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County:

Buffalo County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31019

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

6,100

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.36

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

31,222

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

34,797

11.5%

3.3%

8.2%

1990:

37,447

7.6%

-0.5%

8.1%

2000:

42,259

12.9%

6.1%

6.8%

2005:

43,572

3.1%

-0.2%

3.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

39,313

93.0%

0-to-19:

12,818

30.3%

Black:

229

0.5%

20-to-39:

13,561

32.1%

Hispanic:

1,970

4.7%

40-to-59:

9,760

23.1%

American Indian:

120

0.3%

60-plus:

6,120

14.5%

Other:

627

1.5%

Median Age:

30.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

43.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

30.2%

Median Family Income:

$46,247

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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