Santee, Nebraska

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Population in 2022: 421 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: +39.4%
 
Males: 217  (51.7%)
Females: 204  (48.3%)
Median resident age:

21.2 years
Nebraska median age:

37.4 years

Zip codes: 68760.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $37,197 (it was $16,250 in 2000)
Santee:

$37,197
NE:

$69,597

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $14,018 (it was $7,879 in 2000)

Santee village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $52,335 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
Santee:

$52,335
NE:

$232,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $141,065; detached houses: $141,053

Median gross rent in 2022: $348.

March 2022 cost of living index in Santee: 71.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 38.6%
(50.0% for Black residents, 32.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 41.6% for American Indian residents, 50.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Santee, NE (2022)
    • 16964.3%American Indian alone
    • 3914.8%Hispanic
    • 124.6%White alone
    • 72.7%Two or more races
    • 10.4%Black alone
    • 10.4%Asian alone
    • 10.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Races in Santee detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/28/1974

Elevation: 1245 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 748 people per square mile   (low).

Santee, Nebraska map

4 residents are foreign born

This village:

1.5%
Nebraska:

7.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Santee village:

0.0% ($0)
Nebraska:

1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (74.3 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (144.4 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (524.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Springfield, SD (1.5 miles ),
Running Water, SD (2.8 miles),
Lindy, NE (3.0 miles),
Tyndall, SD (3.3 miles ),
Niobrara, NE (3.3 miles ),
Tabor, SD (3.5 miles ),
Avon, SD (4.0 miles ),
Center, NE (4.0 miles)

Latitude: 42.84 N, Longitude: 97.85 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 605

Distribution of median household income in Santee, NE in 2022
Distribution of house value in Santee, NE in 2022
Santee satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.5%
Nebraska:

2.2%
Most common industries in Santee, NE (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (23.8%)
  • Public administration (20.0%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (17.5%)
  • Health care (6.2%)
  • Machinery (3.8%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (3.8%)
  • Data processing, libraries, other information services (3.8%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Public administration (31.6%)
  • Educational services (21.1%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (13.2%)
  • Machinery (7.9%)
  • Health care (7.9%)
  • Construction (5.3%)
  • Warehousing & storage (5.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (26.2%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (21.4%)
  • Public administration (9.5%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (7.1%)
  • Data processing, libraries, other information services (7.1%)
  • Paper (4.8%)
  • Food (4.8%)
Most common occupations in Santee, NE (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (12.5%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7.5%)
  • Other protective service workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.2%)
  • Carpenters (6.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13.2%)
  • Carpenters (13.2%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10.5%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.3%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (19.0%)
  • Other protective service workers, including supervisors (11.9%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7.1%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.1%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.8%)

Average climate in Santee, Nebraska

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 70.0. This is about average.

City:

70.0
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 43.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

43.4
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Santee-area historical tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1954, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.6 miles away from the Santee village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.0 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 53 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Santee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 246% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 123.0 miles away from Santee center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 650.5 miles away from Santee center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.0 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 215.4 miles away from Santee center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 27.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Knox County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Santee topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Santee:

  • ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL - CAH Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; TYNDALL, SD)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY TYNDALL (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; TYNDALL, SD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Santee:

  • University of South Dakota (about 48 miles; Vermillion, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,328)
  • Northeast Community College (about 60 miles; Norfolk, NE; FT enrollment: 3,334)
  • Wayne State College (about 60 miles; Wayne, NE; FT enrollment: 3,121)
  • Southeast Technical Institute (about 75 miles; Sioux Falls, SD; FT enrollment: 2,386)
  • Western Iowa Tech Community College (about 81 miles; Sioux City, IA; FT enrollment: 3,544)
  • South Dakota State University (about 116 miles; Brookings, SD; FT enrollment: 10,392)
  • Buena Vista University (about 136 miles; Storm Lake, IA; FT enrollment: 2,522)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Santee: Santee Village Police (A), Santee Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Santee: Santee Sioux Recreation Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Knox County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This village:

3.5 people
Nebraska:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:

80.0%
Whole state:

64.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:

6.0%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Santee:

Marital status in Santee, NE
  • Never married: 53.0%
  • Now married: 28.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

For population 25 years and over in Santee:

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 20.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.2 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.6
Nebraska average:

11.2

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Santee
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Santee, NE (based on Knox County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant3,39419
Catholic2,1285
Evangelical Protestant1,1588
Other4-
None2,017-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Knox County:

6.94 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:

2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Knox County:

3.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.44 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Knox County:

9.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
Knox County:

10.41 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:

7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

9.1%
Nebraska:

7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.5%
Nebraska:

28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

20.6%
Nebraska:

12.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

46.2%
Nebraska:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Santee:

44.6%
State:

45.5%

Average BMI:
Santee:

29.8
Nebraska:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
Santee:

23.1%
Nebraska:

21.4%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

14.9%
Nebraska:

10.5%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.8
Nebraska:

6.8

Overweight people:
Santee:

39.6%
Nebraska:

33.5%

General health condition:
Here:

53.5%
Nebraska:

55.6%

Average condition of hearing:
Santee:

81.6%
Nebraska:

78.2%

More about Health and Nutrition of Santee, NE Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 0$0
Totals for Government 0$0 0$0

Santee government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $28,000 ($66.51)
    Central Staff Services: $9,000 ($21.38)
    General - Other: $8,000 ($19.00)
    Financial Administration: $7,000 ($16.63)
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000 ($7.13)
    Libraries: $1,000 ($2.38)
    General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($2.38)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $27,000 ($64.13)

Santee government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($2.38)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000 ($90.26)
    General Local Government Support: $10,000 ($23.75)

Strongest AM radio stations in Santee:

  • WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KYNT (1450 AM; 1 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KMMJ (750 AM; 10 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Santee:

  • KKYA (93.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPN.)
  • K220FV (91.9 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: PRAISE NETWORK, INC)
  • WNAX-FM (104.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Santee:

  • K33GX (Channel 33; SPRINGFIELD, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
  • K31DP (Channel 31; YANKTON, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Santee fatal accident list:

Mar 20, 2011 09:35 PM, Veterans Memorial Dr, Lat: 42.839472, Lon: -97.850889, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Oct 14, 2007 00:19 AM, Spirit Lake Ave, Lat: 42.836111, Lon: -97.857397, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jul 25, 1981 09:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 3ft / 1.3mTotal length
  • 20Total average daily traffic
  • 26Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Lat: 42.841083 Lon: -97.846028, Call Sign: WQDS299,
    Assigned Frequencies: 173.337 MHz, 173.337 MHz, Grant Date: 09/16/2015, Expiration Date: 10/19/2025, Certifier: Mike Vance, Registrant: Electronic Engineering Co., 1100 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, Phone: (515) 283-1100, Fax: (515) 244-6948, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Santee, NE
  • 84.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 15.4%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Santee, NE
  • 65.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 21.3%Electricity
  • 6.6%Utility gas
  • 6.6%Other fuel


Santee compared to Nebraska state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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