Buffalo County, Nebraska
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State Health Department
- Nebraska Health and Human Services System: 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln
( Richard Raymond: 402-471-8566 / dick.raymond@hhss.ne.gov)
Local Health Departments
Population:
- Total Population: 42,259
- Males: 20,682
- Females: 21,577
Ethnicity:
- White: 39,497
- Black/African American: 206
- Hispanic: 1,950
- Native American/Eskimo: 106
- Asian: 183
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 5
- 2 or more: 312
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (36,840)
- Spanish (1,835)
- German (210)
- French (135)
- Arabic (80)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,097
- Mexico (468)
- El Salvador (82)
- Vietnam (37)
- Other Caribbean (31)
- Guatemala (30)
- Iraq (23)
- Brazil (22)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (8,941)
- United Methodist Church, The (5,114)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (3,604)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (2,238)
- Assemblies of God (1,098)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 9,614
- Sensory: 1,035
- Physical: 2,339
- Mental: 1,371
- Self-care: 634
- Go outside home: 1,882
- Employment: 2,202
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 63
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 15,930
- Utility gas: 11,051
- Bottled or LP gas: 956
- Electricity: 3,639
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 55
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 146
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 63
- No fuel used: 20
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 31,644
- No vehicle: 1,260
- 1 or more vehicle: 30,384
Education Attainment:
- No School: 111
- No High School: 854
- Some High School: 1,653
- High School: 6,441
- Some College: 6,188
- Associate's Degree: 1,623
- College Degree: 4,865
- Master's Degree: 1,561
- Professional Degree: 580
- Doctoral Degree: 301
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 15,930
- Owners with phone: 10,068
- Owners without phone: 56
- Renters with phone: 5,637
- Renters without phone: 169
10 closest counties:
- Kearney County, Nebraska
- Sherman County, Nebraska
- Phelps County, Nebraska
- Franklin County, Nebraska
- Adams County, Nebraska
- Hall County, Nebraska
- Howard County, Nebraska
- Harlan County, Nebraska
- Valley County, Nebraska
- Dawson County, Nebraska
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
68812, 68836, 68840, 68845, 68847, 68848, 68849, 68858, 68861, 68866, 68869, 68870, 68876
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KHGI-TV ( TV) KEARNEY, NE
- KWNB-TV ( TV) KEARNEY, NE
- KLPR (91.3 FM) KEARNEY, NE
- KKAN-FM (95.3 FM) KEARNEY, NE
- KKPR-FM (98.9 FM) KEARNEY, NE
- KRNY (102.3 FM) KEARNEY, NE
- KXPN (1460 AM) KEARNEY, NE
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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