| Community
Inventory |
| Airports |
Beatrice
Municipal Airport (KBIE) |
| Colleges |
Southeast
Community College – Beatrice Campus |
| Hospitals |
Beatrice
Community Hospital & Health Center – Beatrice |
| Libraries |
Beatrice
and Wymore |
| Newspapers |
Arbor State – Wymore; Beatrice Daily Sun |
| Radio |
KWBE
– Beatrice |
|
School
Districts, Public
|
Beatrice
Public; Diller-Odell Public; Freeman Public – Adams; Southern School
District 1 – Wymore and Blue Springs |
| School
Districts, Private |
St.
Joseph's Catholic Elementary – Beatrice; St. Paul's Lutheran Elementary
– Beatrice; Zion Lutheran Evangelical Elementary – Clatonia |
| Television |
No
Community-based Broadcaster |
| Web
Site |
http://www.nol.org/gage |
| Census
Data — 2000 |
| Category
|
Total
|
Low-Income
|
Percent
Low-Income
|
| Basic
Demographics |
|
|
|
| Total
Population |
22,993
|
1,914
|
8.3
|
| |
Sex |
|
|
|
| |
Male |
11,095
|
|
|
| Female |
11,898
|
|
|
| Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
12,894
|
|
|
| Rural |
10,099
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
1,361
|
171
|
12.6
|
| Age
5-17 |
4,200
|
401
|
9.6
|
| Age
18-64 |
13,031
|
1,025
|
7.9
|
| Age
65 and older |
4,401
|
317
|
7.2
|
| Disabilities |
6,728
|
|
|
| |
Total
for under 5 |
N/A
|
|
|
| Total
for people 5 to 15 years old |
183
|
|
|
| Total
for people 16 to 64 years old |
3,769
|
|
|
| Total
for people 65 years and older |
2,776
|
|
|
| Household
Data |
|
|
|
| Number
of Households |
9,316
|
|
|
| |
Household
size |
|
|
|
| |
1-person
household |
2,725
|
|
|
| 2-person
household |
3,393
|
|
|
| 3-person
household |
1,321
|
|
|
| 4-person
household |
1,144
|
|
|
| 5-or-more
person household |
733
|
|
|
| Number
of Family Households |
|
|
|
| |
Married
with children under 18 |
5,366
|
|
|
| |
Husband
and wife work |
2,912
|
|
|
|
Single
parent male with children under 18 |
235
|
|
|
|
Single
parent female with children under 18 |
622
|
|
|
|
Grandparents
who live with grandchildren
|
138
|
|
|
| Grandparents
responsible for grandchildren under 18 |
78
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Race |
|
|
|
| |
White |
22,370
|
|
|
| Black
or African American |
142
|
|
|
| American
Indian or Alaska Native |
116
|
|
|
| Asian |
48
|
|
|
| Native
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
5
|
|
|
| Some
other race |
0
|
|
|
| Two
or more races |
136
|
|
|
| Hispanic
or Latino of Any Race |
176
|
|
|
| Place
of Birth |
|
|
|
| |
Born
in state of residence |
18,056
|
|
|
| Born
in other state in U.S. |
4,716
|
|
|
| Born
outside of U.S. |
56
|
|
|
| Foreign
born |
165
|
|
|
| |
Naturalized
citizen |
82
|
|
|
| Not
a citizen |
83
|
|
|
| Language
Spoken at Home |
|
|
|
| |
English
only |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
4,084
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
13,826
|
|
|
| Spanish
or Spanish Creole |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
59
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
120
|
|
|
| German |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
19
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
301
|
|
|
| Education
of Adults Over Age 25 |
|
|
|
| No
Schooling Completed |
305
|
|
|
| Some
Schooling, but No Diploma |
1,160
|
|
|
| High
School Graduate |
6,098
|
|
|
| Associate
Degree |
1,162
|
|
|
| Bachelor's
Degree |
1,769
|
|
|
|
Master's Degree |
417
|
|
|
| Employment |
|
|
|
| Industry
for Employed Population Over 16 Years |
|
|
|
| |
Agriculture,
forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining |
786
|
|
|
| Construction
|
698
|
|
|
| Manufacturing |
2,141
|
|
|
| Retail
Trade |
735
|
|
|
| Education,
health, and social services |
2,915
|
|
|
| Means
of Transportation to Work |
|
|
|
| |
Car,
truck or van |
10,500
|
|
|
| Public
transportation |
22
|
|
|
| Motorcycle |
9
|
|
|
| Bicycle |
25
|
|
|
| Walk |
249
|
|
|
| Other |
66
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
669
|
|
|
| Travel
Time to Work for 16 and Older |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than 5 minutes |
893
|
|
|
| Between
5 and 20 minutes |
6,179
|
|
|
| 20
to 59 minutes |
3,321
|
|
|
| 60
to 89 minutes |
313
|
|
|
| More
than 90 minutes |
165
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
669
|
|
|
| Income |
|
|
|
| Household
Income in 1999 |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than $10,000 |
877
|
|
|
| $10,000
to $29,999 |
2,973
|
|
|
| $30,000
to $59,999 |
3,643
|
|
|
| $60,000
to $99,999 |
1,437
|
|
|
| Over
$100,000 |
392
|
|
|
| Median
Household Income |
$
34,908
|
|
|
| Families
Receiving Public Assistance in 1999 |
198
|
|
|
| Poverty
Status — Income below poverty level |
1,914
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
171
|
|
|
| Age
5 to 17 |
401
|
|
|
| Age
18 to 64 |
1,025
|
|
|
| Age
65 and above |
317
|
|
|
| Housing |
|
|
|
| Residence
in 1995 for Population over 5 years |
|
|
|
| |
Same
house in 1995
|
13,028
|
|
|
| Different
house in 1995 |
8,604
|
|
|
| Housing
Units |
10,030
|
|
|
| |
Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
5,786
|
|
|
| Rural |
4,244
|
|
|
| |
Farm |
760
|
|
|
| Non-farm |
3,484
|
|
|
| Occupancy |
|
|
|
| |
Occupied |
9,316
|
|
|
| Vacant |
714
|
|
|
| Year
Structure Built |
|
|
|
| |
1939
or earlier |
3,706
|
|
|
| 1940-1959 |
1,875
|
|
|
| 1960-1979 |
2,757
|
|
|
| 1980-March
2000 |
1,692
|
|
|
| Median
Rent |
$
321
|
|
|
