Thomas County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 600 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 239
Renter-occupied apartments: 86

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Land area: 713 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

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2008 cost of living index in Thomas County: 71.3 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (30.0%), Educational,health and social services (14.9%), Construction (12.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 56%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 24%
Unpaid family work: 4%

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

Races in Thomas County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

Median resident age:	44.2 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 364	(49.9%)
Females: 365	(50.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,292
County population in 2003: 670
Jobs in 2003: 342

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Total labor force in 2004: 455
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.6%

Average household size:

Thomas County:	2.2 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,739 ($27,292 in 1999)

This county:	$32,739
Nebraska:	$47,085

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $251 (lower quartile is $169, upper quartile is $295)

This county:	$251
State:	$497

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,491 (it was $37,800 in 2000)

Thomas County:	$56,491
Nebraska:	$122,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $23,308 - $100,134

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $95,466
Here: $95,466
State: $152,590

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,603
Here: $202,603
State: $181,921

Mobile homes: $5,804
Here: $5,804
State: $29,187

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $927
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $208

Thomas County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Thomas County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 85.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 13.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $424 (1.1%)

Thomas County household income distribution in 2007

Thomas County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Thomas County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thedford, Halsey, Seneca.

Neighboring counties: Blaine County , Cherry County , Hooker County , Logan County , McPherson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Thomas County: Bussard Ranch (A), Norway (B), Nutter Ranch (C), A L Ranch (D), Red Ranch (E), Collier Ranch (F), Fackler Ranch (G), Cowdin Ranch (H), Crawford Ranch (I), Arrowhead Campground (J), Atkinson Ranch (K), Paxton Ranch (L), Pearson Ranch (M), Hanks Ranch (N), Maesburg Ranch (O), Hardy Ranch (P), Walker Ranch (Q), Edelman Ranch (R), Ryman Brothers Ranch (S), McMillen Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Hillcreat Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Thomas County: The Sandhills Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	3.3%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 19
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (100% naturalized citizens)

Thomas County:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.4%

Thomas County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 381
One, attached: 2
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 5
Mobile homes: 52
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Thomas County with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 127

Here:	15.3% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 439
Total congregations: 6
Religions in Thomas County - Thedford, Halsey, Seneca

Agriculture in Thomas County
Average size of farms: 4415 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $133712
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $122949
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.53%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56452
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.30

Thomas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.

Thomas County-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 93% 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 98.9 miles away from Thomas County center
On 8/26/1991 at 11:49:15, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 13.0 miles away from the 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 74.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/25/1994 at 02:44:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from Thomas County center
On 9/30/1990 at 00:06:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/18/1990 at 02:47:03, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from Thomas County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%)
Construction (21%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Rail transportation (3%)
Machinery (3%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (19%)
Accommodation and food services (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Health care (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Private households (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (22%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other construction workers and helpers (4%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (58%)
Germany (42%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Thomas County (%):

German (33%)
United States or American (24%)
Irish (11%)
English (10%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Danish (3%)
Swedish (2%)

Thomas County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 227 (60%)
Carpooled: 39 (10%)
Walked: 73 (19%)
Other means: 11 (3%)
Worked at home: 31 (8%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,808.

8.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.59%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

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

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

10.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,222 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.34%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.75% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($30,407 average AGI)
4.60% relocated to other states ($7,815 average AGI)
Thomas County: 4.60%
Nebraska average: 3.31%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Births per 1000 population in Thomas County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Thomas County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 50.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Thomas County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 127 (0 aged, 0 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 642.050
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 963.080

Household type by relationship

Households: 729

In family households: 614 (189 male householders, 25 female householders)
200 spouses, 193 children (182 natural, 11 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 115 (40 male householders (38 living alone)), 70 female householders (66 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 118 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person, 6 2-persons.

97.1% of residents of Thomas County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $6,280,000 ($9782 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $75,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,544,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,190,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $74,000
Federal grants: $332,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,606,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,534,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $123,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $50,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 31

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

Deaths: 31

Here:	50 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: -100

Here:	-161 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Thomas County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.07 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:	5.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 37
1970 to 1979: 66
1960 to 1969: 52
1950 to 1959: 40
1940 to 1949: 48
1939 or earlier: 185

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thomas County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 15 5 rooms: 57 6 rooms: 61 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 23 9+ rooms: 37

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomas County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 6 5 rooms: 24 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 8 9+ rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thomas County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 54 3 bedrooms: 115 4 bedrooms: 36 5+ bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thomas County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 28 3 bedrooms: 30 4 bedrooms: 20 5+ bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 76 2 vehicles: 65 3 vehicles: 42 4 vehicles: 28 5+ vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Thomas County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 26 2 vehicles: 25 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 7 5+ vehicles: 9

71% of Thomas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Nebraska.

Thomas County:	71.5%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 532
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 110
South: 22
West: 39

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72.0%) Electricity (22.6%) Wood (2.9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.7%) Utility gas (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86.0%) Electricity (7.0%) Wood (4.7%) Utility gas (2.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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.)

Thomas County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $33,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $35,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $253,000
General - Other: $156,000

Central Staff Services: $82,000

Financial Administration: $33,000

Police Protection: $30,000

Libraries: $26,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000

General Public Buildings: $11,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Highways: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $17,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $902,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $146,000
General Support: $28,000

All Other: $11,000
Tax - Property: $378,000
NEC: $18,000

Motor Vehicle License: $5,000

Public Utilities: $3,000

Total General Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $187,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

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

Thomas County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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