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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $936 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chase County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.
Cities in this county include: Imperial
, Wauneta
, Lamar
.
Neighboring
counties: Dundy County
, Hayes County
, Phillips County, Colorado
, Yuma County, Colorado
, Perkins County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chase County: Imperial
PowerPlant
(A),
Center Dam Campground
(B),
Champion Lake Camping Area
(C),
Area A Campground
(D),
Enders
(E),
Enders Lake Golf Course
(F),
Enders Lake Golf Course RV Park
(G),
Chase County Museum
(H)
Church in Chase County: Church
of the Brethren
(A).
Cemeteries: Chase
Cemetery
(1),
Pleasant View Cemetery
(2),
Lake View Cemetery
(3),
Mount Hope Cemetery
(4),
Riverside Cemetery
(5),
Green Lawn Cemetery
(6)
Reservoirs: Arterburn
Lake
(A),
Arterburn Reservoir
(B),
Hoffmeister Reservoir
(C),
Kilpatrick Reservoir 1
(D),
Kilpatrick Diversion Reservoir
(E),
Moody Reservoir
(F),
Imperial Reservoir
(G),
Mill Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut
Slough
(A),
McGuires Slough
(B),
Foerster Branch
(C),
Stinking Water Creek
(D),
Dittons Creek
(E),
Davidson Branch
(F)
Parks in Chase County include: Champion
Lake State Recreation Area
(1),
Champion Mill State Historical Park
(2),
Champion Water Powered Mill Historical Marker
(3),
Church Grove Recreation Area
(4),
Wanamaker State Wildlife Management Area
(5),
Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area
(6),
Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area
(7)
Post offices: Enders
Post Office
(A),
Champion Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 57
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 56 (30% naturalized citizens)
| Chase
County: |
1.4% | | Whole
state: | 4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 4
- 1990
to 1994: 15
- 1985
to 1989: 21
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 1
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 13
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Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,612
- One,
attached: 8
- Two:
17
- 3
or 4: 34
- 5
to 9: 2
- 10
to 19: 2
- 20
or more: 8
- Mobile
homes: 242
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Chase County with a mortgage: 446 (16 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 477 Agriculture
in Chase County
Average size of farms: 1655 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $436281
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $318.98
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $394128
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.37%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 77.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $215466
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.51
Corn for grain: 119872 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 48558 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7453 harvested acresChase
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Nebraska state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/20/1960, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Truck
transportation (6%)
- Repair
and maintenance (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Building
material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (22%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Finance
and insurance (7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (20%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(55%)
- Haiti
(13%)
- Canada
(11%)
- Germany
(5%)
- Russia
(5%)
- Netherlands
(4%)
- Japan
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Chase County:
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- German
(45%)
- United
States or American (13%)
- English
(12%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Swedish
(3%)
- Czech
(2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 1,461 (75%)
- Carpooled:
201 (10%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
127 (7%)
- Other
means: 6 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 140 (7%)
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100
people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,539.
5.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,663 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.51% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.17% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($14,438 average AGI)
2.34% relocated from other states ($11,225 average AGI)
| Chase
County: |
2.34% | | Nebraska
average: | 2.84% |
7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,670 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.17% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($20,226 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($9,434 average AGI)
| Chase
County: |
2.84% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lancaster County, NE
|
0.81% ($25,333 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5
Births
per 1000 population in Chase County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Chase County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Chase County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 900 (854 aged, 46 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 3,967
- In
family households: 3,430 (1,016 male householders, 151 female householders)
1,024
spouses, 1,164 children (1,070 natural, 45 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 20 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 537 (225 male householders (194 living alone)), 271 female householders (257 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 101 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 624 2-persons, 189 3-persons, 197 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 451 1-person, 45 2-persons.
839 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (53 men, 102 women).
97.1% of residents of Chase County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $35,487,000 ($8959 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $253,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,299,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,656,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,189,000
Federal grants: $3,896,000
Federal procurement contracts: $237,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,211,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $378,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,307,000
Federal Government insurance: $56,082,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 252
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 293
| Here: |
76 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: -154
| Here: |
-40 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Chase County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.09 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: 59
- 1990
to 1994: 31
- 1980
to 1989: 156
- 1970
to 1979: 418
- 1960
to 1969: 187
- 1950
to 1959: 285
- 1940
to 1949: 165
- 1939
or earlier: 608
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Chase County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 15
- 3
rooms: 10
- 4
rooms: 129
- 5
rooms: 252
- 6
rooms: 265
- 7
rooms: 230
- 8
rooms: 153
- 9
or more rooms: 226
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chase County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 42
- 3
rooms: 33
- 4
rooms: 73
- 5
rooms: 67
- 6
rooms: 40
- 7
rooms: 36
- 8
rooms: 45
- 9
or more rooms: 44
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chase County: |
- no
bedroom: 2
- 1
bedroom: 50
- 2
bedrooms: 318
- 3
bedrooms: 505
- 4
bedrooms: 279
- 5
or more bedrooms: 128
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chase County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 78
- 2
bedrooms: 114
- 3
bedrooms: 99
- 4
bedrooms: 69
- 5
or more bedrooms: 20
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Chase County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 37
- 1
vehicle: 263
- 2
vehicles: 609
- 3
vehicles: 276
- 4
vehicles: 61
- 5
or more vehicles: 36
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Chase County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 24
- 1
vehicle: 155
- 2
vehicles: 155
- 3
vehicles: 27
- 4
vehicles: 17
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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62% of Chase County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Nebraska.
| Chase
County: |
61.9% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 2790
- Northeast:
27
- Midwest:
401
- South:
160
- West:
617
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,200 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 (52%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Electricity
(20%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (44%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity
(24%)
- Other
fuel (4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (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): 21
| Here: |
4.2% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: |
0.3% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 4
| Here: |
8.3% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
Chase
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $6,775,000
All Other: $191,000
- Construction
- Health - Other: $2,112,000
Own Hospitals: $49,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $5,069,000
General - Other: $638,000
Regular Highways: $604,000
Financial Administration: $173,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $124,000
Central Staff Services: $115,000
Police Protection: $109,000
Natural Resources - Other: $99,000
General Public Buildings: $75,000
Health Services - Other: $52,000
Corrections - Other: $16,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $51,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $74,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Health: $5,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Hospitals: $17,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
All Other: $1,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,398,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,272,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $126,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $114,000
General Revenue, NEC: $83,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $196,000
General - Other: $83,000
Health - Other: $25,000
Financial Administration: $17,000
Central Staff: $5,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General Public Building: $2,000
Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
Judicial: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,351,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $75,000
Beginning: $5,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $541,000
All Other: $57,000
General Support: $29,000
Public Welfare: $13,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,280,000
NEC: $78,000
Motor Vehicle License: $55,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,369,000
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