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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $853 (1.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Boone 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: Albion
, St. Edward
, Cedar Rapids
, Petersburg
, Primrose
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Neighboring
counties: Antelope County
, Greeley County
, Madison County
, Nance County
, Platte County
, Wheeler County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Boone County: Boone
(A),
Boone County Fairground
(B),
Albion Country Club
(C),
Poverty Ridge Camp Ground
(D),
Ben Bowman Kiwanis Roadside Park Campground
(E),
Mels Landing Park Campground
(F)
Churches in Boone County include: Saint
Bonaventure Catholic Church
(A),
Pinnacle Hill Church
(B),
United Methodist Church
(C),
North Branch Zion Church
(D),
New Life Assembly of God Church
(E),
School Branch Immanuel Church
(F),
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church
(G)
Cemeteries: Sunset
Cemetery
(1),
Sunrise Cemetery
(2),
Dublin Cemetery
(3),
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
(4),
Boone Cemetery
(5),
Saint Johns Cemetery
(6),
Zion West Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Hollman
Reservoir
(A),
Goodwater Reservoir
(B),
Loeffler Reservoir
(C),
Choat Reservoir
(D),
Spieker Reservoir
(E),
Jasa Reservoir
(F),
Roberts Reservoir
(G),
Robinson Reservoir
(H)
Creeks: Vorhees
Creek
(A),
Silver Valley Creek
(B),
Mud Creek
(C),
Bogus Creek
(D),
Rae Creek
(E)
Parks in Boone County include: Beaver
Bend State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Ben Bowman Kiwanis Roadside Park
(2)
Post offices: Raeville
Post Office
(A),
Boone Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 131
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 58 (72% naturalized citizens)
| Boone
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 23
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 2
- 1980
to 1984: 3
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 30
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Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,437
- One,
attached: 14
- Two:
40
- 3
or 4: 52
- 5
to 9: 33
- 10
to 19: 26
- 20
or more: 23
- Mobile
homes: 108
Housing units in Boone County with a mortgage: 487 (33 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 786 Agriculture
in Boone County
Average size of farms: 622 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $284796
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $199.04
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $255505
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 59.74%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $121636
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.90
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.22%
Corn for grain: 148492 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 281 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 81466 harvested acresBoone
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/21/1962, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Machinery
(6%)
- Building
material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (26%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(26%)
- Korea
(14%)
- Germany
(10%)
- Other
Western Europe (10%)
- Poland
(9%)
- Canada
(9%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Boone County:
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- German
(55%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Polish
(6%)
- Norwegian
(5%)
- Swedish
(5%)
- English
(5%)
- United
States or American (5%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,159 (73%)
- Carpooled:
303 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
11 (0%)
- Walked:
140 (5%)
- Other
means: 20 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 309 (10%)
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People
in group quarters in Boone County, Nebraska
- 105
people in nursing homes
- 5
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,267.
3.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,639 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
3.94% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.80% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($20,554 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($8,096 average AGI)
| Boone
County: |
1.14% | | Nebraska
average: | 2.84% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Nance County, NE
|
0.81% ($25,471 average AGI) |
5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,512 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.99% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,116 average AGI)
0.88% relocated to other states ($4,395 average AGI)
| Boone
County: |
0.88% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Platte County, NE
|
0.84% ($19,167 average AGI) |
| to
Douglas County, NE
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0.70% ($27,800) |
| to
Lancaster County, NE
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0.65% ($20,214) |
| to
Madison County, NE
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0.51% ($38,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4
Births
per 1000 population in Boone County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Boone County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Boone County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,347 (1,278 aged, 69 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,147
- In
family households: 5,351 (1,532 male householders, 187 female householders)
1,488
spouses, 2,003 children (1,860 natural, 61 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 23 other relatives, 66 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 796 (333 male householders (306 living alone)), 416 female householders (403 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 112 (110 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 827 2-persons, 290 3-persons, 294 4-persons, 199 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 709 1-person, 34 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
1,553 married couples with children.
225 single-parent households (74 men, 151 women).
96.9% of residents of Boone County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $44,104,000 ($7564 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $470,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $15,564,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,541,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,251,000
Federal grants: $6,210,000
Federal procurement contracts: $733,000 ($294,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,806,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,245,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,074,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,377,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 282
| Here: |
49 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 351
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +3
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +13
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -407
| Here: |
-71 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Boone County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.89 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: 18
- 1995
to 1998: 83
- 1990
to 1994: 68
- 1980
to 1989: 199
- 1970
to 1979: 371
- 1960
to 1969: 231
- 1950
to 1959: 167
- 1940
to 1949: 188
- 1939
or earlier: 1,408
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Boone County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 1
- 3
rooms: 19
- 4
rooms: 132
- 5
rooms: 306
- 6
rooms: 396
- 7
rooms: 373
- 8
rooms: 288
- 9
or more rooms: 328
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 11
- 3
rooms: 78
- 4
rooms: 94
- 5
rooms: 94
- 6
rooms: 101
- 7
rooms: 101
- 8
rooms: 64
- 9
or more rooms: 64
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boone County: |
- no
bedroom: 2
- 1
bedroom: 25
- 2
bedrooms: 354
- 3
bedrooms: 775
- 4
bedrooms: 553
- 5
or more bedrooms: 136
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Boone County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 118
- 2
bedrooms: 158
- 3
bedrooms: 151
- 4
bedrooms: 133
- 5
or more bedrooms: 45
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Boone County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 64
- 1
vehicle: 389
- 2
vehicles: 775
- 3
vehicles: 428
- 4
vehicles: 124
- 5
or more vehicles: 65
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Boone County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 43
- 1
vehicle: 224
- 2
vehicles: 207
- 3
vehicles: 87
- 4
vehicles: 37
- 5
or more vehicles: 11
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68% of Boone County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Nebraska.
| Boone
County: |
68.3% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5657
- Northeast:
17
- Midwest:
296
- South:
77
- West:
141
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,000 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 (51%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (37%)
- Electricity
(30%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 111
| Here: |
12.3% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
| Here: |
6.1% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 19
| Here: |
17.1% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
Boone
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $12,273,000
- Construction
- Own Hospitals: $2,994,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $10,432,000
Regular Highways: $1,467,000
General - Other: $542,000
Central Staff Services: $372,000
Police Protection: $269,000
Financial Administration: $190,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $188,000
Corrections - Other: $155,000
Fire Protection: $90,000
Housing & Community Development: $72,000
General Public Buildings: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $2,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $271,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $107,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,070,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,775,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $295,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $347,000
Interest Earnings: $157,000
Property Sale Other: $24,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $603,000
Regular Highways: $342,000
Hospitals - Other: $85,000
Libraries: $10,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,696,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $215,000
Beginning: $210,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $374,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $906,000
All Other: $125,000
General Support: $45,000
Public Welfare: $5,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,021,000
Motor Vehicle License: $227,000
Individual Income: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $7,170,000
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