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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,030 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dawson County is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $635 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lexington
, Cozad
, Gothenburg
, Overton
, Sumner
, Farnam
, Eddyville
, Johnstown precinct
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2005 air pollution in Dawson County:
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 40 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
106 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Buffalo County
, Custer County
, Frontier County
, Gosper County
, Lincoln County
, Phelps County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dawson County: Lafayette
Park Campground
(A),
Lafayette Park
(B),
North Inlet Area Campground
(C),
Camp Comeca
(D),
Camp Rockhaven
(E),
Gothenburg Golf Course
(F),
Gothenburg KOA Campground
(G),
Willow Island
(H),
Overton Golf Course
(I),
Cozad Country Club
(J),
Cozad Rest Area Eastbound
(K),
Cozad Rest Area Westbound
(L),
Westminster Woods Camp
(M),
Westminister Woods Camp
(N),
Assemblies of God Conference Grounds
(O),
JJs Marina and Campgrounds
(P),
Peavey Grain Company Elevator
(Q),
Darr
(R),
School Number 94
(S),
School Number 61
(T)
Churches in Dawson County include: Zion
Evangelical Lutheran Church
(A),
Zion Church
(B),
Fairhaven Church
(C),
Buffalo Grove Church
(D),
Saint Johns Church
(E)
Cemeteries: Hewitt
Cemetery
(1),
Christ Cemetery
(2),
Sumner Cemetery
(3),
Overton Cemetery
(4),
Cottonwood Cemetery
(5),
Hillside Cemetery
(6),
Rose Hill Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Anthony
Reservoir
(A),
Sherman Reservoir
(B),
Beatty Reservoir
(C),
Buckley Reservoir
(D),
Buffalo Creek Reservoir B-3
(E),
Buffalo Creek Reservoir C-5
(F),
Buffalo Creek Reservoir F-1
(G),
Carey Reservoir
(H)
Rivers and creeks: Bell
Creek
(A),
French Creek
(B),
Buffalo Creek
(C),
Dry Fork Wood River
(D),
Crooked Creek
(E),
Spring Creek
(F)
Parks in Dawson County include: Swedish
Crosses Cemetery Historical Marker
(1),
East Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area
(2),
Central Platte Valley Historical Marker
(3),
Tobin Indian Raid Historical Marker
(4),
Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area
(5),
West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area
(6),
Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area
(7),
Midway Lake Recreational Grounds
(8),
Legion Ball Park
(9)
Beach: North
Shore
(A).
Post office: Willow
Island Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 530
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,866 (24% naturalized citizens)
| Dawson
County: |
15.9% | | Whole
state: |
4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 1,467
- 1990
to 1994: 937
- 1985
to 1989: 751
- 1980
to 1984: 363
- 1975
to 1979: 162
- 1970
to 1974: 69
- 1970
to 1974: 35
- 1965
to 1969: 82
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Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 7,742
- One,
attached: 106
- Two:
188
- 3
or 4: 218
- 5
to 9: 270
- 10
to 19: 197
- 20
or more: 216
- Mobile
homes: 863
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Dawson County with a mortgage: 2,921 (297 second mortgage, 194 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,085 Agriculture
in Dawson County
Average size of farms: 867 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $517176
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $271.41
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.13%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $490312
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.17%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $137066
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 76.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 34.67
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.01%
Corn for grain: 175094 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4173 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 29678 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 20 acresDawson
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/20/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Food
(21%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Transportation
equipment (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
- Utilities
(3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Food
(13%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Transportation
equipment (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (9%)
- Food
processing workers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (7%)
- Food
processing workers (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(63%)
- Guatemala
(21%)
- El
Salvador (9%)
- Vietnam
(1%)
- Philippines
(1%)
- United
Kingdom (0%)
- Nicaragua
(0%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Dawson County:
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- German
(32%)
- United
States or American (7%)
- Irish
(7%)
- English
(6%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- Danish
(2%)
- Czech
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 8,310 (75%)
- Carpooled:
1,875 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
1 (0%)
- Bicycle:
45 (0%)
- Walked:
279 (3%)
- Other
means: 159 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 462 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Dawson County, Nebraska
- 215
people in nursing homes
- 122
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 80
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 39
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 16
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,442.
