Antelope County, Nebraska (NE) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 7,004 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,257
Renter-occupied apartments: 696
% of renters here:   24%
State: 33%
Land area: 857 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 8 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   13.6%
Whole state:   9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   5.3%
Whole state:   4.0%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (24.5%), Educational,health and social services (20.9%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 62%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 21%
  • Unpaid family work: 2%

Antelope County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Antelope County, Nebraska:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Median resident age:   40.6 years
Nebraska median age:   35.3 years

Males: 3,666   (49.2%)
Females: 3,786   (50.8%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $22,136
County population in 2003: 7,204
Jobs in 2003: 2,401

Total labor force in 2004: 4,022
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:
Antelope County:   2.5 people
Nebraska: 2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,643 ($30,114 in 2000)
This county   $33,643
Nebraska: $43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $58,098
Antelope County   $58,098
Nebraska: $113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $327
Institutionalized population: 99
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Antelope County in 2000: $596

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: 0
  • Thefts: 13
  • Auto thefts: 0

2004 Presidential Election results in Antelope County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 17.9%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $741 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Antelope 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: Neligh , Elgin , Orchard , Clearwater , Oakdale , Brunswick , Royal .

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Holt County , Knox County , Madison County , Pierce County , Wheeler County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Antelope County: Northeast Nebraska Zoo (A), Starlight Drive-In (B), Orchard (C), Antelope Country Club (D), Copenhagen (E), Grove Lake State Fish Hatchery (F), Plainview Country Club (G), Plantation House (H)

Churches in Antelope County include: Calvary Bible Church (A), Riverside Church (B), Crawford Valley Church (C), Park Church (D), Abundant Life Christian Center (E), Star Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Fairview Church (H)

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Brunswick Cemetery (2), Orchard Cemetery (3), Pleasant View Cemetery (4), Lutheran Cemetery (5), Latter Day Saints Cemetery (6), Laurel Hill Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Black Lake (A), Rowell Lake (B), Rokow Lake (C), Schacht Reservoir (D), Grove Lake (E), Hanneman Reservoir (F), Grove Lake Reservoir (G), Stoltz Reservoir (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Belmer Creek (A), Hay Creek (B), Cedar Creek (C), Ives Creek (D), Antelope Creek (E), Al Hopkins Creek (F), Giles Creek (G), Pebble Creek (H), East Branch Verdigre Creek (I)

Parks in Antelope County include: Hackberry Creek State Wildlife Management Area (1), Grove Lake State Wildlife Area (2), Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park (3), Prairie States Forestry Project Historical Marker (4), Red-Wing State Wildlife Management Area (5)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.1%
Nebraska: 2.7%

Current college students: 163
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 31 (81% naturalized citizens)

Antelope County:   0.4%
Whole state: 4.4%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 3
  • 1990 to 1994: 4
  • 1985 to 1989: 5
  • 1980 to 1984: 4
  • 1975 to 1979: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 2
  • 1965 to 1969: 8

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.0%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,978
  • One, attached: 27
  • Two: 15
  • 3 or 4: 58
  • 5 to 9: 50
  • 10 to 19: 7
  • 20 or more: 13
  • Mobile homes: 198

Housing units in Antelope County with a mortgage: 606 (41 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 910

Agriculture in Antelope County
Average size of farms: 665 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $247958
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $228.76
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $219091
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 63.45%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.92%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $119341
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.77%
Corn for grain: 158803 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 124904 harvested acres

Antelope 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 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Food (3%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Farmers and farm managers (25%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Carpenters (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Germany (29%)
  • Mexico (16%)
  • Korea (13%)
  • Philippines (10%)
  • Argentina (10%)
  • Egypt (6%)
  • Peru (6%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Antelope County:



  • German (58%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Swedish (3%)
  • Czech (3%)
  • Danish (3%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,640 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 305 (8%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0%)
  • Walked: 210 (6%)
  • Other means: 5 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 460 (13%)
 

People in group quarters in Antelope County, Nebraska
  • 90 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 6 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 5 people in religious group quarters
  • 3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,497.

