York County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in 2005: 14,397 (53% urban, 47% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,982
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,740

% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

Land area: 576 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Manufacturing (12.7%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in York County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Black (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Other race (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 6,974	(47.8%)
Females: 7,624	(52.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,883
County population in 2003: 14,351
Jobs in 2003: 8,740

Total labor force in 2004: 8,094
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.1%

Average household size:

York County:	2.4 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,439 ($37,093 in 2000)

This county	$41,439
Nebraska:	$43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $97,568

York County	$97,568
Nebraska:	$113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $439
Institutionalized population: 424
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in York County in 2000: $706

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 58
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: 4
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 57
Auto thefts: 6

York County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in York County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 19.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,296 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in York County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.

Cities in this county include: York, Henderson, McCool Junction, Bradshaw, Benedict, Gresham, Waco, Thayer, Lushton.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Clay County , Fillmore County , Hamilton County , Polk County , Saline County , Seward County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in York County: Western Campground (A), Double Nickel Campground (B), Henderson/York KOA Kampground (C), York Rest Area - Westbound (D), York Rest Area - Eastbound (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in York County include: Council Church (A), New Heights Assembly of God Church (B), Arborville Congregational Church (C), Ebenezer Church (D), Emmanuel Church (E), Saint Pauls Church (F), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cashler Cemetery (1), Arborville Cemetery (2), Saint Josephs Cemetery (3), Buller Cemetery (4), Gilmore Cemetery (5), Blue Valley Cemetery (6), Dewitt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Freeman Lake (A), Sacks Lake (B), Bailey Reservoir (C), Recharge Lake (D), Rech-Smith Reservoir (E), Bjerrum Reservoir (F), Peters Reservoir (G), Bulgrin-York County Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Antelope Creek (B), Stone Creek (C), Dry Run (D), Galaway Creek (E), Wildcat Creek (F), Coon Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in York County include: Sinninger Federal Waterfowl Production Area (1), Spikerush State Wildlife Management Area (2), Freeman Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area (3), Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area (4), Nebraska City-Fort Kearny Cut-off Historical Marker (5), County Line Federal Waterfowl Production Area (6), Kirkpatrick Basin South State Wildlife Management Area (7), Kirkpatrick Basin North State Wildlife Management Area (8), Crossing the Plains Sculpture (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.1%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 890
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 247 (31% naturalized citizens)

York County:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 113
1990 to 1994: 47
1985 to 1989: 8
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 4
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 48

Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.1%

York County marital status for males

York County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,817
One, attached: 90
Two: 169
3 or 4: 239
5 to 9: 146
10 to 19: 163
20 or more: 295
Mobile homes: 253

Housing units in York County with a mortgage: 1,854 (193 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,388

Agriculture in York County
Average size of farms: 573 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $260669
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $294.59
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $221504
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.95%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $180841
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.69%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.30%
Corn for grain: 196068 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 141 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 96987 harvested acres
Vegetables: 53 harvested acres

York County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/4/1994, a tornado injured one person

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (10%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Mexico (34%)
Other Northern Europe (13%)
Korea (11%)
Honduras (6%)
Japan (6%)
Canada (6%)
Germany (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in York County:

German (52%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
Swedish (5%)
United States or American (4%)
Dutch (3%)
Czech (2%)

York County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,538 (77%)
Carpooled: 760 (11%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 410 (6%)
Other means: 48 (1%)
Worked at home: 418 (6%)

People in group quarters in York County, Nebraska

271 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
191 people in state prisons
181 people in nursing homes
37 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,209.

