Richardson County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 8,351 (46% urban, 54% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,984
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,009

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Land area: 553 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

2008 cost of living index in Richardson County: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Manufacturing (13.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Richardson County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
American Indian (3.3%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

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

Median resident age:	41.4 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 4,606	(48.3%)
Females: 4,925	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,169
County population in 2003: 8,956
Jobs in 2003: 2,916

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,444
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.9%

Average household size:

Richardson County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,386 ($29,884 in 2000)

This county	$33,386
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $50,673

Richardson County	$50,673
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median monthly rent in 2000: $298
Institutionalized population: 203
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Richardson County in 2000: $543

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 1

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Richardson County, NE map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Richardson County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $746 (1.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richardson 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: Falls City, Humboldt, Shubert, Rulo, Verdon, Stella, Dawson, Salem, Preston, Barada.

Neighboring counties: Brown County, Kansas , Doniphan County, Kansas , Holt County, Missouri , Nemaha County , Nemaha County, Kansas , Pawnee County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Richardson County: New Salem (A), Kirkmans Lakeview Gold Course (B), Kirkmans Cove Recreation Area Campground (C), Straussville Grain Incorporated Elevator (D), Straussville (E), Stella (F), Miles Ranch (G), Cornhusker Camp (H), Falls City Country Club (I), Salem (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Richardson County include: Prospect Church (A), Prairie Union Baptist Church (B), Fourmile Church (C), Bethany Church (D), Bethel United Methodist Church (E), Zion Church (F), Saint Peters Church (G), Falls Church (H), Saint Marys Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fricke Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Arago Cemetery (3), Iliff Cemetery (4), Hiem Cemetery (5), Athens Cemetery (6), Lynchburg Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bean Creek Reservoir 5-4 (A), Bean Creek Reservoir 5-5 (B), Bean Creek Reservoir 5-6 (C), Campbell Reservoir (D), Dorland Reservoir (E), Kirkmans Cove Lake (F), Towle-Martin Reservoir (G), Abel Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wine Branch (A), Honey Creek (B), Winnebago Creek (C), Bean Creek (D), Barneys Branch (E), Hoosier Creek (F), Sardine Creek (G), Canada Creek (H), Wolf Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Richardson County include: Sixth Principal Meridian Historical Marker (1), Margrave State Wildlife Management Area (2), Four Mile Creek State Wildlife Management Area (3), Verdon Lake State Recreation Area (4), First Oil Well Historical Marker (5), Kirkmans Cove Recreation Area (6), Kinters Ford State Wildlife Management Area (7), Indian Cave State Park (8). 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: 209
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 118 (55% naturalized citizens)

Richardson County:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 64 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 30

Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.9%

Richardson County marital status for males

Richardson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,893
One, attached: 36
Two: 71
3 or 4: 110
5 to 9: 63
10 to 19: 26
20 or more: 121
Mobile homes: 233
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Richardson County with a mortgage: 962 (46 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,338

Agriculture in Richardson County
Average size of farms: 438 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72335
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $146.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.70%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $74055
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78948
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.66
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.73%
Corn for grain: 86095 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3403 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 91266 harvested acres

Richardson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (12%)
Educational services (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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

India (45%)
Philippines (16%)
Italy (10%)
Canada (8%)
Iraq (8%)
Germany (3%)
Micronesia (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Richardson County:

German (49%)
United States or American (10%)
Irish (8%)
English (8%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Czech (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)

Richardson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,379 (79%)
Carpooled: 516 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 158 (4%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 226 (5%)

194 people in nursing homes
9 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 $36,980.

4.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,006 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.67%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.16% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($11,367 average AGI)
2.51% relocated from other states ($14,639 average AGI)
Richardson County: 2.51%
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 Lancaster County, NE	0.44% ($29,733 average AGI)
from Nemaha County, NE	0.44% ($24,467)
from Brown County, KS	0.35% ($18,833)

5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.75%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.18% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($13,939 average AGI)
2.57% relocated to other states ($12,188 average AGI)
Richardson County: 2.57%
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	0.82% ($24,821 average AGI)
to Nemaha County, NE	0.50% ($31,294)
to Douglas County, NE	0.47% ($20,625)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Births per 1000 population in Richardson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Richardson 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 Richardson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,181 (1,926 aged, 255 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.26
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10749.66
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 281.4
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 63012.16

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1099.400
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1843.790
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 45.81

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 53.08
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 68.71

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,325

In family households: 7,726 (2,149 male householders, 418 female householders)
2,129 spouses, 2,665 children (2,378 natural, 103 adopted, 184 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 44 other relatives, 152 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,599 (590 male householders (476 living alone)), 840 female householders (814 living alone)), 169 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 206 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,281 2-persons, 460 3-persons, 475 4-persons, 247 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,290 1-person, 113 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

96.8% of residents of Richardson County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,017,000 ($7881 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,066,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,436,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,263,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,829,000
Federal grants: $12,594,000
Federal procurement contracts: $563,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,332,000 ($40,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $437,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,318,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,766,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 440

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 779

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -452

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Richardson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 19
1995 to 1998: 99
1990 to 1994: 92
1980 to 1989: 234
1970 to 1979: 442
1960 to 1969: 492
1950 to 1959: 385
1940 to 1949: 388
1939 or earlier: 2,409

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Richardson County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 46 4 rooms: 310 5 rooms: 714 6 rooms: 648 7 rooms: 549 8 rooms: 329 9+ rooms: 371

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richardson County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 55 3 rooms: 160 4 rooms: 168 5 rooms: 259 6 rooms: 108 7 rooms: 108 8 rooms: 80 9+ rooms: 60

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Richardson County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 88 2 bedrooms: 887 3 bedrooms: 1,254 4 bedrooms: 545 5+ bedrooms: 202

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richardson County:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 244 2 bedrooms: 328 3 bedrooms: 249 4 bedrooms: 120 5+ bedrooms: 46

Cars and other vehicles available in Richardson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 118 1 vehicle: 772 2 vehicles: 1,164 3 vehicles: 610 4 vehicles: 222 5+ vehicles: 98

Cars and other vehicles available in Richardson County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 152 1 vehicle: 485 2 vehicles: 242 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 30 5+ vehicles: 5

63% of Richardson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Nebraska.

Richardson County:	63.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 6808
Northeast: 71
Midwest: 1687
South: 481
West: 325

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) Electricity (9%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Electricity (24%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71

Here:	6.1%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 62

Here:	9.6%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	5.1%
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 (Noninst.)

Richardson County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $205,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $621,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $605,000
General - Other: $568,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $259,000

Financial Administration: $207,000

Police Protection: $154,000

Central Staff Services: $125,000

Corrections - Other: $104,000

General Public Buildings: $17,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $11,000

Private Transit Subsidies: $9,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $4,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $400,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $99,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $421,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,030,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $479,000
General Support: $99,000

All Other: $80,000
Tax - Property: $1,588,000
NEC: $160,000

Motor Vehicle License: $54,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,200,000

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 under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Richardson County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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)