Oliver County, North Dakota (ND)

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County population in July 2007: 1,725 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 677
Renter-occupied apartments: 114

% of renters here:	14%
State:	33%

Land area: 724 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Oliver County: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (34.1%), Educational,health and social services (16.9%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 19%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Oliver County, North Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Oliver County, North Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	42.0 years
North Dakota median age:	36.2 years

Males: 1,070	(51.8%)
Females: 995	(48.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $41,237
County population in 2003: 1,904
Jobs in 2003: 729

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,252
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.8%

Average household size:

Oliver County:	2.6 people
North Dakota:	2.4 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,339 ($36,650 in 1999)

This county:	$46,339
North Dakota:	$43,753

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $266 (lower quartile is $209, upper quartile is $330)

This county:	$266
State:	$457

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,246 (it was $62,100 in 2000)

Oliver County:	$98,246
North Dakota:	$106,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,175 - $149,436

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $137,537
Here: $137,537
State: $134,628

Townhouses or other attached units: $74,524
Here: $74,524
State: $149,237

In 2-unit structures: $114,262
Here: $114,262
State: $128,573

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,124
Here: $67,124
State: $101,453

Mobile homes: $33,333
Here: $33,333
State: $26,643

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,036
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $306

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: 0
Thefts: 5
Auto thefts: 1

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2004 Presidential Election results in Oliver County North Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 27.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $731 (1.2%)

Oliver County household income distribution in 2007

Oliver County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.9%
Whole state:	11.9%

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

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Oliver County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Center.

2005 air pollution in Oliver County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.061 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.057 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.012 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Burleigh County , McLean County , Mercer County , Morton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Oliver County: Van Oosting Ranch (A), Milton R Young Powerplant (B), OK Ranch (C), Cross Ranch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Yucca Cemetery (2), Spring Brook Cemetery (3), Bagley Cemetery (4), Bagnell Cemetery (5), Saint Benedict Cemetery (6), Gaines Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mandan Lake (A), Mosbrucker Lake (B), Nelson Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Sherk Creek (A), Hagel Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Oliver County include: Molander State Park (1), Molander Historic Site (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.0%
North Dakota:	4.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 39
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Oliver County:	0.3%
Whole state:	1.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 2 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: 23.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.4%

Oliver County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 732
One, attached: 13
Two: 6
3 or 4: 16
10 to 19: 8
20 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 118

Housing units in Oliver County with a mortgage: 167 (19 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147

Here:	53.2% with mortgage
State:	58.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,436
Total congregations: 4
Religions in Oliver County - Center

Agriculture in Oliver County
Average size of farms: 1315 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $73546
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $62.20
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $62042
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.52%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.75%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $100976
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.97%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.43%
Corn for grain: 1500 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 44039 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 260 harvested acres

Oliver County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Dakota state average. It is 3.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/18/1990, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
Mining (16%)
Utilities (14%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (24%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

India (67%)
Canada (33%)

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

German (59%)
Norwegian (14%)
United States or American (6%)
English (4%)
Irish (3%)
Scandinavian (2%)
German Russian (1%)

Oliver County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 612 (62%)
Carpooled: 149 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Walked: 59 (6%)
Worked at home: 163 (17%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,737.

4.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.79%
North Dakota average:	7.27%

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 North Dakota.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
North Dakota average:	7.80%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.40% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($19,377 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($3,667 average AGI)
Oliver County: 1.40%
North Dakota average: 4.16%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Burleigh County, ND	2.93% ($19,174 average AGI)
to Morton County, ND	1.28% ($39,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Births per 1000 population in Oliver County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Oliver County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Oliver County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 225 (199 aged, 26 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1434.090
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 606.730

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 45.15

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,064

In family households: 1,859 (535 male householders, 62 female householders)
557 spouses, 669 children (620 natural, 19 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 2 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 205 (96 male householders (83 living alone)), 88 female householders (83 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 275 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 117 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 166 1-person, 18 2-persons.

95.1% of residents of Oliver County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $10,447,000 ($5572 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,119,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,924,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,012,000
Federal grants: $2,127,000
Federal procurement contracts: $33,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $232,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $50,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $587,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,327,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 86

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	64 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 65

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -260

Here:	-143 per 1000 residents
State:	-29 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Oliver County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 51
1990 to 1994: 45
1980 to 1989: 127
1970 to 1979: 218
1960 to 1969: 76
1950 to 1959: 63
1940 to 1949: 73
1939 or earlier: 243

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Oliver County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 42 5 rooms: 153 6 rooms: 139 7 rooms: 118 8 rooms: 79 9+ rooms: 122

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oliver County, North Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 18 5 rooms: 22 6 rooms: 26 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 7 9+ rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Oliver County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 133 3 bedrooms: 356 4 bedrooms: 142 5+ bedrooms: 30

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Oliver County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 30 3 bedrooms: 45 4 bedrooms: 13 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Oliver County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 71 2 vehicles: 261 3 vehicles: 190 4 vehicles: 76 5+ vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Oliver County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 39 2 vehicles: 38 3 vehicles: 21 4 vehicles: 4 5+ vehicles: 0

77% of Oliver County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in North Dakota.

Oliver County:	76.9%
State average:	57.5%

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

This state: 1806
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 135
South: 30
West: 68

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66.2%) Electricity (17.3%) Coal or coke (10.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4.3%) Other fuel (1.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50.9%) Electricity (30.7%) Coal or coke (15.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	8.2%
North Dakota:	7.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	2.5%
North Dakota:	6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	38.7%
North Dakota:	10.5%

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.)

Oliver County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $53,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $799,000
General - Other: $318,000

Natural Resources - Other: $130,000

Welfare - Other: $127,000

Police Protection: $120,000

Financial Administration: $115,000

General Public Buildings: $105,000

Central Staff Services: $79,000

Health Services - Other: $61,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $45,000

Water Utilities: $13,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,994,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $71,346,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $65,369,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,977,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,029,000
General Revenue, NEC: $73,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,766,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $65,369,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $752,000
Highways: $235,000

General Support: $132,000

Public Welfare: $14,000
Tax - Property: $508,000
NEC: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $745,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

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

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)

Oliver County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

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