Sheridan County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (22.4%), Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Retail trade (12.2%).

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Races in Sheridan County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	42.0 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 3,035	(49.0%)
Females: 3,163	(51.0%)

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Sheridan County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,369
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$293
State:	$497

Sheridan County:	$71,286
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $114,193

Here:	$114,193
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,853

Here:	$85,853
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $44,800

Here:	$44,800
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $24,368

Here:	$24,368
State:	$103,899

Mobile homes: $34,300

Here:	$34,300
State:	$29,187

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 32
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	13.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sheridan 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: Gordon, Rushville, Hay Springs, Cisco, Clinton, Pine Ridge.

Neighboring counties: Box Butte County , Cherry County , Dawes County , Garden County , Grant County , Shannon County, South Dakota , Morrill County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sheridan County: Forney Ranch (A), Nelson Ranch (B), Blaine and Blake Beguin Ranch (C), Lakeside (D), Bob Beguin Ranch (E), Twin Lakes Ranch (F), Nielson Ranch (G), Brennan Ranch (H), Britt Ranch (I), Budd Ranch (J), Koch Ranch (K), C Hamilton Ranch (L), T Strasburger Ranch (M), Strasburger Ranch (N), A Hamilton Ranch (O), Gordon Country Club (P), Star Ranch (Q), Wilson Ranch (R), Spring Lake Ranch (S), Willy Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sheridan County include: Sacred Heart Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Pleasant Point Community Church (C), Friends Church (D), New Hope Church (E), Bingham Congregational Church (F), Saint Peters Church (G), Extension Chapel (H), Saint Marys Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Amity Cemetery (2), Bethel Cemetery (3), Beguin Cemetery (4), Beaver Valley Cemetery (5), Neely Flat Cemetery (6), Movotny Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Wilson Lake (A), Walgren Lake (B), Albrecht Lake (C), McAlister Lake (D), Miller Lake (E), Mulhall Lake (F), Fenner Lakes (G), Willy Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Patton Creek (A), Hay Springs Creek (B), Pine Creek (C), Rush Creek (D), Little Beaver Creek (E), Box Butte Creek (F), Larrabee Creek (G), Sturgeon Drain (H), Deer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sheridan County include: Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1), Spade Ranch Historical Marker (2), Mari Sandoz State Historical Marker (3), Antioch Potash Boom-Town Historical Marker (4), Walgren Lake State Recreation Area (5), Metcalf State Wildlife Management Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Whiteclay Post Office (A), Antioch Post Office (B), Bingham Post Office (C), Ellsworth Post Office (D), Lakeside Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.6%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 186
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 45 (87% naturalized citizens)

Sheridan County:	0.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,467
• One, attached: 36
• Two: 37
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 35
• 10 to 19: 36
• 20 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 347
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Sheridan County with a mortgage: 457 (13 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 627

Here:	42.2% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Sheridan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/25/1978, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Sheridan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.0 miles away from Sheridan County center
On 1/28/1990 at 04:59:59, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/1998 at 16:26:38, a magnitude 3.4 (3.1 MB, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1996 at 02:48:08, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.0 miles away from Sheridan County center
On 2/20/1993 at 13:08:10, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/2/1990 at 04:15:27, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.7 miles away from Sheridan County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,941 (65%) Carpooled: 370 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 225 (8%) Other means: 16 (1%) Worked at home: 417 (14%)

6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,388 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.51% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($10,052 average AGI)
3.84% relocated from other states ($18,343 average AGI)

Sheridan County:	3.84%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Dawes County, NE	0.81% ($23,059 average AGI)
from Shannon County, SD	0.62% ($35,154)

8.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.18%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.23% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($14,369 average AGI)
3.95% relocated to other states ($11,545 average AGI)

Sheridan County:	3.95%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Dawes County, NE	0.98% ($29,762 average AGI)
to Box Butte County, NE	0.70% ($34,667)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.46% ($38,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,337 (1,247 aged, 90 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,183 (1,438 male householders, 306 female householders)

  1,446 spouses, 1,778 children (1,624 natural, 51 adopted, 103 stepchildren), 69 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 31 other relatives, 61 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 878 (367 male householders (328 living alone)), 444 female householders (424 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 137 (130 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 882 2-persons, 354 3-persons, 277 4-persons, 151 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 752 1-person, 50 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

95.9% of residents of Sheridan County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $42,565,000 ($7317 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $450,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,467,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,938,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,273,000
Federal grants: $9,242,000
Federal procurement contracts: $310,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,334,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $521,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,825,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,250,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-81 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.96 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.5

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

62% of Sheridan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Nebraska.

Sheridan County:	62.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 4234
• Northeast: 62
• Midwest: 1218
• South: 138
• West: 480

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,500

Here:	2.8%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	1.1%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	13.9%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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