Blaine County, Nebraska

Blaine County has a population of 422 and has grown 6.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $116,900, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $69,583.

Home price
$116,900
Income
$69,583
Population
422
Unemployment
1.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$116,900county
Median gross rent$873county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198075.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant34.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.0%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$69,583county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate9.0%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 home21.7%county
Unemployment rate1.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed22.9%county
Share of workers employed by government23.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry35.7%county
Economic output per resident$120,280county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.14%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 time22.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service64 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16537county
Miles to nearest general aviation field29 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 station107 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.5%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher25.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.6%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment34county
Students per full-time teacher4.2county
Free lunch eligible47.1%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution96 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 matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.9%county
Frequent mental distress14.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population422county
Land area in square miles711county
People per square mile of land0.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores365(statewide)
Convenience stores34(statewide)
Share living far from a food store100.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age57.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over34.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.0%county
Second languages0.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents1,160county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
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 temperature50.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days145 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$167county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,313 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.6%county
Homes heated by propane57.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.6%county
Homes heated by wood7.6%county
Households with broadband76.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk1.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk40.6county
Landslide risk9.2county
Hail risk37.4county
Earthquake risk2.4county
Tornado risk10.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk4.8county
Winter weather risk15.9county
Strong wind risk6.3county
Wildfire risk50.8county

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 Blaine 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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