Rock County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 1,515 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 558
Renter-occupied apartments: 205

% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

Land area: 1008 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	21.8%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

2008 cost of living index in Rock County: 74.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (31.4%), Educational,health and social services (16.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 52%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 31%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Rock County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	43.5 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 843	(48.0%)
Females: 913	(52.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,874
County population in 2003: 1,606
Jobs in 2003: 594

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Total labor force in 2004: 970
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:

Rock County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,817 ($25,795 in 2000)

This county	$28,817
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $49,240

Rock County	$49,240
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median monthly rent in 2000: $282
Institutionalized population: 30
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Rock County in 2000: $550

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: 3
Thefts: 16
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 10
Auto thefts: 0

Rock County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Rock County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 83.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 14.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $685 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rock County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bassett, Newport.

Neighboring counties: Boyd County , Brown County , Holt County , Keya Paha County , Loup County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Rock County: Frauen Ranch (A), Camp Meeting Ground (B), Bassett Country Club (C), Rock County Fairgrounds (D), Lane School (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rock County include: Rose Church (A), Roadside Bible Church (B), Cuba Church (C), Kirkwood Church (D), Sybrant Community Church (E), Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church (F), Valley Grove Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Thurman Cemetery (1), Putnam Cemetery (2), Duff Cemetery (3), Eureka Valley Cemetery (4), Willowdale Cemetery (5), Bassett Memorial Park (6), Rose Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pony Lake (A), Frazier Lake (B), George, Lake (C), Cameron Lake (D), Murphy Lake (E), Cash Lake (F), Carlisle Lake (G), Armstrong Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Laughing Water Creek (A), Short Pine Creek (B), Ash Creek (C), Oak Creek (D), Long Pine Creek (E), Middle Branch (F), Elk Creek (G), Dry Creek (H), Willow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Rock County: Spring Valley Park Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Rose Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.0%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 22
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (40% naturalized citizens)

Rock County:	0.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.2%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 810
One, attached: 6
Two: 20
3 or 4: 15
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 80

Housing units in Rock County with a mortgage: 138 (11 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 214

Agriculture in Rock County
Average size of farms: 2320 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $203484
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $75.75
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: 83.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $200801
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.62%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $85990
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.79
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.32%
Corn for grain: 17174 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12627 harvested acres

Rock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/29/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
Construction (12%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (3%)
Educational services (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (29%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

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

Philippines (60%)
Vietnam (40%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rock County:

German (33%)
United States or American (13%)
Irish (10%)
English (8%)
Swedish (5%)
Norwegian (4%)
Czech (4%)

Rock County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 571 (64%)
Carpooled: 88 (10%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 72 (8%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 158 (18%)

30 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $31,993.

6.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,256 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.01% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($20,615 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($8,641 average AGI)
Rock County: 1.73%
Nebraska average: 2.84%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Births per 1000 population in Rock County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Rock County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rock County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 381 (365 aged, 16 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 63.33
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11906.27
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2849.910
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 17986.07

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 765.790
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1850.670

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 57.37
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 63.82

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,726

In family households: 1,449 (410 male householders, 94 female householders)
428 spouses, 470 children (457 natural, 7 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 15 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 277 (109 male householders (94 living alone)), 142 female householders (137 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 30 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 276 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 231 1-person, 17 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

97.2% of residents of Rock County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $11,695,000 ($7407 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $0,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,421,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,885,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,055,000
Federal grants: $1,877,000
Federal procurement contracts: $91,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $366,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $179,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,262,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,215,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 81

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 118

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: -150

Here:	-96 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Rock County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.28 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 60
1970 to 1979: 172
1960 to 1969: 113
1950 to 1959: 126
1940 to 1949: 131
1939 or earlier: 281

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 60 5 rooms: 136 6 rooms: 139 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 42 9+ rooms: 72

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 45 5 rooms: 55 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 6 9+ rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rock County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 144 3 bedrooms: 282 4 bedrooms: 100 5+ bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 26 2 bedrooms: 66 3 bedrooms: 81 4 bedrooms: 28 5+ bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 147 2 vehicles: 209 3 vehicles: 121 4 vehicles: 37 5+ vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 82 2 vehicles: 64 3 vehicles: 32 4 vehicles: 14 5+ vehicles: 2

69% of Rock 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, 63% lived in Nebraska.

Rock County:	69.0%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 1426
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 195
South: 31
West: 69

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (37%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Wood (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%) Electricity (32%) Utility gas (20%) Wood (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	8.7%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	3.0%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Rock County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $107,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $393,000
Regular Highways: $332,000

Own Hospitals: $210,000

Police Protection: $206,000

Financial Administration: $111,000

Central Staff Services: $105,000

Health Services - Other: $55,000

Natural Resources - Other: $54,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $53,000

Libraries: $53,000

General Public Buildings: $33,000

Parks & Recreation: $9,000

Corrections - Other: $5,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $49,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $200,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $135,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $65,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $22,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $86,000
General Public Building: $21,000

Police Protection: $9,000

Health - Other: $6,000

Libraries: $2,000

General - Other: $2,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $557,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $65,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $324,000
All Other: $189,000

General Support: $19,000
Tax - Property: $1,059,000
NEC: $41,000

Other Selective Sales: $1,000

Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $613,000

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)

Rock County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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