County population in 2016: 16,108 (45% urban, 55% rural); it was 15,396 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,839 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,820 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,487 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,703 (it was 1,573 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
33%
Land area: 616 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 26 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Otoe County: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.0%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (15.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,270 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,185 (1.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 9.9%
Otoe County:
9.9%
Nebraska:
11.4%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.3% for American Indian residents, 9.6% for other race residents, 23.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.9 years old
(Males: 39.7 years old, Females: 43.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.9 years old, Black residents: 22.9 years old, American Indian residents: 25.0 years old, Asian residents: 50.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.1 years old, Other race residents: 33.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Otoe County is $419 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Current college students: 496 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: 21.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 653 (28.6% naturalized citizens)
Otoe County:
4.1%
Whole state:
7.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 182
2000 to 2009: 315
1990 to 1999: 48
1980 to 1989: 47
1970 to 1979: 26
Before 1970: 49
Note: State values scaled to Otoe County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,149
One, attached: 141
Two: 158
3 or 4: 166
5 to 9: 103
10 to 19: 65
20 to 49: 138
50 or more: 107
Mobile homes: 160
Housing units in Otoe County with a mortgage: 2,709 (126 second mortgage, 198 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,045
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
60.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Otoe County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
6,549
26
Catholic
3,496
6
Evangelical Protestant
797
13
Other
546
4
None
4,352
-
Otoe County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Otoe County:
3.20 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Otoe County:
8.32 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
This county:
8.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Otoe County:
9.2%
Nebraska:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Otoe County:
31.6%
State:
28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.5%
State:
12.9%
Agriculture in Otoe County:
Average size of farms: 430 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $54,628 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $100.79 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.01% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $61,914 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 68.09% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.94% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $77,358 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.71% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.03 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.12% Corn for grain: 102211 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 4312 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 109331 harvested acres Vegetables: 21 harvested acres Land in orchards: 130 acres
Earthquake activity:
Otoe County-area historical earthquake activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 27.8 miles away from Otoe County center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 205.7 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 298.5 miles away from the county center On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from the county center On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 148.5 miles away from Otoe County center On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2015 to June 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4225: June 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4225, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Flooding, Incident Period: June 17, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3323: June 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 3323, Natural disaster type: Flood
Nebraska Flooding, Incident Period: May 24, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4013: August 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4013, Natural disaster type: Flood
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornado, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 13, 2010 to September 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1945: October 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1945, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 29, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1924: July 15, 2010, FEMA Id: 1924, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Severe Storms, Ice Jams, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 06, 2010 to April 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1902: April 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1902, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Nebraska Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1878: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1878, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1770: June 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 10, 2007 to December 12, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1739: January 11, 2008, FEMA Id: 1739, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 04, 2007 to May 19, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1706: June 06, 2007, FEMA Id: 1706, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Otoe County (18) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (24%)
Personal care and service occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Production occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (33%)
El Salvador (26%)
Colombia (9%)
South Africa (8%)
Guatemala (6%)
Honduras (6%)
Ecuador (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Otoe County (%):
German (46%)
American (8%)
English (6%)
Irish (3%)
Swedish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Austrian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,650 (79.4%)
Carpooled: 676 (9.5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 102 (1.4%)
Walked: 264 (3.7%)
Worked at home: 395 (5.6%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Otoe County, Nebraska in 2000:
296 people in nursing homes
28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in institutions for the blind
People in group quarters in Otoe County, Nebraska in 2010:
325 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
11 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
2 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $55,793.
6.30% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,592 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.30%
Nebraska average:
6.38%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.68% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($25,114 average AGI)
2.62% relocated from other states ($16,478 average AGI)
Otoe County:
2.62%
Nebraska average:
2.71%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.73% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,530 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.73%
Nebraska average:
6.57%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.37% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($26,627 average AGI)
2.36% relocated to other states ($14,903 average AGI)
Otoe County:
2.36%
Nebraska average:
2.88%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2
Births per 1000 population in Otoe County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Otoe County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Otoe County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.3% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Otoe County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Otoe County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,059 (2,738 aged, 321 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 302 (8%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Otoe County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (209)
Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (187)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (173)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (136)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (112)
Congestive heart failure (104)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (100)
Unspecified dementia (98)
Pneumonia, unspecified (97)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 12.91 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,901 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 232 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 29,571
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,180 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 864 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 54 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 84
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,108
In family households: 13,179 (2,209 male householders, 2,036 female householders)
3,396 spouses, 4,545 children (4,185 natural, 29 adopted, 335 stepchildren), 237 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 181 other relatives, 331 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,662 (1,013 male householders (845 living alone)), 1,254 female householders (1,142 living alone)), 397 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 262
Size of family households: 2,140 2-persons, 736 3-persons, 774 4-persons, 397 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.
2,606 married couples with children.
874 single-parent households (223 men, 651 women).
93.5% of residents of Otoe speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $88,899,000 ($5,740 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,010,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,026,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,324,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,660,000 Federal grants: $15,218,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,426,000 ($221,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,245,000 ($86,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $4,589,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,978,000 Federal Government insurance: $48,931,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 967
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 946
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
46 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +21
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +90
Here:
+6 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Otoe County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 214
2010 to 2013: 134
2000 to 2009: 802
1990 to 1999: 767
1980 to 1989: 422
1970 to 1979: 902
1960 to 1969: 686
1950 to 1959: 646
1940 to 1949: 371
1939 or earlier: 2,272
Note: State values scaled to Otoe population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Otoe County, Nebraska
Note: State values scaled to Otoe County population
no vehicle: 104
1 vehicle: 821
2 vehicles: 1,836
3 vehicles: 1,266
4 vehicles: 483
5+ vehicles: 243
no vehicle: 328
1 vehicle: 764
2 vehicles: 350
3 vehicles: 236
4 vehicles: 51
5+ vehicles: 37
86% of Otoe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Nebraska.
Otoe County:
86.4%
State average:
83.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,269
Other state: 4,062
Northeast: 115
Midwest: 2,440
South: 673
West: 816
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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