Nebraska

Nebraska has a population of 2,005,466 across 93 counties, a median home price of $284,464, and a median household income of $76,376.

Home price

$284,464

Income

$76,376

Cost of living

92.6

Income tax

4.55%

Housing

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

Median home price$284,464

Median gross rent$1,049

Median year homes here were built1975

Share of homes built before 198057.2%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.9%

Share of homes that are vacant7.6%

Share of occupied homes that are rented33.2%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%

Typical monthly rent$1,392

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,188

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$973

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,565

Home insurance / yr$4,553

Money

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

Cost of living92.6

Median household income$76,376

Family health premium / yr$23,696

Infant childcare / yr$14,106

Regular gas price / gal$3.842

Poverty rate10.9%

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 home9.7%

Unemployment rate2.9%

Share of adults in the labor force68.6%

Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%

Share of workers employed by government15.0%

Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%

Economic output per resident$95,690

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.44%

Top state income tax4.55%

Capital gains tax4.55%

Combined sales tax6.98%

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 time19.9 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1207468

Miles to nearest general aviation field9.3 mi

Airports with airline service located here8

General aviation airfields located here69

Passenger train stations and the railway network5

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 mi

Households without a vehicle5.7%

Traffic deaths31.7

Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5

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 higher35.4%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.6%

Public schools in the county1012

Public school enrollment330318

Students per full-time teacher14.1

Free lunch eligible36.5%

Elementary schools528

Middle schools146

High schools271

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above25

Two-year institutions16

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 mi

Health

Primary care physicians76

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county93

Hospitals here with an emergency department84

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4

Fine particulate matter6.8 µg

Without health insurance7.2%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.6%

Frequent mental distress14.1%

No leisure-time physical activity25.3%

Diagnosed diabetes11.0%

Place

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

Population2,005,466

Land area in square miles76,815

People per square mile of land25.8

Supermarkets and grocery stores365

Convenience stores34

Share living far from a food store17.9%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.4%

Population change since 2020+2.9%

Natural change per 1,000 residents3

Net international migration per 1,000 residents3

Median age37.4 yrs

Share of residents under 1824.5%

Share of residents 65 and over16.7%

Share of households that are one person30.7%

Share of residents born outside the United States8.1%

Second languages12.8%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.2%

Congregations per 100,000 residents145

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0

Households that moved in49,312

Households that moved away50,872

Average income of arriving households$60,110

Average income of departing households$63,145

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12

Housing units authorised in the latest year10,596

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.0%

Violent crime rate221

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.3°F

Annual precipitation28.4 in

Annual snowfall20.7 in

Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F24 days

Days at or below freezing124 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5b

Frost-free days172 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$122

Electric utilities serving this county2

Electricity price per kWh12.8¢

Household electricity use952 kWh

Residential natural gas price$15.40

Homes heated by electricity31.5%

Homes heated by utility gas59.2%

Homes heated by propane7.0%

Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%

Homes heated by wood0.8%

Households with broadband91.9%

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk65.3

Coastal flood risk0.0

Drought risk70.9

Landslide risk52.1

Hail risk94.3

Earthquake risk34.0

Tornado risk82.0

Tropical cyclone risk0.0

Extreme heat risk64.6

Winter weather risk81.5

Strong wind risk84.3

Wildfire risk77.6

Sports

Major pro teams based here0

NFL teams based here0

NBA teams based here0

MLB teams based here0

NHL teams based here0

MLS soccer teams based here0

Top-division college football teams1

Second-tier college football teams0

Affiliated minor league baseball teams1

AHL teams based here0

ECHL teams based here0

All 93 counties in Nebraska

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Douglas$266,100 Lancaster$275,200 Sarpy$314,100 Hall$224,600 Buffalo$246,400 Dodge$208,600 Scotts Bluff$168,500 Madison$208,500 Platte$223,900 Lincoln$189,500 Adams$193,100 Cass$254,900 Dawson$166,200 Saunders$271,700 Gage$174,000 Dakota$185,700 Washington$297,600 Seward$241,300 Otoe$201,600 Saline$197,400 York$189,400 Box Butte$166,600 Colfax$144,700 Red Willow$159,600 Custer$157,800 Holt$165,100 Wayne$221,600 Cheyenne$139,700 Hamilton$253,700 Phelps$194,900 Cuming$178,800 Butler$184,200 Knox$127,700 Cedar$185,000 Keith$168,000 Dawes$150,900 Richardson$100,300 Merrick$175,900 Pierce$196,000 Jefferson$129,500 Nemaha$131,700 Burt$147,000 Kearney$223,400 Thurston$114,600 Howard$209,100 Antelope$130,300 Clay$155,600 Stanton$195,400 Dixon$155,900 Fillmore$151,000 Cherry$152,200 Boone$173,700 Johnson$155,500 Polk$189,900 Sheridan$113,400 Thayer$122,800 Furnas$98,400 Morrill$116,100 Nuckolls$96,500 Valley$154,600 Chase$165,900 Webster$117,600 Nance$132,000 Kimball$109,400 Sherman$152,000 Brown$113,900 Harlan$145,800 Franklin$95,600 Perkins$157,200 Frontier$149,800 Hitchcock$96,700 Pawnee$79,400 Greeley$120,000 Gosper$228,500 Deuel$100,200 Garden$110,400 Dundy$143,400 Garfield$176,600 Boyd$104,000 Rock$117,500 Sioux$99,300 Wheeler$146,500 Hayes$128,100 Keya Paha$108,800 Logan$175,000 Banner$205,700 Hooker$93,800 Grant$136,700 Loup$182,300 Thomas$109,200 Arthur$185,900 McPherson$121,600 Blaine$116,900

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.