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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,649 (1.7%)
Area name: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cass County is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $884 a month.
Cities in this county include: Plattsmouth
, Eagle
, Weeping Water
, Louisville
, Elmwood
, Greenwood
, Murray
, Cedar Creek
, Avoca
, Murdock
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2005 air pollution in Cass County:
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 29 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
93 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
10.5 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
26 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Fremont County, Iowa
, Lancaster County
, Mills County, Iowa
, Otoe County
, Sarpy County
, Saunders County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cass County: Lakeside
Campground
(A),
Todd
(B),
Immanuel Camp
(C),
Camp Harding
(D),
Camp Kitaki
(E),
Camp Newman
(F),
A C Nelson Campground
(G),
King Hill Quarry
(H),
Little Creek Campground
(I),
Oreapolis
(J),
Grandpas Woods Camping
(K),
Grandpas Woods Golf Course
(L),
South Bend
(M),
Greenwood Farmers Cooperative Elevator
(N),
Quarry Oaks Golf Course
(O),
Ashland Country Club
(P),
Cullom
(Q),
Pine Grove Holiday Trav-L-Park
(R),
Bay Hills Golf Course
(S),
Platte River Rest Area
(T)
Churches in Cass County include: Callahan
Church
(A),
Immanuel Church
(B),
Lutheran Church
(C),
New Life Assembly of God Church
(D),
Trinity Church
(E),
Mynard Liberty United Methodist Church
(F),
Emmanuel Church
(G),
First Baptist Church
(H)
Cemeteries: Alvo
Cemetery
(1),
Buck Cemetery
(2),
Kenosha Cemetery
(3),
Horning Cemetery
(4),
Otterbein Cemetery
(5),
Avoca Cemetery
(6),
Glendale Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Wa
Con-Da Lake
(A),
Schilling Lake
(B),
Ahrens Reservoir
(C),
Beaver Lake
(D),
Bond Reservoir
(E),
Plattsmouth Reservoir 18-A
(F),
Philpot Reservoir
(G),
Schlichtemeier Reservoir
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver
Creek
(A),
Bachelor Branch
(B),
Cascade Creek
(C),
Wolf Creek
(D),
Glendale Creek
(E),
Fourmile Creek
(F),
Fountain Creek
(G),
Callahan Creek
(H),
Ervine Creek
(I)
Parks in Cass County include: Eagle
Raceway
(1),
Wildlife Safari
(2),
Eugene T Mahoney State Park
(3),
Memorial to the American Bandshell Sculpture
(4),
Louisville Lakes State Recreation Area
(5),
Louisville Recreation Grounds
(6),
Lewis and Clark Camp Site Historical Marker
(7),
Platte River State Park
(8),
Prehistorical Burial Site Historical Marker
(9)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,018
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 297 (55% naturalized citizens)
| Cass
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: | 4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 55
- 1990
to 1994: 41
- 1985
to 1989: 31
- 1980
to 1984: 18
- 1975
to 1979: 22
- 1970
to 1974: 26
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1965
to 1969: 95
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Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 33.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 8,368
- One,
attached: 124
- Two:
170
- 3
or 4: 118
- 5
to 9: 112
- 10
to 19: 137
- 20
or more: 186
- Mobile
homes: 959
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Cass County with a mortgage: 3,911 (453 second mortgage, 452 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,629 Agriculture
in Cass County
Average size of farms: 472 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $68159
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $147.39
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.51%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.33%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67279
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $114833
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.80
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.00%
Corn for grain: 119239 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1419 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 122152 harvested acres
Vegetables: 39 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 98 acresCass
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/13/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(17%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Educational
services (3%)
- Accommodation
and food services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Finance
and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(18%)
- Germany
(16%)
- Portugal
(10%)
- United
Kingdom (9%)
- Korea
(8%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (5%)
- Philippines
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cass County:
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- German
(39%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- Irish
(9%)
- English
(8%)
- Czech
(4%)
- Swedish
(3%)
- Polish
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 10,247 (81%)
- Carpooled:
1,582 (13%)
- Taxi:
6 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Walked:
219 (2%)
- Other
means: 58 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 467 (4%)
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246
people in nursing homes
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,615.
