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

LOCATION
Valparaiso, Nebraska (click for larger view)		Valparaiso is located on Highway 79, 18 miles north of Nebraska's State Capitol of Lincoln, in Eastern Nebraska.

POPULATION

General: Last Census Latest Year % 2000 2009     Change Valparaiso ....... 563 588 4.4% Saunders County ....... 19,830 20,057 1.1% Labor Market Population1 ....... 952,593 1,061,629 11.4% 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......... 2,610 833 2,319 3,033 1,354 149 10,149 50.6 % Female...... 2,452 788 2,034 2,955 1,679 290 9,908 49.4 % Total: 5,062 1,621 4,353 5,988 3,033 439

Median Age (2009):     State 35.8 years       County 41.5 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 11,161 576,104     Unemployment..... 33,217 570 28,104     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 3.3% 5.1% 4.9%     Total Employment..... 962,418 10,591 547,999     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 $8.74 $19.99 $27.81 Data Entry Keyers $9.49 $12.81 $17.54 Laborers, Helpers & Material Movers, Hand $8.64 $12.06 $17.40 Lathe Tool Setters $11.32 $16.87 $24.54 Machinists $10.51 $14.66 $22.33 Secretaries, exc. Legal & Medical $9.44 $13.80 $19.35 Welders & Cutters $12.40 $16.31 $19.97 Welding Machine Operators $13.18 $16.55 $19.87 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..... 72 1-2 days 1 Day Lincoln..... 25 1-2 days 1 Day Chicago..... 536 1-3 days 1-2 days Dallas..... 650 3-4 days 2-3 days Denver..... 501 1-3 days 1-2 days Kansas City..... 217 1-3 days 1-2 days Los Angeles..... 1512 4-7 days 2-3 days Minneapolis..... 447 1-3 days 1-2 days New York..... 1310 4-7 days 3-5 days St. Louis..... 474 1-3 days 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 Additional Comments: Butler Public Power District, a wholesale power customer of NPPD, serves all of Butler County and parts of Saunders County. Valparaiso is served by a 34,500 volt subtransmission line, which is fed from a 115,000 volt substation owned by Nebraska Public Power District.

COMMUNITY NOTES

Local Development Contact:

Lawrence Masek Chairman, Village Board 480 South Street Valparaiso, Nebraska 68065 Phone:402-784-6211

Greg Bouc Supt. of Utilities 228 W 5th Street Valparaiso, Nebraska 68065 Phone:402-784-2313

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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