Pierce County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Manufacturing (14.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.3%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

Pierce County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Pierce County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 3,929	(50.0%)
Females: 3,928	(50.0%)

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Pierce County:	2.6 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$38,674
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$328
State:	$497

Pierce County:	$97,439
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $124,242

Here:	$124,242
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,260

Here:	$63,260
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $69,462

Here:	$69,462
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $33,741

Here:	$33,741
State:	$103,899

Mobile homes: $49,256

Here:	$49,256
State:	$29,187

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 4
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pierce 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 $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pierce, Plainview, Osmond, Hadar, Foster, McLean.

Neighboring counties: Antelope County , Cedar County , Knox County , Madison County , Stanton County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pierce County: Cuthills Vineyards (A), Pierce Community Golf Course (B), Pierce County Fairgrounds (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pierce County include: Stark Valley Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Osmond Cemetery (3), Saint Josephs Cemetery (4), Lambrecht Cemetery (5), Prospect View Cemetery (6), Eden Valley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Willow Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Breslau Creek (A), Yankton Slough (B), East Branch North Fork Elkhorn River (C), Dry Creek (D), West Branch North Fork Elkhorn River (E), Hadar Creek (F), Turtle Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Pierce County: Willow Creek State Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.8%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 282
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 59 (56% naturalized citizens)

Pierce County:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,840
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 38
• 3 or 4: 31
• 5 to 9: 35
• 20 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 276
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Pierce County with a mortgage: 729 (51 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 815

Here:	47.2% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Pierce County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Pierce County-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 74.0 miles away from Pierce County center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 17.1 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 39.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from Pierce County center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,967 (76%) Carpooled: 354 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 180 (5%) Other means: 13 (0%) Worked at home: 359 (9%)

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,067 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.96%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.87% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($23,092 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($4,975 average AGI)

Pierce County:	1.10%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Madison County, NE	1.87% ($29,647 average AGI)
from Knox County, NE	0.70% ($23,000)
from Douglas County, NE	0.37% ($40,400)

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.35% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($20,639 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($8,903 average AGI)

Pierce County:	1.40%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Madison County, NE	2.55% ($25,606 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.68% ($20,579)
to Douglas County, NE	0.57% ($30,250)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,337 (1,236 aged, 101 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,773 (1,883 male householders, 257 female householders)

  1,880 spouses, 2,556 children (2,354 natural, 71 adopted, 131 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 23 other relatives, 84 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 954 (376 male householders (314 living alone)), 466 female householders (451 living alone)), 112 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 130 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 974 2-persons, 372 3-persons, 397 4-persons, 269 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 765 1-person, 52 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.6% of residents of Pierce County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $47,349,000 ($6156 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $374,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,765,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,875,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,524,000
Federal grants: $6,820,000
Federal procurement contracts: $728,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,637,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,021,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,414,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,919,000

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

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.78 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.5

Here:	5.4
State:	4.2

66% of Pierce County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Nebraska.

Pierce County:	66.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 6671
• Northeast: 32
• Midwest: 720
• South: 129
• West: 238

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

Here:	16.4%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	3.1%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	9.6%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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