Thurston County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	39%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.6%), Public administration (11.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.4%), Manufacturing (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Thurston County, Nebraska:

Median resident age:	29.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 3,575	(49.9%)
Females: 3,596	(50.1%)

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Thurston County:	3.1 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,793
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$258
State:	$497

Thurston County:	$79,804
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $104,881

Here:	$104,881
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,663

Here:	$120,663
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $79,692

Here:	$79,692
State:	$134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $71,231

Here:	$71,231
State:	$103,899

Mobile homes: $24,038

Here:	$24,038
State:	$29,187

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: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

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

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

This county:	25.6%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Thurston 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 $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pender, Macy, Walthill, Winnebago, Rosalie, Thurston.

Neighboring counties: Burt County , Cuming County , Dakota County , Dixon County , Monona County, Iowa , Wayne County , Woodbury County, Iowa .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Thurston County: Twin Creeks Golf Club (A), Winnebago Indian Agency (B), Saint Augustine Indian Mission (C), Doctor Susan LaFlesche Picotte Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Thurston County: Saint Peters Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Meseal Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2), Winnebago Cemetery (3), Pilcher Cemetery (4), Rosehill Cemetery (5), Saint Augustine Mission Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Badger Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Rattlesnake Creek (A), Horsehead Creek (B), Middle Creek (C), Blackbird Creek (D), Morgan Creek (E), North Omaha Creek (F), Big Slough Creek (G), South Omaha Creek (H), Big Bear Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Thurston County: Winnebago Scouts Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.4%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 217
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 114 (37% naturalized citizens)

Thurston County:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,025
• One, attached: 27
• Two: 69
• 3 or 4: 88
• 5 to 9: 44
• 10 to 19: 53
• Mobile homes: 161

Housing units in Thurston County with a mortgage: 342 (16 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 650

Here:	34.5% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Thurston County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
On 6/17/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Thurston County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.1 miles away from Thurston County center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,754 (70%) Carpooled: 391 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Walked: 176 (7%) Other means: 19 (1%) Worked at home: 153 (6%)

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,711 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.35% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($14,157 average AGI)
2.28% relocated from other states ($9,554 average AGI)

Thurston County:	2.28%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

from Dakota County, NE	0.98% ($25,381 average AGI)
from Douglas County, NE	0.46% ($12,000)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.46% ($28,400)

7.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,169 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.56%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($13,705 average AGI)
3.01% relocated to other states ($11,464 average AGI)

Thurston County:	3.01%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Dakota County, NE	1.73% ($19,079 average AGI)
to Woodbury County, IA	0.87% ($23,263)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.64% ($24,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 22.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 986 (849 aged, 137 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,464 (1,018 male householders, 688 female householders)

  1,178 spouses, 2,612 children (2,463 natural, 51 adopted, 98 stepchildren), 497 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 138 other relatives, 210 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 607 (273 male householders (226 living alone)), 263 female householders (254 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 100 (95 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 610 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 305 4-persons, 233 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 151 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 480 1-person, 44 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

93.1% of residents of Thurston County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
4.5% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $82,703,000 ($11593 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $141,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,394,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,450,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,066,000
Federal grants: $40,665,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,094,000 ($50,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,034,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,292,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $705,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,094,000

Here:	117 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Here:	-39 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.91 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.5

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

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

Thurston County:	61.6%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 4137
• Northeast: 34
• Midwest: 2477
• South: 98
• West: 290

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000

Here:	7.7%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	2.9%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	16.4%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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