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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,419 (1.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hastings
, Kenesaw
, Juniata
, Roseland
, Holstein
, Ayr
, Prosser
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Neighboring
counties: Buffalo County
, Clay County
, Hall County
, Hamilton County
, Kearney County
, Webster County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Adams County: Brick
Yard
(A),
Camp Snyder
(B),
Industrial Park East
(C),
Industrial Park North
(D),
Adams County Fairgrounds Campground
(E),
Lochland Country Club
(F),
Southern Hills Country Club
(G),
Level
(H),
Crystal Lake Campground
(I),
Crystal Lake State Recreation Area
(J),
DLD State Wayside Area Campground
(K),
Hayland
(L),
Elks Lodge and Country Club
(M),
Roseland Lake Campground
(N),
Adams Administration Building
(O),
Nebraska Military Historical Society Museum
(P),
Dawson Multipurpose Complex
(Q),
Furnas Building
(R),
Merrick Building
(S),
Gausman Building
(T)
Churches in Adams County include: Immanuel
Church
(A),
Zion Lutheran Church
(B),
Zion Church
(C),
Hanover Church
(D),
Saint Pauls Church
(E),
Highland Church
(F)
Cemeteries: Trinity
Cemetery
(1),
Kenesaw Cemetery
(2),
Concordia Cemetery
(3),
Sunset Memorial Gardens
(4),
Silver Lake Cemetery
(5),
Blue Valley Cemetery
(6),
Juniata Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Crystal
Lake
(A),
Kernan Lagoon
(B),
Prairie Lake
(C),
Plautz Reservoir
(D),
Shaw Reservoir
(E),
Dominy Reservoir
(F),
Shurigar Brothers Lake
(G),
Hastings Nw Reservoir
(H)
Creeks: Rabbit
Run Creek
(A),
Ash Creek
(B),
Thirtytwo Mile Creek
(C),
Sand Creek
(D),
Dove Creek
(E),
Scott Creek
(F),
Crooked Creek
(G),
Cottonwood Creek
(H)
Parks in Adams County include: Susan
O Hail Grave Historical Marker
(1),
Naval Ammunition Depot Historical Marker
(2),
Kingston Cemetery Historical Marker
(3),
Crystal Lake Historical Marker
(4),
Oregon Trail Historical Marker
(5),
DLD State Recreation Area
(6),
Prairie Lake State Recreation Area
(7),
Prairie Ridge Park
(8),
Hastings Recreation Complex
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 2,565
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,365 (20% naturalized citizens)
| Adams
County: |
4.4% | | Whole
state: |
4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 710
- 1990
to 1994: 344
- 1985
to 1989: 108
- 1980
to 1984: 41
- 1975
to 1979: 32
- 1970
to 1974: 12
- 1970
to 1974: 24
- 1965
to 1969: 94
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Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 9,345
- One,
attached: 318
- Two:
530
- 3
or 4: 976
- 5
to 9: 322
- 10
to 19: 228
- 20
or more: 394
- Mobile
homes: 896
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 4,005 (327 second mortgage, 534 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,803 Agriculture
in Adams County
Average size of farms: 614 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $278979
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $276.79
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.02%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $241307
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.50%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 76.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $123134
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.45%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.81
Corn for grain: 146500 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 9356 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 77240 harvested acresAdams
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 5.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 51 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1964, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Food
(5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Machinery
(5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (23%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(42%)
- Vietnam
(28%)
- Honduras
(3%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
- Guatemala
(2%)
- Philippines
(2%)
- Germany
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Adams County:
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- German
(46%)
- Irish
(8%)
- English
(8%)
- United
States or American (7%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Czech
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 12,820 (81%)
- Carpooled:
1,689 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
- Taxi:
12 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
8 (0%)
- Bicycle:
18 (0%)
- Walked:
632 (4%)
- Other
means: 65 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 588 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Adams County, Nebraska
- 814
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 324
people in nursing homes
- 191
people in state prisons
- 139
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 85
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 24
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 21
people in religious group quarters
- 16
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,266.
