Cuming County, Nebraska (NE) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 9,688 (34% urban, 66% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,822
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,123
% of renters here:   28%
State: 33%
Land area: 572 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 17 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   9.0%
Whole state: 9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   3.4%
Whole state: 4.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (18.2%), Manufacturing (18.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 74%
  • Government: 9%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

Cuming County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cuming County, Nebraska:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • Other race (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   39.2 years
Nebraska median age:   35.3 years

Males: 5,155   (50.5%)
Females: 5,048   (49.5%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,146
County population in 2003: 9,854
Jobs in 2003: 4,417

Total labor force in 2004: 5,543
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:
Cuming County:   2.5 people
Nebraska:   2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,074 ($33,186 in 2000)
This county   $37,074
Nebraska: $43,849

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,975
Cuming County   $85,975
Nebraska: $113,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $398
Institutionalized population: 236
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cuming County in 2000: $685

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 6
  • Thefts: 8
  • Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 4
  • Thefts: 6
  • Auto thefts: 1

2004 Presidential Election results in Cuming County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.3%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $939 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cuming 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 $629 a month.

Cities in this county include: West Point , Wisner , Beemer , Bancroft .

Neighboring counties: Burt County , Colfax County , Dodge County , Stanton County , Thurston County , Wayne County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Cuming County: Cuming County Fairgrounds (A), Bancroft Park Campground (B), Indian Trails Country Club (C)

Churches in Cuming County include: Saint Boniface Church (A), Saint Anthonys Church (B), Immanuel Lutheran Church (C), Zion Lutheran Church (D), Saint Matthews Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F)

Cemeteries: Saint Marks Cemetery (1), Bancroft Cemetery (2), Dewitt Cemetery (3), Norwegian Cemetery (4), Peterson Cemetery (5), Immanuel Cemetery (6), Salem Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Kanes Lake (A), Raabe Lake (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), McKirahan Lake (D), Woerdeman Lake (E), Bracht Reservoir (F)

Creeks: Fisher Creek (A), Plum Creek (B), Jeppson Creek (C), Felix Creek (D), Rattlesnake Creek (E), Wortmans Creek (F), Kane Creek (G), Dry Creek (H), South Branch Pebble Creek (I)

Parks in Cuming County include: Bancroft Historical Marker (1), Bancroft Park (2), Wilderness Park (3), Black Island State Wildlife Management Area (4), De Witt Historical Site Historical Marker (5)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.2%
Nebraska: 2.7%

Current college students: 200
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 386 (27% naturalized citizens)

Cuming County:   3.8%
Whole state: 4.4%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 135
  • 1990 to 1994: 119
  • 1985 to 1989: 80
  • 1980 to 1984: 14
  • 1975 to 1979: 6
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 32

Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.9%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,620
  • One, attached: 45
  • Two: 97
  • 3 or 4: 98
  • 5 to 9: 153
  • 10 to 19: 41
  • 20 or more: 43
  • Mobile homes: 186

Housing units in Cuming County with a mortgage: 843 (30 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 992

Agriculture in Cuming County
Average size of farms: 405 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $642698
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $185.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $612337
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.73%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $111129
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 73.06
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.47%
Corn for grain: 142653 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 123876 harvested acres

Cuming County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 37 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/15/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 33 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
  • Food (14%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Transportation equipment (2%)
  • Educational services (2%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Farmers and farm managers (18%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (86%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • Spain (2%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Guatemala (1%)
  • Philippines (1%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Cuming County:



  • German (67%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • Irish (3%)
  • English (3%)
  • Czech (2%)
  • Danish (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,777 (73%)
  • Carpooled: 505 (10%)
  • Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0%)
  • Walked: 282 (5%)
  • Other means: 14 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 577 (11%)
 

People in group quarters in Cuming County, Nebraska
  • 221 people in nursing homes
  • 15 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 15 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 $43,801.