6.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,244 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.46% | | Nebraska
average: | 7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.01% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($12,795 average AGI)
3.46% relocated from other states ($11,447 average AGI)
| Dawson
County: |
3.46% | | Nebraska
average: |
2.84% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Buffalo County, NE
|
0.44% ($25,684 average AGI) |
| from
Hidalgo County, TX
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0.35% ($13,333) |
| from
Lincoln County, NE
|
0.30% ($23,769) |
| from
Gosper County, NE
|
0.28% ($35,875) |
| from
Lancaster County, NE
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0.19% ($19,188) |
| from
Custer County, NE
|
0.17% ($24,867) |
| from
Douglas County, NE
|
0.17% ($16,800) |
7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,495 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.59% | | Nebraska
average: |
7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.56% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($19,893 average AGI)
3.03% relocated to other states ($9,603 average AGI)
| Dawson
County: |
3.03% | | Nebraska
average: | 3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Buffalo County, NE
|
0.91% ($27,177 average AGI) |
| to
Lancaster County, NE
|
0.72% ($28,127) |
| to
Lincoln County, NE
|
0.56% ($28,857) |
| to
Douglas County, NE
|
0.31% ($114,667) |
| to
Hall County, NE
|
0.26% ($22,478) |
| to
Saline County, NE
|
0.25% ($25,227) |
| to
Gosper County, NE
|
0.18% ($31,563) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.1
Births
per 1000 population in Dawson County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Dawson County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Dawson County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,547 (3,169 aged, 378 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 23,892
- In
family households: 20,819 (5,307 male householders, 958 female householders)
5,277
spouses, 7,645 children (6,887 natural, 201 adopted, 557 stepchildren), 271 grandchildren, 258 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 412 other relatives, 559 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,073 (1,207 male householders (931 living alone)), 1,349 female householders (1,267 living alone)), 517 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 473 (307 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,776 2-persons, 1,096 3-persons, 1,135 4-persons, 684 5-persons, 344 6-persons, 230 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,198 1-person, 272 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
5,247 married couples with children.
1,311 single-parent households (408 men, 903 women).
77.1% of residents of Dawson County speak English at home.
21.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (10% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 52% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $119,787,000 ($4883 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,118,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,599,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,858,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,482,000
Federal grants: $26,063,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,039,000 ($3,995,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,745,000 ($179,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,483,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,179,000
Federal Government insurance: $96,535,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,326
| Here: |
94 per 1000 residents | | State: |
75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,176
| Here: |
48 per 1000 residents | | State: |
46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,083
| Here: |
+44 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,947
| Here: |
-79 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Dawson County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.00 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: 116
- 1995
to 1998: 387
- 1990
to 1994: 358
- 1980
to 1989: 862
- 1970
to 1979: 2,054
- 1960
to 1969: 1,224
- 1950
to 1959: 1,255
- 1940
to 1949: 1,029
- 1939
or earlier: 2,520
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Dawson County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 7
- 2
rooms: 63
- 3
rooms: 237
- 4
rooms: 635
- 5
rooms: 1,184
- 6
rooms: 1,307
- 7
rooms: 1,100
- 8
rooms: 693
- 9
or more rooms: 867
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 20
- 2
rooms: 231
- 3
rooms: 522
- 4
rooms: 709
- 5
rooms: 618
- 6
rooms: 279
- 7
rooms: 149
- 8
rooms: 96
- 9
or more rooms: 107
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dawson County: |
- no
bedroom: 23
- 1
bedroom: 247
- 2
bedrooms: 1,482
- 3
bedrooms: 2,850
- 4
bedrooms: 1,146
- 5
or more bedrooms: 345
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson County: |
- no
bedroom: 20
- 1
bedroom: 678
- 2
bedrooms: 1,095
- 3
bedrooms: 718
- 4
bedrooms: 176
- 5
or more bedrooms: 44
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dawson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 115
- 1
vehicle: 1,396
- 2
vehicles: 2,649
- 3
vehicles: 1,326
- 4
vehicles: 473
- 5
or more vehicles: 134
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dawson County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 290
- 1
vehicle: 1,164
- 2
vehicles: 915
- 3
vehicles: 271
- 4
vehicles: 61
- 5
or more vehicles: 30
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55% of Dawson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Nebraska.
| Dawson
County: |
55.2% | | State
average: | 55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 15599
- Northeast:
162
- Midwest:
1921
- South:
873
- West:
1861
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (66%)
- Electricity
(20%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (55%)
- Electricity
(32%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 73
| Here: |
2.3% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
| Here: |
1.3% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 47
| Here: |
11.1% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
Dawson
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- Charges
- All Other: $820,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $3,024,000
Police Protection: $2,663,000
Regular Highways: $1,663,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $937,000
Financial Administration: $466,000
Central Staff Services: $394,000
Natural Resources - Other: $277,000
General Public Buildings: $184,000
Parks & Recreation: $109,000
Welfare - Other: $20,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $11,000
Health Services - Other: $5,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $374,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $214,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Hospitals: $119,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
General Support: $8,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,565,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $25,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,225,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $365,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $270,000
Interest Earnings: $102,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Judicial: $1,055,000
Regular Highways: $434,000
General - Other: $99,000
Natural Resource - Other: $20,000
Police Protection: $14,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
General Public Building: $4,000
Central Staff: $2,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,904,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,836,000
Highways: $1,776,000
General Support: $181,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,810,000
NEC: $533,000
Motor Vehicle License: $125,000
Other Selective Sales: $71,000
Total General Sales: $1,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,453,000
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