6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,521 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.08% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.05% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($18,882 average AGI)
2.03% relocated from other states ($15,638 average AGI)
| Adams
County: |
2.03% | | Nebraska
average: | 2.84% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Clay County, NE
|
0.54% ($24,700 average AGI) |
| from
Hall County, NE
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0.51% ($38,982) |
| from
Lancaster County, NE
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0.34% ($26,421) |
| from
Buffalo County, NE
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0.25% ($22,893) |
| from
Webster County, NE
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0.24% ($26,444) |
| from
Nuckolls County, NE
|
0.21% ($19,348) |
| from
Douglas County, NE
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0.15% ($30,353) |
6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,863 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.88% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.45% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,227 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($11,635 average AGI)
| Adams
County: |
2.43% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lancaster County, NE
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1.00% ($26,893 average AGI) |
| to
Hall County, NE
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0.77% ($59,116) |
| to
Douglas County, NE
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0.58% ($29,400) |
| to
Clay County, NE
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0.31% ($34,657) |
| to
Buffalo County, NE
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0.29% ($26,750) |
| to
Sarpy County, NE
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0.17% ($39,000) |
| to
Webster County, NE
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0.13% ($23,867) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0
Births
per 1000 population in Adams County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Adams County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Adams County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,194 (4,585 aged, 609 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 29,488
- In
family households: 24,504 (6,682 male householders, 1,394 female householders)
6,627
spouses, 8,637 children (8,034 natural, 234 adopted, 369 stepchildren), 248 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 144 other relatives, 508 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,984 (1,781 male householders (1,397 living alone)), 2,329 female householders (2,074 living alone)), 874 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,663 (674 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,809 2-persons, 1,692 3-persons, 1,470 4-persons, 750 5-persons, 275 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,471 1-person, 511 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
5,720 married couples with children.
1,434 single-parent households (344 men, 1,090 women).
92.9% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $171,785,000 ($5557 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,391,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $77,913,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,920,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,252,000
Federal grants: $37,212,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,144,000 ($2,714,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,343,000 ($2,494,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $469,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,997,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,239,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,098
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,552
| Here: |
47 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +605
| Here: |
+18 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -945
| Here: |
-29 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Adams County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 180
- 1995
to 1998: 751
- 1990
to 1994: 402
- 1980
to 1989: 775
- 1970
to 1979: 2,141
- 1960
to 1969: 1,496
- 1950
to 1959: 1,730
- 1940
to 1949: 1,632
- 1939
or earlier: 3,907
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Adams County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 16
- 2
rooms: 38
- 3
rooms: 138
- 4
rooms: 716
- 5
rooms: 1,773
- 6
rooms: 1,462
- 7
rooms: 1,297
- 8
rooms: 1,113
- 9
or more rooms: 1,562
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 85
- 2
rooms: 327
- 3
rooms: 676
- 4
rooms: 1,135
- 5
rooms: 872
- 6
rooms: 397
- 7
rooms: 261
- 8
rooms: 118
- 9
or more rooms: 155
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Adams County: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 191
- 2
bedrooms: 2,054
- 3
bedrooms: 3,648
- 4
bedrooms: 1,660
- 5
or more bedrooms: 543
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Adams County: |
- no
bedroom: 123
- 1
bedroom: 1,014
- 2
bedrooms: 1,848
- 3
bedrooms: 772
- 4
bedrooms: 210
- 5
or more bedrooms: 59
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Adams County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 274
- 1
vehicle: 1,866
- 2
vehicles: 3,641
- 3
vehicles: 1,670
- 4
vehicles: 456
- 5
or more vehicles: 208
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Adams County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 574
- 1
vehicle: 1,847
- 2
vehicles: 1,119
- 3
vehicles: 385
- 4
vehicles: 79
- 5
or more vehicles: 22
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56% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Nebraska.
| Adams
County: |
55.5% | | State
average: | 55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 23025
- Northeast:
205
- Midwest:
3594
- South:
898
- West:
1975
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (84%)
- Electricity
(9%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (73%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 628
| Here: |
19.1% | | Nebraska: |
14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 196
| Here: |
11.2% | | Nebraska: |
10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,130
| Here: |
48.1% | | Nebraska: |
20.0% |
Adams
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $648,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,053,000
General - Other: $1,578,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,315,000
Corrections - Other: $1,128,000
Police Protection: $1,048,000
Financial Administration: $911,000
Central Staff Services: $566,000
General Public Buildings: $361,000
Natural Resources - Other: $220,000
Welfare - Other: $150,000
Libraries: $106,000
Health Services - Other: $38,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $32,000
Other Hospitals: $0
Housing & Community Development: $0
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $119,000
All Other: $35,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $92,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Housing & Community Development: $144,000
Health: $112,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Hospitals: $25,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $113,000
General Support: $45,000
All Other: $11,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,532,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,282,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $250,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $148,000
General Revenue, NEC: $110,000
Interest Earnings: $66,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $934,000
General Public Building: $155,000
Police Protection: $76,000
General - Other: $74,000
Financial Administration: $53,000
Corrections - Other: $48,000
Central Staff: $20,000
Judicial: $10,000
Natural Resource - Other: $5,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,164,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $11,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,586,000
General Support: $336,000
All Other: $88,000
Public Welfare: $81,000
Housing & Community Development: $55,000
- Tax
- Property: $6,367,000
NEC: $553,000
Motor Vehicle License: $174,000
Other Selective Sales: $64,000
Total General Sales: $1,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,052,000
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