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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $799 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sutton
, Harvard
, Clay Center
, Edgar
, Fairfield
, Glenvil
, Trumbull
, Deweese
, Ong
, Saronville
.
Neighboring
counties: Adams County
, Fillmore County
, Hamilton County
, Nuckolls County
, Webster County
, York County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Clay County: Fox
Hollow Golf Course
(A),
Glenvil
(B),
Inland
(C),
Spring Ranch
(D),
Anan
(E),
Roman L Hruska United States Meat Animal Research Center
(F)
Churches in Clay County include: Emmanuel
Church
(A),
Saint Martin Church
(B)
Cemeteries: Chapel
Grove Cemetery
(1),
Anandale Cemetery
(2),
Saint Aloysius Cemetery
(3),
Ong Cemetery
(4),
Sutton Cemetery
(5),
Glenvil Cemetery
(6),
Edgar Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Theesen
Lagoon
(A),
Arnold Reservoir 1
(B),
Harms-Skalka Reservoir
(C),
Schmer Reservoir
(D),
Percival-Erickson Reservoir
(E),
Hoyt Reservoir
(F),
Lipovsky Reservoir
(G),
Skalka Reservoir
(H)
Creeks: Dry
Creek
(A),
Little Sandy Creek
(B),
Pawnee Creek
(C),
Liberty Creek
(D)
Parks in Clay County include: Greenhead
State Wildlife Management Area
(1),
Green Wing State Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Smith Lagoon Natl Wildlife Mgt Area
(3),
Green Acres Federal Waterfowl Production Area
(4),
Alberding Lagoon Natl Wildlife Mgt Area
(5),
Spring Ranche Historical Marker
(6),
Glenvil Federal Waterfowl Production Area
(7),
Theesen Federal Waterfowl Production Area
(8),
Eckhardt Lagoon Natl Wildlife Mgt Area
(9)
Post office: Inland
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 193
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 180 (34% naturalized citizens)
| Clay
County: |
2.6% | | Whole
state: | 4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 62
- 1990
to 1994: 48
- 1985
to 1989: 26
- 1980
to 1984: 16
- 1975
to 1979: 5
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1965
to 1969: 15
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Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,548
- One,
attached: 102
- Two:
35
- 3
or 4: 125
- 5
to 9: 25
- 10
to 19: 20
- 20
or more: 11
- Mobile
homes: 200
Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 791 (68 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 907 Agriculture
in Clay County
Average size of farms: 744 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $317380
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $265.98
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $301175
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.44%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.96%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $168876
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.56
Corn for grain: 154155 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2987 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 95736 harvested acresClay
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction
(12%)
- Truck
transportation (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Machinery
(5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (17%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Social
assistance (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (18%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(74%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Korea
(3%)
- Philippines
(3%)
- Other
Northern Europe (2%)
- Other
Western Europe (2%)
- India
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Clay County:
|
- German
(49%)
- English
(7%)
- United
States or American (7%)
- Swedish
(5%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Czech
(4%)
- Norwegian
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,560 (77%)
- Carpooled:
291 (9%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
5 (0%)
- Walked:
180 (5%)
- Other
means: 27 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 255 (8%)
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97
people in nursing homes
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,888.
5.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,071 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.17% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.98% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($24,452 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($8,619 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
1.19% | | Nebraska
average: | 2.84% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Adams County, NE
|
1.44% ($34,657 average AGI) |
| from
Lancaster County, NE
|
0.45% ($33,545) |
8.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,490 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.10% | | Nebraska
average: |
7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.96% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($21,652 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($6,838 average AGI)
| Clay
County: |
2.15% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Adams County, NE
|
2.38% ($24,700 average AGI) |
| to
Lancaster County, NE
|
0.72% ($27,167) |
| to
Nuckolls County, NE
|
0.40% ($29,900) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2
Births
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Clay County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,470 (1,332 aged, 138 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 6,937
- In
family households: 6,107 (1,742 male householders, 270 female householders)
1,750
spouses, 2,152 children (1,978 natural, 57 adopted, 117 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 26 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 830 (356 male householders (323 living alone)), 407 female householders (386 living alone)), 67 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 102 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 980 2-persons, 336 3-persons, 394 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 709 1-person, 48 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons.
1,568 married couples with children.
256 single-parent households (71 men, 185 women).
93.6% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 11% 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: $58,834,000 ($8680 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $383,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,242,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,285,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,894,000
Federal grants: $4,471,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,659,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,283,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,000,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,088,000
Federal Government insurance: $62,624,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 399
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 411
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +22
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +13
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -306
| Here: |
-45 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Clay County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.54 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: 41
- 1995
to 1998: 67
- 1990
to 1994: 72
- 1980
to 1989: 206
- 1970
to 1979: 453
- 1960
to 1969: 293
- 1950
to 1959: 193
- 1940
to 1949: 243
- 1939
or earlier: 1,498
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 4
- 3
rooms: 27
- 4
rooms: 169
- 5
rooms: 421
- 6
rooms: 405
- 7
rooms: 391
- 8
rooms: 319
- 9
or more rooms: 403
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 6
- 2
rooms: 33
- 3
rooms: 63
- 4
rooms: 114
- 5
rooms: 133
- 6
rooms: 114
- 7
rooms: 82
- 8
rooms: 33
- 9
or more rooms: 33
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 38
- 2
bedrooms: 528
- 3
bedrooms: 894
- 4
bedrooms: 532
- 5
or more bedrooms: 147
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 111
- 2
bedrooms: 225
- 3
bedrooms: 183
- 4
bedrooms: 71
- 5
or more bedrooms: 15
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 43
- 1
vehicle: 470
- 2
vehicles: 885
- 3
vehicles: 518
- 4
vehicles: 164
- 5
or more vehicles: 65
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 46
- 1
vehicle: 248
- 2
vehicles: 204
- 3
vehicles: 76
- 4
vehicles: 34
- 5
or more vehicles: 3
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66% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Nebraska.
| Clay
County: |
65.9% | | State
average: |
55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5576
- Northeast:
79
- Midwest:
672
- South:
153
- West:
345
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (71%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (56%)
- Electricity
(22%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood
(1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- 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): 69
| Here: |
7.4% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: |
4.5% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 17
| Here: |
11.3% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
Clay
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $204,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $86,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $999,000
General - Other: $568,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $222,000
Financial Administration: $211,000
Police Protection: $196,000
Health Services - Other: $141,000
Corrections - Other: $134,000
Central Staff Services: $112,000
Natural Resources - Other: $102,000
General Public Buildings: $57,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $16,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $12,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $20,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Hospitals: $9,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $229,000
Health & Hospitals: $60,000
Highways: $45,000
General Support: $17,000
Public Welfare: $3,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $340,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $320,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $73,000
General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $350,000
Police Protection: $63,000
Natural Resource - Other: $11,000
General Public Building: $7,000
General - Other: $7,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Judicial: $3,000
Central Staff: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,727,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $48,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $764,000
All Other: $87,000
General Support: $32,000
Public Welfare: $23,000
- Tax
- Property: $177,000
Motor Vehicle License: $94,000
Total General Sales: $4,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,669,000
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