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.56% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($18,962 average AGI)
2.39% relocated from other states ($11,170 average AGI)
York County: 2.39%
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 Lancaster County, NE	0.82% ($26,023 average AGI)
from Fillmore County, NE	0.46% ($32,625)
from Polk County, NE	0.46% ($24,458)
from Hamilton County, NE	0.40% ($21,714)
from Seward County, NE	0.38% ($31,750)
from Douglas County, NE	0.25% ($15,462)
from Hall County, NE	0.25% ($26,000)

7.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,787 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.83%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.39% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($19,072 average AGI)
2.44% relocated to other states ($9,715 average AGI)
York County: 2.44%
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 Lancaster County, NE	2.08% ($23,591 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.51% ($29,444)
to Fillmore County, NE	0.49% ($26,808)
to Polk County, NE	0.34% ($27,667)
to Hamilton County, NE	0.30% ($37,125)
to Seward County, NE	0.28% ($38,800)
to Hall County, NE	0.19% ($42,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in York County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population in York County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in York County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,674 (2,459 aged, 215 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,875

In family households: 11,848 (3,414 male householders, 548 female householders)
3,480 spouses, 4,084 children (3,761 natural, 127 adopted, 196 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 38 other relatives, 139 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,027 (769 male householders (654 living alone)), 987 female householders (931 living alone)), 271 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 723 (426 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,026 2-persons, 743 3-persons, 682 4-persons, 346 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,585 1-person, 123 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

2,982 married couples with children.
539 single-parent households (133 men, 406 women).

94.7% of residents of York County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,019,000 ($6046 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,009,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,322,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,975,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,848,000
Federal grants: $7,980,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,930,000 ($4,263,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,963,000 ($727,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $546,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,379,000
Federal Government insurance: $81,396,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 927

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 737

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +104

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -479

Here:	-33 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in York County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 97
1995 to 1998: 255
1990 to 1994: 255
1980 to 1989: 510
1970 to 1979: 1,078
1960 to 1969: 746
1950 to 1959: 572
1940 to 1949: 486
1939 or earlier: 2,173

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 25
3 rooms: 55
4 rooms: 231
5 rooms: 767
6 rooms: 655
7 rooms: 697
8 rooms: 625
9 or more rooms: 927

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 180
3 rooms: 305
4 rooms: 474
5 rooms: 262
6 rooms: 200
7 rooms: 138
8 rooms: 61
9 or more rooms: 114

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 67
2 bedrooms: 961
3 bedrooms: 1,651
4 bedrooms: 1,010
5 or more bedrooms: 293

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in York County:

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 463
2 bedrooms: 702
3 bedrooms: 378
4 bedrooms: 127
5 or more bedrooms: 57

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

no vehicle: 68
1 vehicle: 935
2 vehicles: 1,770
3 vehicles: 828
4 vehicles: 260
5 or more vehicles: 121

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

no vehicle: 235
1 vehicle: 805
2 vehicles: 492
3 vehicles: 141
4 vehicles: 37
5 or more vehicles: 30

60% of York 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, 54% lived in Nebraska.

York County:	59.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 10986
Northeast: 122
Midwest: 1756
South: 605
West: 842

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,800

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 (58%)
Electricity (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (44%)
Electricity (40%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 240

Here:	14.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34

Here:	3.4%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 530

Here:	63.4%
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)

York County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $321,000
Hospital Public: $0
Construction - Regular Highways: $541,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,661,000
Corrections - Other: $1,072,000

General - Other: $965,000

Central Staff Services: $518,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $373,000

Financial Administration: $214,000

Health Services - Other: $162,000

Natural Resources - Other: $151,000

General Public Buildings: $133,000

Welfare - Other: $124,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $28,000

Police Protection: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $150,000
Electric Utilities: $0
General - Interest on Debt: $49,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $111,000
General Support: $101,000

Highways: $63,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,265,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $860,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $405,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $89,000
General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $327,000
General - Other: $121,000

Corrections - Other: $60,000

General Public Building: $55,000

Central Staff: $15,000

Natural Resource - Other: $7,000

Judicial: $4,000

Welfare - Other: $4,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,008,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,230,000
General Support: $148,000

All Other: $82,000

Public Welfare: $26,000

Health & Hospitals: $17,000
Tax - Property: $4,308,000
NEC: $681,000

Motor Vehicle License: $75,000

Total General Sales: $1,000

Other Selective Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,062,000

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