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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $991 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler 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 $637 a month.
Cities in this county include: David City
, Bellwood
, Rising City
, Brainard
, Ulysses
, Dwight
, Octavia
, Linwood
, Bruno
, Abie
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Neighboring
counties: Colfax County
, Dodge County
, Lancaster County
, Platte County
, Polk County
, Saunders County
, Seward County
, York County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Butler County: Ulysses
(A),
Brainard
(B),
Butler County Fairgrounds
(C),
David City Golf Club
(D),
Loma
(E)
Churches in Butler County include: Saint
Francis Church
(A),
Immanuel Church
(B),
Open Bible Evangelical Free Church
(C),
Assumption Church
(D),
Zion Church
(E),
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
(F),
Saint Lukes Catholic Church
(G),
Saint Joseph Church
(H),
Saint Johns Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Fricke
Cemetery
(1),
Saint Marys Cemetery
(2),
Union Cemetery
(3),
Ulysses Cemetery
(4),
Circle Mound Cemetery
(5),
Dawson Cemetery
(6),
David City Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Timber
Point Lake
(A),
Oak Middle Creek Reservoir 63-D
(B),
Oak Middle Reservoir 68-A
(C),
Oak-Middle Reservoir 63-C
(D),
Bellwood Reservoir 3-A
(E),
Bellwood Reservoir 3-B
(F),
Bellwood Reservoir 3-C
(G),
Bellwood Reservoir 4-K
(H)
Rivers and creeks: Kezan
Creek
(A),
Bone Creek
(B),
North Branch Big Blue River
(C),
Deer Creek
(D),
Wilson Creek
(E)
Parks in Butler County include: Shinns
Ferry Historical Marker
(1),
Redtail Lake State Wildlife Management Area
(2)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 195
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 79 (38% naturalized citizens)
| Butler
County: |
0.9% | | Whole
state: | 4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 35
- 1990
to 1994: 8
- 1985
to 1989: 9
- 1980
to 1984: 8
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 8
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Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,263
- One,
attached: 35
- Two:
41
- 3
or 4: 108
- 5
to 9: 55
- 10
to 19: 23
- 20
or more: 4
- Mobile
homes: 372
Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 877 (80 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 949 Agriculture
in Butler County
Average size of farms: 446 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $112513
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $189.18
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $106596
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 74.97%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $87145
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.40%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.33
Corn for grain: 144222 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1766 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 114300 harvested acresButler
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 57 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: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Transportation
equipment (7%)
- Food
(5%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Electrical
equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (17%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(32%)
- Germany
(13%)
- Guatemala
(9%)
- Other
Northern Europe (8%)
- Korea
(8%)
- El
Salvador (6%)
- Chile
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Butler County:
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- German
(33%)
- Czech
(32%)
- Irish
(4%)
- United
States or American (4%)
- English
(4%)
- Czechoslovakian
(4%)
- Polish
(4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,235 (75%)
- Carpooled:
483 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Bicycle:
11 (0%)
- Walked:
164 (4%)
- Other
means: 27 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 367 (9%)
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People
in group quarters in Butler County, Nebraska
- 61
people in nursing homes
- 25
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 11
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 5
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,057.
5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,714 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.88% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.91% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($23,442 average AGI)
0.98% relocated from other states ($4,276 average AGI)
| Butler
County: |
0.98% | | Nebraska
average: | 2.84% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Lancaster County, NE
|
1.18% ($28,550 average AGI) |
| from
Platte County, NE
|
0.83% ($28,000) |
| from
Colfax County, NE
|
0.62% ($31,857) |
| from
Douglas County, NE
|
0.30% ($18,700) |
7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,977 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.47% | | Nebraska
average: |
7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.22% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,051 average AGI)
1.25% relocated to other states ($3,926 average AGI)
| Butler
County: |
1.25% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lancaster County, NE
|
1.60% ($22,200 average AGI) |
| to
Platte County, NE
|
1.34% ($28,022) |
| to
Colfax County, NE
|
0.52% ($20,667) |
| to
Douglas County, NE
|
0.44% ($24,600) |
| to
Polk County, NE
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0.35% ($34,167) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2
Births
per 1000 population in Butler County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Butler County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Butler County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,687 (1,513 aged, 174 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 8,665
- In
family households: 7,487 (2,102 male householders, 272 female householders)
2,098
spouses, 2,772 children (2,625 natural, 42 adopted, 105 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 18 other relatives, 100 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,178 (501 male householders (452 living alone)), 555 female householders (515 living alone)), 122 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 102 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,059 2-persons, 481 3-persons, 442 4-persons, 255 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 967 1-person, 72 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons.
2,026 married couples with children.
330 single-parent households (109 men, 221 women).
92.7% of residents of Butler County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $60,876,000 ($6908 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $437,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,436,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,176,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,193,000
Federal grants: $10,459,000
Federal procurement contracts: $655,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,957,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,130,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,634,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,466,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 549
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 530
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +28
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +13
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -174
| Here: |
-20 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Butler County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.10 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: 31
- 1995
to 1998: 134
- 1990
to 1994: 188
- 1980
to 1989: 349
- 1970
to 1979: 598
- 1960
to 1969: 420
- 1950
to 1959: 273
- 1940
to 1949: 226
- 1939
or earlier: 1,682
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 7
- 3
rooms: 60
- 4
rooms: 238
- 5
rooms: 519
- 6
rooms: 570
- 7
rooms: 451
- 8
rooms: 341
- 9
or more rooms: 400
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 25
- 3
rooms: 121
- 4
rooms: 196
- 5
rooms: 161
- 6
rooms: 134
- 7
rooms: 73
- 8
rooms: 60
- 9
or more rooms: 68
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Butler County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 70
- 2
bedrooms: 697
- 3
bedrooms: 1,105
- 4
bedrooms: 566
- 5
or more bedrooms: 148
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County: |
- no
bedroom: 5
- 1
bedroom: 157
- 2
bedrooms: 323
- 3
bedrooms: 200
- 4
bedrooms: 123
- 5
or more bedrooms: 32
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 97
- 1
vehicle: 463
- 2
vehicles: 988
- 3
vehicles: 646
- 4
vehicles: 267
- 5
or more vehicles: 125
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 91
- 1
vehicle: 319
- 2
vehicles: 259
- 3
vehicles: 101
- 4
vehicles: 48
- 5
or more vehicles: 22
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69% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Nebraska.
| Butler
County: |
69.4% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7593
- Northeast:
81
- Midwest:
510
- South:
149
- West:
335
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Utility
gas (30%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Utility
gas (33%)
- Electricity
(27%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 315
| Here: |
29.0% | | Nebraska: |
14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 197
| Here: |
27.6% | | Nebraska: |
10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 36
| Here: |
21.4% | | Nebraska: |
20.0% |
Butler
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $5,188,000
- Construction
- Corrections - Other: $2,526,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,188,000
Regular Highways: $1,354,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $332,000
Police Protection: $330,000
Financial Administration: $316,000
Central Staff Services: $311,000
Corrections - Other: $248,000
General Public Buildings: $121,000
Health Services - Other: $14,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $10,000
Welfare - Other: $6,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $3,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $52,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $142,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,970,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,870,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $100,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $122,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $202,000
Corrections - Other: $40,000
Judicial: $20,000
General Public Building: $3,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,870,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $991,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,181,000
NEC: $502,000
Motor Vehicle License: $251,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,687,000
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