Wayne County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 9,211 (56% urban, 44% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,228
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,209

% of renters here:	35%
State:	33%

Land area: 443 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.5%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.0%), Manufacturing (13.1%), Retail trade (12.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 2%

Wayne County, Nebraska business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wayne County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Black (0.9%)
Other race (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	27.9 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 4,728	(48.0%)
Females: 5,123	(52.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,324
County population in 2003: 9,491
Jobs in 2003: 4,489

Total labor force in 2004: 5,698
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:

Wayne County:	2.5 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,158 ($32,366 in 2000)

This county	$36,158
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,913

Wayne County	$99,913
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $404
Institutionalized population: 61
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Wayne County in 2000: $740

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 3
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 1

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

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

Wayne County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Wayne County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 26.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,345 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne 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: Wayne, Winside, Hoskins, Carroll, Sholes.

Neighboring counties: Cedar County , Cuming County , Dixon County , Madison County , Pierce County , Stanton County , Thurston County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wayne County: Logan Valley Golf Course (A), Wayne County Fairgrounds (B), Wayne Country Club (C), Lions Club Camper Park (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wayne County include: Immanuel Church (A), Theophilus Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Zion Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), First Trinity Lutheran Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Trinity Cemetery (1), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (2), Immanuel Cemetery (3), LaPorte Cemetery (4), Pleasant View Cemetery (5), Elmwood Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Scheurich Reservoir (A), Brogren Reservoir (B), Dangberg Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Chapin Creek (A), Dog Creek (B), Deer Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wayne County include: Sioux Strip State Wildlife Management Area (1), Swimming Pool and Tennis Court Park (2), Wayne Historical Marker (3), Lions Club Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.0%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,296
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 163 (17% naturalized citizens)

Wayne County:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 90
1990 to 1994: 25
1985 to 1989: 15
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 10
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 23

Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.9%

Wayne County marital status for males

Wayne County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,901
One, attached: 31
Two: 130
3 or 4: 174
5 to 9: 171
10 to 19: 75
20 or more: 31
Mobile homes: 149

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 916 (78 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 734

Agriculture in Wayne County
Average size of farms: 452 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $187022
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $182.07
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $162872
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93269
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.46%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.49
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.17%
Corn for grain: 97861 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 91415 harvested acres

Wayne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Nebraska state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/19/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Mexico (56%)
Canada (11%)
Other Eastern Asia (7%)
Brazil (6%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Italy (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne County:

German (57%)
Irish (6%)
Swedish (6%)
English (4%)
Norwegian (3%)
United States or American (3%)
Czech (3%)

Wayne County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,957 (74%)
Carpooled: 513 (10%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 481 (9%)
Other means: 20 (0%)
Worked at home: 386 (7%)

People in group quarters in Wayne County, Nebraska

1070 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
61 people in nursing homes
54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
40 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,761.

8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.06%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.01% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($20,351 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($9,060 average AGI)
Wayne County: 2.05%
Nebraska average: 2.84%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Madison County, NE	1.14% ($32,714 average AGI)
from Dixon County, NE	0.65% ($30,000)
from Cedar County, NE	0.45% ($30,286)
from Douglas County, NE	0.39% ($24,500)
from Holt County, NE	0.36% ($24,182)
from Lancaster County, NE	0.32% ($14,600)

8.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,898 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.86%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.89% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($17,196 average AGI)
2.96% relocated to other states ($8,702 average AGI)
Wayne County: 2.96%
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 Madison County, NE	1.06% ($15,545 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.84% ($20,154)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.61% ($30,789)
to Dixon County, NE	0.42% ($16,154)
to Cedar County, NE	0.35% ($29,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Births per 1000 population in Wayne County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wayne County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,327 (1,225 aged, 102 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,619

In family households: 6,781 (1,968 male householders, 253 female householders)
1,877 spouses, 2,466 children (2,311 natural, 55 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 40 other relatives, 71 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,838 (581 male householders (344 living alone)), 656 female householders (524 living alone)), 601 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,232 (73 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,066 2-persons, 426 3-persons, 428 4-persons, 215 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 868 1-person, 214 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

1,747 married couples with children.
298 single-parent households (84 men, 214 women).

95.9% of residents of Wayne County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 62% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,828,000 ($5082 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $746,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,338,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,936,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,323,000
Federal grants: $10,193,000
Federal procurement contracts: $427,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,611,000 ($462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,352,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,606,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,195,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 542

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 376

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +59

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

Net internal migration: -848

Here:	-92 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wayne County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.16 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 56
1995 to 1998: 168
1990 to 1994: 144
1980 to 1989: 312
1970 to 1979: 509
1960 to 1969: 361
1950 to 1959: 472
1940 to 1949: 261
1939 or earlier: 1,379

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Nebraska:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 23
4 rooms: 182
5 rooms: 393
6 rooms: 358
7 rooms: 424
8 rooms: 384
9 or more rooms: 453

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Nebraska:

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 83
3 rooms: 228
4 rooms: 277
5 rooms: 168
6 rooms: 125
7 rooms: 187
8 rooms: 79
9 or more rooms: 54

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wayne County:

no bedroom: 18
1 bedroom: 27
2 bedrooms: 450
3 bedrooms: 949
4 bedrooms: 614
5 or more bedrooms: 170

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County:

no bedroom: 23
1 bedroom: 239
2 bedrooms: 456
3 bedrooms: 289
4 bedrooms: 155
5 or more bedrooms: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 38
1 vehicle: 483
2 vehicles: 948
3 vehicles: 525
4 vehicles: 133
5 or more vehicles: 101

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 61
1 vehicle: 428
2 vehicles: 481
3 vehicles: 153
4 vehicles: 48
5 or more vehicles: 38

51% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Nebraska.

Wayne County:	51.3%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 7611
Northeast: 66
Midwest: 1532
South: 108
West: 364

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $99,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (52%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Electricity (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (49%)
Electricity (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 88

Here:	8.6%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	0.9%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21

Here:	1.0%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Wayne County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $85,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,212,000
Central Staff Services: $719,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $235,000

General - Other: $216,000

Financial Administration: $208,000

Corrections - Other: $206,000

Natural Resources - Other: $130,000

Police Protection: $103,000

General Public Buildings: $46,000

Health Services - Other: $31,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Welfare - Other: $8,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $4,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $79,000
All Other: $22,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $65,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $65,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $239,000
General Revenue, NEC: $67,000

Property Sale Other: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $695,000
General Public Building: $210,000

Central Staff: $27,000

Financial Administration: $12,000

Corrections - Other: $7,000

Judicial: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,133,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $841,000
General Support: $171,000

Public Welfare: $39,000

Health & Hospitals: $5,000
Tax - Property: $1,824,000
NEC: $328,000

Motor Vehicle License: $231,000

Other Selective Sales: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,213,000

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