Adams County, Nebraska

Adams County has a population of 31,052 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $193,100, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $68,365.

Home price
$193,100
Income
$68,365
Population
31,052
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$193,100county
Median gross rent$857county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198068.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$811county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,268county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$68,365county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%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 home4.6%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government12.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$85,695county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.45%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(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 time15.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service27 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport67747county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.5 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths16.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(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 higher29.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.6%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment5228county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Free lunch eligible42.3%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools1county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians90county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.8%county
Frequent mental distress14.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

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

Population31,052county
Land area in square miles563county
People per square mile of land55.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract14.9%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.7%county
Second languages10.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents163county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in714county
Households that moved away768county
Average income of arriving households$51,557county
Average income of departing households$49,997county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year119county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.4%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.1 incounty
Annual snowfall24.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing132 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh9.5¢county
Household electricity use1,294 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas62.2%county
Homes heated by propane3.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk91.9county
Landslide risk6.7county
Hail risk98.7county
Earthquake risk24.7county
Tornado risk79.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk50.6county
Winter weather risk59.7county
Strong wind risk92.9county
Wildfire risk42.7county

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 Adams County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nebraska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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