Banner County, Nebraska

Banner County has a population of 742 and has grown 1.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $205,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $78,839.

Home price
$205,700
Income
$78,839
Population
742
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$205,700county
Median gross rent$975county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198069.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$732county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,187county
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$78,839county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate7.7%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 home9.7%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.9%county
Share of workers employed by government18.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.4%county
Economic output per resident$65,690county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.26%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 time26.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13841county
Miles to nearest general aviation field26 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station91 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.0%county
Traffic deaths134.8county
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 higher33.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.7%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment128county
Students per full-time teacher6.1county
Free lunch eligible36.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.3%county
Frequent mental distress11.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population742county
Land area in square miles746county
People per square mile of land1.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores365(statewide)
Convenience stores34(statewide)
Share living far from a food store99.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents19county
Median age51.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.8%county
Share of households that are one person23.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.1%county
Second languages10.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls17.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents297county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in49,312(statewide)
Households that moved away50,872(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$60,110(statewide)
Average income of departing households$63,145(statewide)
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year10,596(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F33 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing163 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days127 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostSep 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use871 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.3%county
Homes heated by propane62.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.2%county
Households with broadband83.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk0.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.9county
Landslide risk6.1county
Hail risk49.7county
Earthquake risk3.1county
Tornado risk7.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk2.6county
Winter weather risk10.1county
Strong wind risk5.6county
Wildfire risk42.1county

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 Banner 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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