10 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 90 acres

Nemaha 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 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/28/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Utilities (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Utilities (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Engineers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

India (24%)
Korea (20%)
Australia (12%)
Philippines (8%)
Japan (7%)
El Salvador (5%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Nemaha County:

German (47%)
English (11%)
United States or American (10%)
Irish (8%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Swedish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Nemaha County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,786 (77%)
Carpooled: 357 (10%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 184 (5%)
Other means: 12 (0%)
Worked at home: 285 (8%)

People in group quarters in Nemaha County, Nebraska

354 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
105 people in nursing homes
31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 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 $47,571.

7.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,112 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.24%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.49% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($18,626 average AGI)
2.75% relocated from other states ($15,487 average AGI)
Nemaha County: 2.75%
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 Otoe County, NE	1.08% ($26,107 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.97% ($29,720)
from Richardson County, NE	0.66% ($31,294)
from Douglas County, NE	0.43% ($28,091)

6.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.98%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.42% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($20,133 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($15,144 average AGI)
Nemaha County: 2.56%
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 Lancaster County, NE	1.28% ($30,485 average AGI)
to Otoe County, NE	0.70% ($29,556)
to Richardson County, NE	0.58% ($24,467)
to Douglas County, NE	0.50% ($30,231)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Nemaha County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Nemaha County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Nemaha County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,379 (1,215 aged, 164 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,081

In family households: 5,860 (1,660 male householders, 324 female householders)
1,707 spouses, 2,052 children (1,884 natural, 45 adopted, 123 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 18 other relatives, 52 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,221 (470 male householders (376 living alone)), 584 female householders (547 living alone)), 167 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 495 (109 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 997 2-persons, 395 3-persons, 357 4-persons, 166 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 923 1-person, 106 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

1,367 married couples with children.
324 single-parent households (74 men, 250 women).

97.3% of residents of Nemaha County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $49,659,000 ($7027 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,126,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,344,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,948,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,124,000
Federal grants: $8,059,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,952,000 ($1,505,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,233,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,135,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,841,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,427,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 369

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 497

Here:	71 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: -472

Here:	-68 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Nemaha County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.60 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 99
1990 to 1994: 146
1980 to 1989: 242
1970 to 1979: 427
1960 to 1969: 445
1950 to 1959: 237
1940 to 1949: 208
1939 or earlier: 1,607

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 14
3 rooms: 48
4 rooms: 206
5 rooms: 415
6 rooms: 450
7 rooms: 321
8 rooms: 387
9 or more rooms: 362

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

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 56
3 rooms: 115
4 rooms: 204
5 rooms: 165
6 rooms: 104
7 rooms: 80
8 rooms: 71
9 or more rooms: 34

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 80
2 bedrooms: 622
3 bedrooms: 901
4 bedrooms: 452
5 or more bedrooms: 148

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nemaha County:

no bedroom: 17
1 bedroom: 180
2 bedrooms: 305
3 bedrooms: 215
4 bedrooms: 94
5 or more bedrooms: 27

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

no vehicle: 68
1 vehicle: 578
2 vehicles: 896
3 vehicles: 412
4 vehicles: 171
5 or more vehicles: 84

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

no vehicle: 130
1 vehicle: 347
2 vehicles: 218
3 vehicles: 92
4 vehicles: 29
5 or more vehicles: 22

58% of Nemaha County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Nebraska.

Nemaha County:	57.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 5330
Northeast: 109
Midwest: 1279
South: 375
West: 370

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (51%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (19%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Electricity (20%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	2.4%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	3.5%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 48

Here:	7.5%
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)

Nemaha County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $6,506,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,860,000
Regular Highways: $1,348,000

General - Other: $374,000

Police Protection: $264,000

Financial Administration: $193,000

General Public Buildings: $190,000

Corrections - Other: $177,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $171,000

Central Staff Services: $153,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $65,000

Natural Resources - Other: $45,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $8,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $7,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $5,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000
General - Interest on Debt: $225,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $506,000
Health & Hospitals: $49,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,600,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,730,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,730,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,600,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $146,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $989,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,703,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $519,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $642,000
General Support: $271,000

Health & Hospitals: $164,000
Tax - Property: $1,387,000
Motor Vehicle License: $218,000

Public Utilities: $23,000

Other Selective Sales: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,939,000

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