Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Furnas County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31065

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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:

13,200

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.79

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,897

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,486

-6.0%

-2.2%

-3.7%

1990:

5,553

-14.4%

-8.6%

-5.8%

2000:

5,324

-4.1%

3.2%

-7.3%

2005:

5,019

-5.8%

-3.0%

-2.7%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

5,197

97.6%

0-to-19:

1,397

26.2%

Black:

2

0.0%

20-to-39:

963

18.1%

Hispanic:

61

1.1%

40-to-59:

1,431

26.9%

American Indian:

21

0.4%

60-plus:

1,533

28.8%

Other:

43

0.8%

Median Age:

43.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

7.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.1%

Median Family Income:

$37,000

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.9%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home