4.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,462 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.77%
Nebraska average: 7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.44% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($21,237 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($9,225 average AGI)
Cuming County:   1.33%
Nebraska average: 2.84%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dodge County, NE  0.76% ($32,000 average AGI)
from Madison County, NE  0.37% ($21,077)
from Douglas County, NE  0.31% ($39,455)
from Burt County, NE  0.28% ($19,200)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,280 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.00%
Nebraska average: 7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.26% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($20,280 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($7,000 average AGI)
Cuming County:   1.74%
Nebraska average: 3.31%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Douglas County, NE  1.07% ($26,718 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE  0.99% ($24,917)
to Dodge County, NE  0.63% ($26,217)
to Madison County, NE  0.41% ($21,133)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8


Births per 1000 population in Cuming County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9


Deaths per 1000 population in Cuming County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cuming County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,961 (1,858 aged, 103 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,960
  • In family households: 8,610 (2,472 male householders, 297 female householders)
    2,457 spouses, 3,102 children (2,917 natural, 69 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 45 other relatives, 111 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,350 (615 male householders (516 living alone)), 576 female householders (554 living alone)), 159 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 243 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,307 2-persons, 492 3-persons, 493 4-persons, 305 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,070 1-person, 94 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

2,346 married couples with children.
344 single-parent households (94 men, 250 women).

92.7% of residents of Cuming County speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,378,000 ($6681 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $534,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,487,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,800,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,778,000
Federal grants: $16,826,000
Federal procurement contracts: $610,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,876,000 ($64,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,024,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,299,000
Federal Government insurance: $76,730,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 670
Here:   69 per 1000 residents
State: 75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 649
Here:   67 per 1000 residents
State:   46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +106
Here:   +11 per 1000 residents
State: +13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -628
Here:   -65 per 1000 residents
State:   -15 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Cuming County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   6.5
State: 6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   5.4
State:   4.2



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 49
  • 1995 to 1998: 126
  • 1990 to 1994: 113
  • 1980 to 1989: 308
  • 1970 to 1979: 662
  • 1960 to 1969: 402
  • 1950 to 1959: 436
  • 1940 to 1949: 435
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,752


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cuming County, Nebraska:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 28
  • 3 rooms: 47
  • 4 rooms: 212
  • 5 rooms: 512
  • 6 rooms: 591
  • 7 rooms: 509
  • 8 rooms: 482
  • 9 or more rooms: 441


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cuming County, Nebraska:
  • 1 room: 12
  • 2 rooms: 22
  • 3 rooms: 143
  • 4 rooms: 236
  • 5 rooms: 172
  • 6 rooms: 200
  • 7 rooms: 106
  • 8 rooms: 100
  • 9 or more rooms: 132


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cuming County:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 121
  • 2 bedrooms: 509
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,252
  • 4 bedrooms: 727
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 213


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cuming County:
  • no bedroom: 23
  • 1 bedroom: 190
  • 2 bedrooms: 355
  • 3 bedrooms: 307
  • 4 bedrooms: 185
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 63


Cars and other vehicles available in Cuming County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 85
  • 1 vehicle: 719
  • 2 vehicles: 1,189
  • 3 vehicles: 610
  • 4 vehicles: 162
  • 5 or more vehicles: 57


Cars and other vehicles available in Cuming County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 62
  • 1 vehicle: 457
  • 2 vehicles: 325
  • 3 vehicles: 168
  • 4 vehicles: 85
  • 5 or more vehicles: 26

68% of Cuming County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Nebraska.

Cuming County:   68.3%
State average:   55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 8587
  • Northeast: 74
  • Midwest: 817
  • South: 128
  • West: 193

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,000

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 (54%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Utility gas (44%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 465
Here:   36.5%
Nebraska:   14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 191
Here:   26.8%
Nebraska:   10.8%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 18
Here:   10.3%
Nebraska: 20.0%


Cuming County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $150,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,181,000
    General - Other: $810,000
    Financial Administration: $256,000
    Police Protection: $252,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $190,000
    Central Staff Services: $174,000
    Corrections - Other: $169,000
    Solid Waste Management: $152,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $96,000
    General Public Buildings: $70,000
    Health Services - Other: $37,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $7,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $83,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $1,000
    General: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $149,000
    General Support: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $54,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
    Property Sale Other: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $394,000
    Health - Other: $29,000
    General - Other: $23,000
    Police Protection: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $7,000
    Judicial: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,518,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,491,000
    General Support: $78,000
    Public Welfare: $21,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,921,000
    NEC: $320,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $52,000
    Total General Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,242,000

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