Nebraska               Community "Fast Facts" Profile               Octavia, Nebraska               Date generated: 9/2/2010

LOCATION
Octavia, Nebraska (click for larger view)

POPULATION

General: Last Census Latest Year % 2000 2009     Change Octavia ....... 145 137 -5.5% Butler County ....... 8,861 8,400 -5.2% Labor Market Population1 ....... 393,884 423,872 7.6% 1) Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population. Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Population, City populations released June 2010, County populations released April 2010.

County Age Distribution (2009) : Age: 0-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 65+ 85+ Total % Split Male......... 1,106 359 888 1,281 674 53 4,308 51.3 % Female...... 1,018 312 705 1,221 836 117 4,092 48.7 % Total: 2,124 671 1,593 2,502 1,510 170

Median Age (2009):     State 35.8 years       County 43.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, County Population Estimates by Selected Age and Gender. Released June 2010.
State Data. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

LABOR

State (2009) County (2009) Area Labor Force (2009)1 Labor Force..... 995,635 4,778 237,080     Unemployment..... 33,217 206 10,680     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 3.3% 4.3% 4.5%     Total Employment..... 962,418 4,572 226,401     1) Area labor force and employment data are for the county plus the contiguous counties. For further information regarding underemployment in the area, please contact NPPD at (800) 282-6773. Source: Year end 2009, Nebraska DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, April 2010.

Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical). Job Title 10th Percentile Median 90th Percentile Assemblers/Fabricators, All Others $10.39 $13.61 $16.12 Data Entry Keyers $8.66 $11.30 $14.85 Laborers, Helpers & Material Movers, Hand $8.61 $11.55 $17.50 Lathe Tool Setters $8.63 $11.82 $20.92 Machinists $9.97 $16.83 $21.71 Secretaries, exc. Legal & Medical $8.57 $11.79 $16.02 Welders & Cutters $10.89 $14.63 $25.62 Welding Machine Operators $11.84 $14.47 $17.85 Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, First Quarter 2010.

TRANSPORTATION Motor Freight Carriers:   There are more than 8,000 licensed motor freight carriers with global connections in Nebraska. These carriers can serve businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to: Destination Distance by Hwy. Miles Days by Railroad Days by Motor Freight Omaha..... 77 N/A 1 Day Lincoln..... 65 N/A 1 Day Chicago..... 532 N/A 1-2 days Dallas..... 651 N/A 2-3 days Denver..... 495 N/A 1-2 days Kansas City..... 264 N/A 1-2 days Los Angeles..... 1506 N/A 2-3 days Minneapolis..... 387 N/A 1-2 days New York..... 1305 N/A 3-5 days St. Louis..... 516 N/A 2-3 days

UTILITIES Electricity:  State Electric Power Deregulated.....   No Electric System Operator: Butler Public Power District   phone - (402) 367-3081 or (800) 230-0569   website - www.butlerppd.com   email - gwest@butlerppd.com   comments - Organized on April 7, 1937, Butler Public Power District (Butler PPD) serves approximately 6200 consumers in rural Butler and Saunders counties. Butler PPD also serves the villages of Abie, Bellwood, Bruno, Dwight, Garrison, Linwood, Loma, Malmo, Octavia, Rising City, Surprise, Touhy, Ulysses and Valparaiso. Butler PPD has over 1,586 miles of line, 827 irrigation sevices, and 557 wells on control. Their total well horsepower is 33,651 and horsepower controlled is 30,321. Wholesale Supplier: Butler Public Power District

COMMUNITY NOTES

State Contacts:	Richard Baier, Director Neb. Dept. of Economic Development PO Box 94666 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-3111 or (800) 426-6505 Fax: (402) 471-3778 Email: richard.baier@nebraska.gov Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org		Economic Development Team Nebraska Public Power District PO Box 499 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Phone: (402) 563-5534 or (800) 282-6773, ext. 5534 Fax: (402) 563-5090 Email: econdev@nppd.com Website: sites.nppd.com

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