8.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,259 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.35% | | Nebraska
average: |
7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.23% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($32,955 average AGI)
2.12% relocated from other states ($11,304 average AGI)
| Cass
County: |
2.12% | | Nebraska
average: | 2.84% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Douglas County, NE
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1.86% ($46,610 average AGI) |
| from
Sarpy County, NE
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1.63% ($47,329) |
| from
Lancaster County, NE
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1.39% ($40,955) |
| from
Otoe County, NE
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0.28% ($33,111) |
| from
Saunders County, NE
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0.24% ($43,130) |
| from
Pottawattamie County, IA
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0.11% ($42,000) |
9.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,744 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.22% | | Nebraska
average: |
7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.31% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($27,516 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($15,228 average AGI)
| Cass
County: |
2.91% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Douglas County, NE
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2.00% ($40,896 average AGI) |
| to
Sarpy County, NE
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1.74% ($43,832) |
| to
Lancaster County, NE
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1.45% ($39,806) |
| to
Otoe County, NE
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0.27% ($44,885) |
| to
Pottawattamie County, IA
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0.23% ($37,500) |
| to
Saunders County, NE
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0.18% ($20,353) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
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0.12% ($108,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Births
per 1000 population in Cass County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cass County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cass County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,416 (3,066 aged, 350 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 24,079
- In
family households: 21,303 (5,731 male householders, 1,117 female householders)
5,774
spouses, 7,808 children (7,113 natural, 193 adopted, 502 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 152 other relatives, 343 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,776 (1,126 male householders (891 living alone)), 1,201 female householders (1,093 living alone)), 449 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 255 (250 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,003 2-persons, 1,436 3-persons, 1,377 4-persons, 740 5-persons, 223 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,984 1-person, 283 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons.
5,258 married couples with children.
1,125 single-parent households (315 men, 810 women).
96.6% of residents of Cass County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $126,832,000 ($4941 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,021,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,731,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,127,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,451,000
Federal grants: $17,232,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,599,000 ($40,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,691,000 ($1,442,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,273,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,184,000
Federal Government insurance: $115,739,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,588
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,134
| Here: |
44 per 1000 residents | | State: | 46
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +48
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +13
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +929
| Here: |
+36 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cass County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 26.48 millions of gallons per day (97% from ground, 3% from surface)
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: 258
- 1995
to 1998: 1,049
- 1990
to 1994: 674
- 1980
to 1989: 1,116
- 1970
to 1979: 2,072
- 1960
to 1969: 1,083
- 1950
to 1959: 724
- 1940
to 1949: 474
- 1939
or earlier: 2,729
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cass County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 9
- 2
rooms: 62
- 3
rooms: 135
- 4
rooms: 621
- 5
rooms: 1,505
- 6
rooms: 1,400
- 7
rooms: 1,428
- 8
rooms: 948
- 9
or more rooms: 1,193
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 95
- 2
rooms: 142
- 3
rooms: 209
- 4
rooms: 437
- 5
rooms: 351
- 6
rooms: 278
- 7
rooms: 188
- 8
rooms: 80
- 9
or more rooms: 80
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cass County: |
- no
bedroom: 20
- 1
bedroom: 188
- 2
bedrooms: 1,631
- 3
bedrooms: 3,544
- 4
bedrooms: 1,504
- 5
or more bedrooms: 414
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cass County: |
- no
bedroom: 100
- 1
bedroom: 329
- 2
bedrooms: 745
- 3
bedrooms: 496
- 4
bedrooms: 144
- 5
or more bedrooms: 46
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cass County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 165
- 1
vehicle: 1,337
- 2
vehicles: 3,262
- 3
vehicles: 1,638
- 4
vehicles: 578
- 5
or more vehicles: 321
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cass County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 233
- 1
vehicle: 707
- 2
vehicles: 624
- 3
vehicles: 182
- 4
vehicles: 76
- 5
or more vehicles: 38
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58% of Cass County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Nebraska.
| Cass
County: |
58.1% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 16898
- Northeast:
606
- Midwest:
3947
- South:
1141
- West:
1231
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,300 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 (48%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (53%)
- Electricity
(23%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 327
| Here: |
10.3% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 85
| Here: |
5.1% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 170
| Here: |
20.2% | | Nebraska: |
20.0% |
Cass
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $831,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $1,190,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,587,000
General - Other: $2,486,000
Corrections - Other: $1,486,000
Police Protection: $1,468,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $844,000
Financial Administration: $620,000
Central Staff Services: $572,000
Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
Health Services - Other: $139,000
General Public Buildings: $124,000
Parks & Recreation: $75,000
Welfare - Other: $64,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $14,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $4,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $766,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Health: $40,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Hospitals: $5,000
Welfare: $1,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $89,000
All Other: $40,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,499,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $17,665,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $834,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $364,000
Property Sale Other: $57,000
Interest Earnings: $34,000
Special Assessments: $19,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $267,000
Judicial: $130,000
General - Other: $129,000
Police Protection: $120,000
Financial Administration: $50,000
Natural Resource - Other: $16,000
Central Staff: $11,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,976,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,612,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,607,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $563,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,801,000
All Other: $1,349,000
General Support: $275,000
Public Welfare: $68,000
Health & Hospitals: $5,000
Housing & Community Development: $4,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,520,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,107,000
NEC: $326,000
Other Selective Sales: $74,000
Total General Sales: $2,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,874,000
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