Nemaha County, Kansas

Nemaha County has a population of 10,160 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $217,200, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $77,348.

Home price
$217,200
Income
$77,348
Population
10,160
Unemployment
1.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$217,200county
Median gross rent$774county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198059.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$722county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,132county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$77,348county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.5%county
Unemployment rate1.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$65,628county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.96%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time14.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport85901county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station56 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths49.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1884county
Students per full-time teacher12.9county
Free lunch eligible32.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians127county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population10,160county
Land area in square miles717county
People per square mile of land14.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store14.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls76.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents282county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in183county
Households that moved away240county
Average income of arriving households$52,148county
Average income of departing households$52,588county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.6 incounty
Annual snowfall18.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.27 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing113 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days183 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use846 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.8%county
Homes heated by propane29.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood3.7%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk23.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.3county
Landslide risk49.6county
Hail risk54.6county
Earthquake risk21.9county
Tornado risk58.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk51.1county
Winter weather risk57.9county
Strong wind risk32.0county
Wildfire risk82.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Nemaha County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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