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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $417 (1.9%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blaine County is $419 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Cities in this county include: Dunning
, Brewster
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Neighboring
counties: Brown County
, Cherry County
, Custer County
, Logan County
, Loup County
, Thomas County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Blaine County: Fowler
Ranch
(A),
Neubauer Ranch
(B),
Niemoth Ranch
(C),
Burke Ranch
(D),
Teahon Ranch
(E),
O Teaford Ranch
(F),
Miller Ranch
(G),
Cook Ranch
(H),
Whitetail Canoe Launch/Campground
(I),
White Ranch
(J),
Hanna Ranch
(K),
School Number 21
(L),
Hardscrabble School
(M),
Hazen Ranch
(N),
McMillen Ranch
(O),
Mellott Ranch
(P),
Linscott
(Q),
Purdum Rural Fire Department
(R)
Churches in Blaine County include: Purdum
United Church of Christ
(A),
Prairie Bible Chapel
(B),
Saint Johns Church
(C)
Cemeteries: German
Valley Cemetery
(1),
Hawley Flats Cemetery
(2),
Brewster Cemetery
(3)
Lake: Goldman
Lake
(A).
Rivers and creeks: Goose
Creek
(A),
Rifle Creek
(B),
Dismal River
(C),
Wild Horse Creek
(D)
Post office: Purdum
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 10
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Blaine
County: |
0.3% | | Whole
state: | 4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 0
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Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 268
- One,
attached: 6
- 3
or 4: 2
- Mobile
homes: 57
Housing units in Blaine County with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45 Agriculture
in Blaine County
Average size of farms: 4162 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $204503
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $21.32
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.15%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $191157
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.58%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 32.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91003
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.62
Corn for grain: 4334 harvested acresBlaine
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 2.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (59%)
- Construction
(13%)
- Educational
services (8%)
- Broadcasting
and telecommunications (4%)
- Building
material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Health
care (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (16%)
- U.
S. Postal service (7%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Public
administration (6%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (35%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (19%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Material
moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Farmers
and farm managers (16%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Child
care workers (6%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Blaine County:
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- German
(45%)
- English
(12%)
- Irish
(10%)
- United
States or American (8%)
- Scotch-Irish
(5%)
- Danish
(3%)
- Swedish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 128 (47%)
- Carpooled:
38 (14%)
- Walked:
41 (15%)
- Other
means: 2 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 62 (23%)
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Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $1,000.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Births
per 1000 population in Blaine County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Blaine County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Blaine County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 108 (96 aged, 12 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 583
- In
family households: 505 (156 male householders, 15 female householders)
147
spouses, 171 children (163 natural, 2 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 78 (29 male householders (27 living alone)), 42 female householders (36 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 8 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 8 2-persons.
144 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
95.8% of residents of Blaine County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $5,559,000 ($10732 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $25,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,307,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $506,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $323,000
Federal grants: $3,105,000
Federal procurement contracts: $66,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $0,000
Federal Government insurance: $530,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 30
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 16
| Here: |
33 per 1000 residents | | State: | 46
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: -1
| Here: |
-2 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -107
| Here: |
-221 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Blaine County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 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: 2
- 1995
to 1998: 4
- 1990
to 1994: 16
- 1980
to 1989: 27
- 1970
to 1979: 41
- 1960
to 1969: 35
- 1950
to 1959: 40
- 1940
to 1949: 52
- 1939
or earlier: 116
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Blaine County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 0
- 3
rooms: 2
- 4
rooms: 20
- 5
rooms: 60
- 6
rooms: 29
- 7
rooms: 21
- 8
rooms: 6
- 9
or more rooms: 17
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 1
- 3
rooms: 1
- 4
rooms: 10
- 5
rooms: 10
- 6
rooms: 20
- 7
rooms: 20
- 8
rooms: 9
- 9
or more rooms: 12
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blaine County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 5
- 2
bedrooms: 48
- 3
bedrooms: 78
- 4
bedrooms: 19
- 5
or more bedrooms: 5
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blaine County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 5
- 2
bedrooms: 13
- 3
bedrooms: 50
- 4
bedrooms: 9
- 5
or more bedrooms: 6
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blaine County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 9
- 1
vehicle: 32
- 2
vehicles: 56
- 3
vehicles: 30
- 4
vehicles: 12
- 5
or more vehicles: 16
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blaine County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 5
- 1
vehicle: 18
- 2
vehicles: 25
- 3
vehicles: 24
- 4
vehicles: 10
- 5
or more vehicles: 1
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74% of Blaine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Nebraska.
| Blaine
County: |
74.3% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 486
- Northeast:
6
- Midwest:
25
- South:
14
- West:
50
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity
(19%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (81%)
- Electricity
(11%)
- Utility
gas (5%)
- Wood
(2%)
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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): 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
Blaine
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $4,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $194,000
General - Other: $77,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Financial Administration: $54,000
Police Protection: $40,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
Health Services - Other: $18,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,000
General Public Buildings: $11,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000
General Support: $1,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $28,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $37,000
Police Protection: $8,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $435,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $145,000
General Support: $60,000
All Other: $8,000
Health & Hospitals: $5,000
- Tax
- Property: $308,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,000
Total General Sales: $1,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $233,000
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