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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $732 (1.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Brown County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.
Cities in this county include: Ainsworth
, Long Pine
, Johnstown
.
Neighboring
counties: Blaine County
, Cherry County
, Keya Paha County
, Loup County
, Rock County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Brown County: Lake
Ranch
(A),
Boyd Ranch
(B),
Galusha Ranch
(C),
Tracy Ranch
(D),
Tinkham Ranch
(E),
Buffalo Flat Church
(F),
Burrows Ranch
(G),
C Keim Ranch
(H),
Camp Witness
(I),
O'Hara Ranch
(J),
Kirkpatrick Ranch
(K),
Reinert Ranch
(L),
Oatman Ranch
(M),
A Gudgel Ranch
(N),
Sterns Ranch
(O),
Chase Ranch
(P),
Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course
(Q),
Wilson Ranch
(R),
Miller Ranch
(S),
Jameson Ranch
(T)
Church in Brown County: Highland
Church
(A).
Cemeteries: German
Cemetery
(1),
Grand Prairie Cemetery
(2),
Huishizer Cemetery
(3),
East Woodlawn Cemetery
(4),
Cornish Cemetery
(5),
Woodlawn Cemetery
(6),
Ainsworth Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bluebaker
Lake
(A),
Robinson Lake
(B),
Alkali Lake
(C),
Willow Lake
(D),
North Twin Lake
(E),
Long Lake
(F),
Moon Lake
(G),
Diamond Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barney
Creek
(A),
Evergreen Creek
(B),
Hazel Creek
(C),
Cedar Creek
(D),
Plum Creek
(E),
Brush Creek
(F),
Bronson Creek
(G),
Jeff Creek
(H),
Smith Creek
(I)
Parks in Brown County include: Ainsworth
Army Air Field Historical Marker
(1),
South Twin Lake State Wildlife Management Area
(2),
American Game Marsh State Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Berry Park
(4),
Long Pine State Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Long Pine State Recreation Area
(6),
Long Lake State Wildlife Management Area
(7),
Long Lake Recreation Grounds
(8),
Lakeland Sod High School Historical Marker
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 44
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 24 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Brown
County: |
0.7% | | Whole
state: | 4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 5
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 2
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 3
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1965
to 1969: 12
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Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,634
- One,
attached: 13
- Two:
34
- 3
or 4: 52
- 5
to 9: 14
- 20
or more: 10
- Mobile
homes: 152
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Brown County with a mortgage: 314 (11 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 480 Agriculture
in Brown County
Average size of farms: 2207 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $300055
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $129.71
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.63%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $309528
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.74%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $86603
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.99
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.20%
Corn for grain: 37017 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 8834 harvested acresBrown
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/7/1979, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Construction
(13%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Utilities
(4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (21%)
- Educational
services (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (19%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Other
Western Europe (21%)
- Ukraine
(17%)
- Mexico
(17%)
- Canada
(13%)
- Spain
(8%)
- Other
South Central Asia (8%)
- South
Africa (8%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Brown County:
|
- German
(43%)
- United
States or American (12%)
- English
(12%)
- Irish
(8%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- Norwegian
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,271 (73%)
- Carpooled:
163 (9%)
- Bicycle:
2 (0%)
- Walked:
96 (6%)
- Other
means: 18 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 180 (10%)
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48
people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,091.
5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,652 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.67% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.78% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($20,188 average AGI)
1.89% relocated from other states ($12,464 average AGI)
| Brown
County: |
1.89% | | Nebraska
average: | 2.84% |
6.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,303 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.21% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.41% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($18,697 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($8,592 average AGI)
| Brown
County: |
1.80% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2
Births
per 1000 population in Brown County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Brown County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Brown County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 818 (757 aged, 61 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 3,476
- In
family households: 2,886 (847 male householders, 158 female householders)
869
spouses, 930 children (870 natural, 24 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 22 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 590 (253 male householders (214 living alone)), 283 female householders (272 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 49 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 571 2-persons, 161 3-persons, 145 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 486 1-person, 45 2-persons, 5 4-persons.
705 married couples with children.
129 single-parent households (29 men, 100 women).
97.7% of residents of Brown County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $23,253,000 ($6779 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $474,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,678,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,173,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,822,000
Federal grants: $4,223,000
Federal procurement contracts: $267,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,090,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $33,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,027,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,050,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 178
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 255
| Here: |
77 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: -106
| Here: |
-32 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Brown County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.59 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:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 12
- 1995
to 1998: 29
- 1990
to 1994: 58
- 1980
to 1989: 108
- 1970
to 1979: 303
- 1960
to 1969: 231
- 1950
to 1959: 209
- 1940
to 1949: 201
- 1939
or earlier: 765
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Brown County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 2
- 3
rooms: 30
- 4
rooms: 151
- 5
rooms: 254
- 6
rooms: 265
- 7
rooms: 153
- 8
rooms: 137
- 9
or more rooms: 146
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 20
- 3
rooms: 55
- 4
rooms: 72
- 5
rooms: 105
- 6
rooms: 48
- 7
rooms: 38
- 8
rooms: 28
- 9
or more rooms: 22
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brown County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 30
- 2
bedrooms: 335
- 3
bedrooms: 467
- 4
bedrooms: 240
- 5
or more bedrooms: 62
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Brown County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 72
- 2
bedrooms: 130
- 3
bedrooms: 125
- 4
bedrooms: 45
- 5
or more bedrooms: 16
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Brown County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 47
- 1
vehicle: 290
- 2
vehicles: 461
- 3
vehicles: 224
- 4
vehicles: 95
- 5
or more vehicles: 21
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Brown County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 23
- 1
vehicle: 192
- 2
vehicles: 129
- 3
vehicles: 40
- 4
vehicles: 6
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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67% of Brown County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Nebraska.
| Brown
County: |
66.8% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 2829
- Northeast:
9
- Midwest:
436
- South:
70
- West:
154
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (43%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity
(21%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (35%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Wood
(5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: |
0.7% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: |
5.2% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
Brown
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $4,432,000
All Other: $205,000
- Construction
- General Public Buildings: $152,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $4,519,000
Regular Highways: $416,000
General - Other: $395,000
Police Protection: $173,000
Central Staff Services: $156,000
Financial Administration: $151,000
Corrections - Other: $122,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $101,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
General Public Buildings: $50,000
Health Services - Other: $49,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Libraries: $14,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $23,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $44,000
Interest Earnings: $19,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $60,000
Police Protection: $46,000
Health - Other: $24,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Judicial: $2,000
Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,353,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $521,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,147,000
Motor Vehicle License: $168,000
NEC: $34,000
Other Selective Sales: $14,000
Total General Sales: $4,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $698,000
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