Valley County, Nebraska (NE)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.4%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Valley County, Nebraska:

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

Males: 2,223	(47.8%)
Females: 2,424	(52.2%)

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Valley County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

This county:	$33,500
Nebraska:	$47,085

This county:	$262
State:	$497

Valley County:	$70,539
Nebraska:	$122,200

Detached houses: $94,982

Here:	$94,982
State:	$152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $76,928

Here:	$76,928
State:	$157,382

In 2-unit structures: $27,569

Here:	$27,569
State:	$134,316

Mobile homes: $37,624

Here:	$37,624
State:	$29,187

This county:	12.8%
Whole state:	9.7%

This county:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Valley 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: Ord, Arcadia, North Loup, Elyria.

Neighboring counties: Custer County , Garfield County , Greeley County , Sherman County , Wheeler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Valley County: Davis Creek Dam Campground (A), School Number 9 (B), Jungmann Hall (C), Lone Star School (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Valley County include: Geranium Church (A), Boleszpn Church (B), Evangelical Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Davis Creek Cemetery (1), Round Park Cemetery (2), Hillside Cemetery (3), Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery (4), Bohemian Cemetery (5), Elyria Cemetery (6), Evangelical Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Rejda Reservoir (A), Bredthauer Reservoir (B), Oldfather Reservoir (C), Hardenbrook Diversion Reservoir (D), Hruby Reservoir (E), Lewin Reservoir (F), Larsen-Schwartzlander Reservoir (G), Wolf Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Bean Creek (A), Elm Creek (B), Lee Creek (C), Messenger Creek (D), South Branch Mira Creek (E), Gravel Creek (F), North Branch Mira Creek (G), Dane Creek (H), Cottonwood Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Valley County include: Fort Hartsuff Historical Park (1), Fort Hartsuff Historical Marker (2), Evelyn Sharp Historical Marker (3), Blizzard of 1888 Historical Marker (4), Davis Creek State Wildlife Management Area (5), Calamus Townsite Historical Marker (6), Scotia Canal State Wildlife Management Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.2%
Nebraska:	4.4%

Current college students: 100
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 50 (50% naturalized citizens)

Valley County:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,925
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 25
• 3 or 4: 56
• 5 to 9: 32
• 10 to 19: 24
• 20 or more: 38
• Mobile homes: 138

Housing units in Valley County with a mortgage: 434 (27 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 612

Here:	41.5% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Valley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 5.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 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.

Valley County-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.3 miles away from Valley County center
On 6/20/2002 at 04:29:40, a magnitude 3.5 (3.3 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 18.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 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 3.1 miles away from Valley County center
On 8/26/1991 at 11:49:15, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Valley County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,618 (73%) Carpooled: 164 (7%) Ferryboat: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 155 (7%) Other means: 22 (1%) Worked at home: 240 (11%)

6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,535 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.79% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($24,101 average AGI)
1.45% relocated from other states ($7,434 average AGI)

Valley County:	1.45%
Nebraska average:	2.84%

6.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,459 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.38% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($23,009 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($5,441 average AGI)

Valley County:	1.56%
Nebraska average:	3.31%

to Lancaster County, NE	1.00% ($23,688 average AGI)
to Buffalo County, NE	0.75% ($32,333)

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

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,105 (1,022 aged, 83 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,859 (1,132 male householders, 174 female householders)

  1,173 spouses, 1,288 children (1,158 natural, 33 adopted, 97 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 4 other relatives, 42 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 702 (273 male householders (247 living alone)), 382 female householders (358 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 86 (72 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 692 2-persons, 240 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 114 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 605 1-person, 46 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

96.2% of residents of Valley County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $36,720,000 ($8122 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $319,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,310,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,335,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,566,000
Federal grants: $9,393,000
Federal procurement contracts: $315,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,802,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $246,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,313,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,975,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.69 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.5

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

67% of Valley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Nebraska.

Valley County:	67.1%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 4008
• Northeast: 42
• Midwest: 278
• South: 106
• West: 149

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000

Here:	9.1%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Here:	3.9%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Here:	17.5%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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