Sherman County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 3,013 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,123
Renter-occupied apartments: 271

% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

Land area: 566 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Sherman County: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Manufacturing (12.7%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 63%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 22%
Unpaid family work: 3%

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

Races in Sherman County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	43.3 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 1,634	(49.2%)
Females: 1,684	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,442
County population in 2003: 3,148
Jobs in 2003: 856

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,930
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:

Sherman County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,364 ($28,646 in 1999)

This county:	$34,364
Nebraska:	$47,085

2007 median house/condo value: $63,279 ($38,000 in 2000)

Sherman County:	$63,279
Nebraska:	$122,200

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $286 (lower quartile is $189, upper quartile is $381)

This county:	$286
State:	$497

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $978
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $249

Institutionalized population: 55

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 3
Thefts: 31
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Sherman County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $541 (1.2%)

Sherman County household income distribution in 2007

Sherman County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sherman County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.

Cities in this county include: Loup City, Litchfield, Ashton, Rockville, Hazard.

Neighboring counties: Buffalo County , Custer County , Greeley County , Howard County , Valley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Sherman County: Trade Winds Marina and Campground (A), Thunder Bay Area Campground (B), Oak Creek Area Campground (C), Marina Bay Campground (D), Redwood Area Campground (E), Loup City Fairgrounds (F), Loup City Golf Club (G), Ash Canyon Area Campground (H), Moon Creek Area Campground (I), Dead Horse Creek Area Campground (J), Fishermans Bridge Area Campground (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Sherman County: Immanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Litchfield Cemetery (2), Austin Cemetery (3), Saint Josephats Cemetery (4), Balsora Cemetery (5), Gray Cemetery (6), Evergreen Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Sherman Reservoir (A), Hickman Reservoir Number 1 (B), Gregg Reservoir (C), Lewandowski Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hays Creek (A), Oak Creek (B), Rock Creek (C), Brown Creek (D), Bloody Run Creek (E), Moon Creek (F), Dead Horse Creek (G), Wiggle Creek (H), Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sherman County include: Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area (1), Sherman Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area (2), Litchfield Recreation Grounds (3), Loup City Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.2%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 67
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (57% naturalized citizens)

Sherman County:	0.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 7

Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.6%

Sherman County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,524
One, attached: 20
Two: 13
3 or 4: 17
5 to 9: 7
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 14
Mobile homes: 239

Housing units in Sherman County with a mortgage: 262 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 424

Here:	38.2% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Sherman County
Average size of farms: 706 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $97073
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $186.63
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $94392
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.88%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $82974
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.48
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.33%
Corn for grain: 44764 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 928 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 13203 harvested acres

Sherman County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 fatalities and 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 11 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Construction (10%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Food (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (28%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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

Germany (50%)
Philippines (36%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman County:

German (37%)
Polish (33%)
English (6%)
Czech (4%)
United States or American (4%)
Irish (4%)
Norwegian (2%)

Sherman County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,136 (70%)
Carpooled: 164 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Walked: 108 (7%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 191 (12%)

55 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $31,588.

4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.95% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($29,017 average AGI)
1.03% relocated from other states ($8,569 average AGI)
Sherman County: 1.03%
Nebraska average: 2.84%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,374 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.34% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($20,516 average AGI)
1.25% relocated to other states ($3,857 average AGI)
Sherman County: 1.25%
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	1.83% ($22,227 average AGI)
to Hall County, NE	0.92% ($30,455)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.83% ($26,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Births per 1000 population in Sherman County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Sherman County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sherman County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 766 (723 aged, 43 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1028.280
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1542.420
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 32.13

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 64.27

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,263

In family households: 2,773 (842 male householders, 99 female householders)
817 spouses, 901 children (833 natural, 24 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 29 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 490 (194 male householders (166 living alone)), 254 female householders (252 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 55 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 515 2-persons, 168 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 418 1-person, 25 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

96.5% of residents of Sherman County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $31,924,000 ($10055 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $136,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,902,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,231,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,662,000
Federal grants: $9,825,000
Federal procurement contracts: $331,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $973,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $216,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,042,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,769,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 186

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

Deaths: 224

Here:	72 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: -159

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Sherman County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 50
1990 to 1994: 33
1980 to 1989: 126
1970 to 1979: 253
1960 to 1969: 200
1950 to 1959: 133
1940 to 1949: 151
1939 or earlier: 875

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sherman County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 162 5 rooms: 281 6 rooms: 266 7 rooms: 129 8 rooms: 116 9+ rooms: 150

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 34 4 rooms: 62 5 rooms: 64 6 rooms: 51 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 17 9+ rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sherman County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 321 3 bedrooms: 489 4 bedrooms: 209 5+ bedrooms: 70

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sherman County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 107 3 bedrooms: 95 4 bedrooms: 18 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 75 1 vehicle: 266 2 vehicles: 431 3 vehicles: 233 4 vehicles: 80 5+ vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Sherman County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 101 2 vehicles: 79 3 vehicles: 53 4 vehicles: 10 5+ vehicles: 2

71% of Sherman County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Nebraska.

Sherman County:	70.7%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 2824
Northeast: 33
Midwest: 238
South: 79
West: 104

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Electricity (21%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Electricity (20%) Wood (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	0.8%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	1.3%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	10.4%
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.)

Sherman County government finances in 2002:

Construction - Regular Highways: $239,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $744,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $195,000

Police Protection: $164,000

General - Other: $164,000

Central Staff Services: $111,000

Financial Administration: $73,000

General Public Buildings: $59,000

Natural Resources - Other: $43,000

Corrections - Other: $28,000

Libraries: $21,000

Health Services - Other: $13,000

Welfare - Other: $9,000

Solid Waste Management: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $63,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $63,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $75,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $46,000
Regular Highways: $5,000

Judicial: $2,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $895,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $507,000
General Support: $140,000
Tax - Property: $884,000
Motor Vehicle License: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $768,000

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)

Sherman 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)