Races in Valley County, Nebraska:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $33,694 ($27,926 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $272 (lower quartile is $205, upper quartile is $358)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $65,616 (it was $47,200 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,148 - $114,494

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $98,475

Here:	$98,475
State:	$147,392

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,669

Here:	$139,669
State:	$145,274

Mobile homes: $90,681

Here:	$90,681
State:	$29,187

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,001
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $283

Institutionalized population: 47

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,545 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,083 (2.0%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.8%
(15.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 46 years old
(Males: 45 years old, Females: 48 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 21 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 18 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

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.

Valley County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Click to draw/clear Valley County borders

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

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

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)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 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

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.26%

Here		70.3%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 3,265
Total congregations: 14

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	1,417 (43.4%)	783 (24.0%)	247 (7.6%)	245 (7.5%)	573 (17.5%)
Congregations	2 (14.3%)	4 (28.6%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	6 (42.9%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Valley County - Ord, Arcadia, North Loup, Elyria

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Valley County:

Average size of farms: 751 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $168,541
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $197.45
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $151,799
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.31%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $104,771
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.59
Corn for grain: 54818 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1065 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 18312 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Valley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 5.3 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.

Earthquake activity:

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 the 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 the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Nebraska Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 1, 2010 to August 29, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1924): July 15, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1924, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Ice Jams, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 6, 2010 to April 3, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1902): April 21, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1902, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1770): June 20, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 28, 2007 to June 2, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1714): July 24, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1714, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 19, 2006 to January 1, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1674): January 7, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1674, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: November 27, 2005 to November 28, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1627): January 26, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1627, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3245): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Nebraska Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 9, 2003 to July 14, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1480): July 21, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1480, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Nebraska Snow Storm, Ice Storm, Incident Period: April 10, 1994 to April 13, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1027): May 9, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1027, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Snow
• Nebraska Storms, Ice Jams, Snowmelt, Flooding, Incident Period: March 24, 1978, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-552): March 24, 1978, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-552, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Valley County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Snows: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Storm: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,943.

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

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)

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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 22.12
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13514.71
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2101.310
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 34903.78

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 885.960
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1249.430
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 22.72

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43.46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 68.15

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,211

• In family households: 3,406 (1,019 male householders, 173 female householders)

  1,041 spouses, 1,058 children (965 natural, 39 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 10 other relatives, 49 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 805 (356 male householders (321 living alone)), 374 female householders (351 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 49 (47 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 671 2-persons, 216 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 672 1-person, 46 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 6-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

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

Births: 250

Deaths: 346

Net international migration: 0

Net internal migration: -142

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

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.

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51

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

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 67
• Number of aged recipients: 15
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 52
• Number of recipients under 18: 5
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 38
• Number of recipients older than 64: 24
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 39
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 21

Most common first names in Valley County, NE among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	60	84.4 years
John	56	79.7 years
Frank	54	80.3 years
William	52	80.6 years
Anna	44	86.2 years
George	38	79.5 years
Joseph	35	82.6 years
Edward	32	75.7 years
James	30	79.2 years
Robert	28	70.6 years

Most common last names in Valley County, NE among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	24	80.2 years
Nelson	21	77.4 years
Jensen	17	82.3 years
Anderson	16	80.8 years
Holmes	15	77.1 years
Hill	14	81.0 years
Miller	14	81.9 years
Williams	12	81.8 years
Clement	12	77.6 years
John	12	80.8 years

Businesses in Valley County, NE
Name	Count		Name	Count
Arby's	1		McDonald's	1
FedEx	1		Nike	1
H&R Block	1		Pizza Hut	1
La-Z-Boy	1		True Value	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	1

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