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.08%
Nebraska average: 7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.73% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($19,875 average AGI)
1.35% relocated from other states ($7,641 average AGI)
Antelope County:   1.35%
Nebraska average: 2.84%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Madison County, NE  0.79% ($22,500 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, NE  0.68% ($28,765)

7.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,128 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.29%
Nebraska average: 7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.90% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($24,686 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($7,447 average AGI)
Antelope County:   1.40%
Nebraska average: 3.31%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Madison County, NE  1.75% ($33,533 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE  0.93% ($28,667)
to Douglas County, NE  0.50% ($23,538)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3


Births per 1000 population in Antelope County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3


Deaths per 1000 population in Antelope County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 1.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Antelope County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,409 (1,303 aged, 106 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,349
  • In family households: 6,418 (1,869 male householders, 237 female householders)
    1,830 spouses, 2,308 children (2,154 natural, 67 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 27 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 931 (386 male householders (339 living alone)), 474 female householders (474 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 103 (100 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,040 2-persons, 376 3-persons, 368 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 813 1-person, 32 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

1,718 married couples with children.
270 single-parent households (69 men, 201 women).

97.4% of residents of Antelope County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $54,402,000 ($7650 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,344,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,176,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,134,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,103,000
Federal grants: $9,524,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,331,000 ($2,642,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,134,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $715,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,616,000
Federal Government insurance: $60,525,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 359
Here:   51 per 1000 residents
State: 75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 425
Here:   61 per 1000 residents
State:   46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1
Here:   -0 per 1000 residents
State:  +13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -369
Here:   -53 per 1000 residents
State:   -15 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Antelope County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   6.2
State: 6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   5.5
State:   4.2



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 25
  • 1995 to 1998: 84
  • 1990 to 1994: 100
  • 1980 to 1989: 251
  • 1970 to 1979: 539
  • 1960 to 1969: 298
  • 1950 to 1959: 256
  • 1940 to 1949: 272
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,521


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Antelope County, Nebraska:
  • 1 room: 4
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 37
  • 4 rooms: 213
  • 5 rooms: 485
  • 6 rooms: 515
  • 7 rooms: 349
  • 8 rooms: 302
  • 9 or more rooms: 346


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Antelope County, Nebraska:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 14
  • 3 rooms: 96
  • 4 rooms: 101
  • 5 rooms: 138
  • 6 rooms: 132
  • 7 rooms: 78
  • 8 rooms: 67
  • 9 or more rooms: 70


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Antelope County:
  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedroom: 51
  • 2 bedrooms: 599
  • 3 bedrooms: 942
  • 4 bedrooms: 481
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 172


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Antelope County:
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 107
  • 2 bedrooms: 240
  • 3 bedrooms: 201
  • 4 bedrooms: 101
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 45


Cars and other vehicles available in Antelope County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 102
  • 1 vehicle: 549
  • 2 vehicles: 867
  • 3 vehicles: 483
  • 4 vehicles: 179
  • 5 or more vehicles: 77


Cars and other vehicles available in Antelope County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 46
  • 1 vehicle: 252
  • 2 vehicles: 232
  • 3 vehicles: 132
  • 4 vehicles: 23
  • 5 or more vehicles: 11

70% of Antelope County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Nebraska.

Antelope County:   69.5%
State average:   55.7%

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

  • This state: 6432
  • Northeast: 31
  • Midwest: 531
  • South: 131
  • West: 261

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Utility gas (51%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 125
Here:   13.1%
Nebraska: 14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52
Here:   8.8%
Nebraska: 10.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 10
Here:   8.4%
Nebraska: 20.0%


Antelope County government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - All Other: $195,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $251,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,952,000
    General - Other: $598,000
    Police Protection: $372,000
    Financial Administration: $222,000
    Central Staff Services: $210,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $183,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $139,000
    General Public Buildings: $112,000
    Health Services - Other: $22,000
    Libraries: $13,000
    Welfare - Other: $10,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $107,000
    General Support: $17,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $85,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $46,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $225,000
    General Public Building: $112,000
    Police Protection: $20,000
    Financial Administration: $16,000
    Judicial: $2,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,330,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,081,000
    All Other: $210,000
    General Support: $74,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,191,000
    NEC: $192,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $47,000
    Total General Sales: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,546,000

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