Phelps County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 9,449 (58% urban, 42% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,815
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,029

% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

Land area: 540 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 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:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.1%), Manufacturing (13.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Phelps County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Other race (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

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

Males: 4,777	(49.0%)
Females: 4,970	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,009
County population in 2003: 9,618
Jobs in 2003: 4,981

Total labor force in 2004: 5,437
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.1%

Average household size:

Phelps County:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,692 ($37,319 in 2000)

This county	$41,692
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,009

Phelps County	$93,009
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $378
Institutionalized population: 255
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Phelps County in 2000: $713

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 14
Thefts: 19
Auto thefts: 3

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 13
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 4

Phelps County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Phelps County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 81.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,201 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Phelps County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.

Cities in this county include: Holdrege, Bertrand, Loomis, Funk, Atlanta.

Neighboring counties: Buffalo County , Dawson County , Franklin County , Furnas County , Gosper County , Harlan County , Kearney County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Phelps County: Hi-Line Golf Course (A), Wac (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Phelps County include: Holcomb Church (A), Adullam Church (B), Moses Hill Church (C), Emmaus Free Church (D), Williamsburg Church (E), Westmark Evangelical Free Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fridhem Cemetery (1), Prairie Home Cemetery (2), McGill Cemetery (3), Highland Cemetery (4), Shaw Cemetery (5), Immanuel Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Moses Hill Lagoon (A), Johnson Reservoir (B), Richardson Lagoon (C), Atlanta Marsh (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sacramento Creek (A), Plum Creek (B), Whisky Slough (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Phelps County include: Site of Old Sacramento Historical Marker (1), Funk Federal Waterfowl Production Area (2), Atlanta Marsh National Wildlife Management A (3), Atlanta Prisoner of War Camp Historical Marker (4), Cottonwood Federal Waterfowl Production Area (5), Jones Federal Waterfowl Production Area (6), Johnson Federal Waterfowl Production Area (7), Lynder Federal Waterfowl Production Area (8), Richardson Lagoon State Wildlife Mgt Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.9%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 227
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 82 (71% naturalized citizens)

Phelps County:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 17
1990 to 1994: 38
1985 to 1989: 11
1980 to 1984: 1
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.0%

Phelps County marital status for males

Phelps County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,516
One, attached: 31
Two: 75
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 67
10 to 19: 41
20 or more: 76
Mobile homes: 302

Housing units in Phelps County with a mortgage: 1,210 (79 second mortgage, 102 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,133

Agriculture in Phelps County
Average size of farms: 779 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $726127
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $319.07
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: 74.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $660644
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 74.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.88%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $205673
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 75.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 43.67
Corn for grain: 153394 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3662 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 102895 harvested acres
Vegetables: 14 harvested acres

Phelps County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/15/1960, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Construction (11%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

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

Mexico (56%)
Korea (15%)
Haiti (13%)
Philippines (7%)
Germany (5%)
Yugoslavia (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Phelps County:

German (37%)
Swedish (23%)
Irish (7%)
English (7%)
United States or American (4%)
Polish (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Phelps County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,851 (79%)
Carpooled: 511 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 225 (5%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 268 (5%)

254 people in nursing homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,868.

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.47% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($19,157 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($10,214 average AGI)
Phelps County: 1.93%
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 Buffalo County, NE	0.78% ($28,536 average AGI)
from Kearney County, NE	0.42% ($24,467)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.42% ($12,800)
from Dawson County, NE	0.39% ($27,071)

7.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,985 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.40%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.39% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,765 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($7,216 average AGI)
Phelps County: 2.02%
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 Buffalo County, NE	1.46% ($36,472 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.75% ($20,259)
to Douglas County, NE	0.36% ($34,462)
to Kearney County, NE	0.36% ($27,308)
to Dawson County, NE	0.28% ($14,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Births per 1000 population in Phelps County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Phelps County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Phelps County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,861 (1,670 aged, 191 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,494

In family households: 8,199 (2,320 male householders, 370 female householders)
2,403 spouses, 2,847 children (2,605 natural, 121 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 47 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,295 (578 male householders (504 living alone)), 572 female householders (522 living alone)), 145 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 253 (249 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,277 2-persons, 520 3-persons, 530 4-persons, 249 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,026 1-person, 107 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 6-persons.

2,107 married couples with children.
390 single-parent households (102 men, 288 women).

96.8% of residents of Phelps County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,880,000 ($6528 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $495,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,392,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,593,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,785,000
Federal grants: $9,228,000
Federal procurement contracts: $698,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,184,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $594,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,282,000
Federal Government insurance: $79,201,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 577

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 589

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5

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

Net internal migration: -277

Here:	-29 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Phelps County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.33 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 52
1995 to 1998: 153
1990 to 1994: 87
1980 to 1989: 287
1970 to 1979: 700
1960 to 1969: 404
1950 to 1959: 520
1940 to 1949: 429
1939 or earlier: 1,559

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 49
4 rooms: 210
5 rooms: 531
6 rooms: 486
7 rooms: 435
8 rooms: 505
9 or more rooms: 599

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 63
3 rooms: 161
4 rooms: 222
5 rooms: 211
6 rooms: 134
7 rooms: 101
8 rooms: 64
9 or more rooms: 73

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 53
2 bedrooms: 657
3 bedrooms: 1,114
4 bedrooms: 730
5 or more bedrooms: 261

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Phelps County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 257
2 bedrooms: 378
3 bedrooms: 246
4 bedrooms: 109
5 or more bedrooms: 39

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

no vehicle: 59
1 vehicle: 500
2 vehicles: 1,285
3 vehicles: 640
4 vehicles: 253
5 or more vehicles: 78

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

no vehicle: 85
1 vehicle: 410
2 vehicles: 357
3 vehicles: 97
4 vehicles: 45
5 or more vehicles: 35

63% of Phelps County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Nebraska.

Phelps County:	63.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 7656
Northeast: 176
Midwest: 1033
South: 239
West: 548

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (76%)
Electricity (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (61%)
Electricity (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	4.4%
Nebraska:	14.6%

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

Here:	1.8%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	8.8%
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)

Phelps County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $160,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $459,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $1,219,000
Regular Highways: $1,017,000

Financial Administration: $288,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $283,000

Police Protection: $270,000

Corrections - Other: $196,000

Central Staff Services: $189,000

Natural Resources - Other: $130,000

Libraries: $122,000

General Public Buildings: $79,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $14,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $185,000
Interest Earnings: $178,000

Property Sale Other: $153,000

Special Assessments: $39,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $566,000
Police Protection: $58,000

General - Other: $28,000

Judicial: $14,000

Financial Administration: $7,000

Natural Resource - Other: $4,000

General Public Building: $2,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,180,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $707,000
General Support: $193,000

All Other: $99,000

Public Welfare: $25,000
Tax - Property: $1,425,000
Motor Vehicle License: $400,000

NEC: $105,000

Total General Sales: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,429,000

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