Lancaster County NE Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Lancaster County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	30700
Fips County Code	31109
County Name	Lancaster
State	Nebraska

This table provides the FIPS code for Lancaster County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	267,135	229
Population 2005	264,704	N/A
Population 2000	250,291	230
Population 1990	213,641	233

Represents population information for Lancaster County NE for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	1,267	478.65
Murder	7	2.64
Forcible Rape	143	54.02
Robbery	200	75.56
Aggravated Assault	917	346.42
Total Property Crimes	14,129	5,337.66
Burglary	2,119	800.52
Larceny Theft	11,544	4,361.10
Motor Vehicle Theft	466	176.05

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Lancaster County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	6.3%
Retail Trade	6.3%
Professional & Technical Services	7.2%
Health Care & Social Assistance	13.5%
Government	22.2%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Lancaster County NE in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	18 Million
% From Groundwater	91.9%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	1 Million

This table displays how much water Lancaster County NE used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	156,396	149,092	7,304
Unemployed Population	4,321	3,550	771
Unemployment Rate	2.8%	2.4%	0.4

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Lancaster County NE. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	7.1%	18,794
Age 5 to 14	12.0%	31,764
Age 15 to 24	18.0%	47,647
Age 25 to 34	16.5%	43,676
Age 35 to 44	13.5%	35,735
Age 45 to 54	13.5%	35,735
Age 55 to 64	9.0%	23,823
Age 65 to 74	5.1%	13,500
Age 75 and up	5.4%	14,294

This table provides the breakdown of Lancaster County NE's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	91.6%	242,469
African American	3.0%	7,941
Asian American	3.2%	8,471
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.7%	1,853
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	265

This table provides the breakdown of Lancaster County NE's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$14.15 Million
Farm Count	1,607
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	39.2%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	17.1%
Total Farm Acres	448,600
Avg Farm Acres	279
Total Value of Farms	$71.28 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$44,354
% From Crops	68.6%
% From Livestock	31.4%

Provides data reguarding Lancaster County NE's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.