Clay Center, NE (Nebraska) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 751 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 751 (3 farm, 748 nonfarm))

Clay Center, Nebraska Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 377 (345 occupied: 265 owner occupied, 80 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

Housing density: 532 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,040.

Median contract rent in 2007: $377 (lower quartile is $284, upper quartile is $412)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $392

Median gross rent in Clay Center, NE in 2007: $437

Housing units in Clay Center with a mortgage: 127 (9 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 117

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,931 (it was $57,500 in 2000)

Clay Center:	$85,931
Nebraska:	$122,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,246 - $152,276

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $89,703
Here: $89,703
State: $152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $31,630
Here: $31,630
State: $157,382

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $397,665
Here: $397,665
State: $181,921

Mobile homes: $12,778
Here: $12,778
State: $29,187

Household type by relationship

Households: 871

In family households: 763 (211 male householders, 38 female householders)
207 spouses, 278 children (264 natural, 4 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 108 (41 male householders (35 living alone)), 57 female householders (55 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 110 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

182 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (12 men, 40 women).

95.7% of residents of Clay Center speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 26 (3.0%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clay Center, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 55 6 rooms: 46 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 53

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay Center, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 6
1990 to 1994: 3
1980 to 1989: 22
1970 to 1979: 69
1960 to 1969: 50
1950 to 1959: 26
1940 to 1949: 42
1939 or earlier: 155

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay Center:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 64 3 bedrooms: 112 4 bedrooms: 67 5 or more bedrooms: 20

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay Center:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 31 3 bedrooms: 26 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Clay Center in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 3 1 vehicle: 51 2 vehicles: 124 3 vehicles: 57 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Clay Center in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 36 2 vehicles: 32 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 1

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Clay Center, NE:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 12
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 7
$70,000 to $79,999: 21
$80,000 to $89,999: 17
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 47
$125,000 to $149,999: 19
$150,000 to $174,999: 9
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 2
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 2
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Clay Center rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Clay Center:

Less than $100: 1 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 6
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 2

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Clay Center, NE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.6%
Number of people working at home: 16 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 58
5 to 9 minutes: 98
10 to 14 minutes: 43
15 to 19 minutes: 20
20 to 24 minutes: 22
25 to 29 minutes: 47
30 to 34 minutes: 77
35 to 39 minutes: 5
40 to 44 minutes: 10
45 to 59 minutes: 10
60 to 89 minutes: 14
90 or more minutes: 11

Clay Center mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 337 (78%)
Carpooled: 45 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 26 (6%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 16 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 35
$15,000 to $19,999: 25
$20,000 to $24,999: 44
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 25
$35,000 to $39,999: 27
$40,000 to $44,999: 16
$45,000 to $49,999: 23
$50,000 to $59,999: 38
$60,000 to $74,999: 40
$75,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 10
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

German: 273

Irish: 92

United States or American: 54

English: 53

Norwegian: 49

Other groups: 46

Swedish: 37

Czech: 20

Danish: 20

Dutch: 20

French (except Basque): 13

Polish: 13

European: 10

Italian: 9

Swiss: 7

Iranian: 6

Australian: 4

Czechoslovakian: 3

British: 2

Finnish: 2

Welsh: 2

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

India (15%)
Australia (15%)
Mexico (15%)
Korea (12%)
Philippines (12%)
Other Northern Europe (8%)
Germany (8%)

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

This state: 632
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 116
South: 18
West: 63

60% of Clay Center residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Nebraska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 4
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 8
High school graduate (or equivalency): 97
Less than 1 year of college: 18
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 58
Associate degree: 19
Bachelor's degree: 29
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 1
High school graduate (or equivalency): 115
Less than 1 year of college: 42
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 43
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 44
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 25.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,342
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $13,136
Asian householders: $10,745
Some other race householders: $34,138
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $30,218

Clay Center household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Clay Center marital status for males

Clay Center marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $81,138

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 310
One, attached: 2
Two: 14
3 or 4: 23
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 2
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,348

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Clay Center:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (19%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (25%) No fuel used (8%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	2.7%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	11.1%
Nebraska:	20.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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