Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Sioux County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31165

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

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

6.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

84,746

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

80,577

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

8.72

Oglala NGL

74,944

% Water:

0.0

Nebraska NF

9,802

Mean Jan. Temp:

22

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,034

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,845

-9.3%

-14.4%

5.1%

1990:

1,549

-16.0%

-19.1%

3.1%

2000:

1,475

-4.8%

-5.8%

1.1%

2005:

1,458

-1.2%

-2.3%

1.2%

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

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,424

96.5%

0-to-19:

399

27.1%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

299

20.3%

Hispanic:

34

2.3%

40-to-59:

441

29.9%

American Indian:

1

0.1%

60-plus:

336

22.8%

Other:

16

1.1%

Median Age:

41.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.5%

Median Family Income:

$31,406

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.1%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home