Brown County, Nebraska

Brown County has a population of 2,869 and has shrunk 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $113,900, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $54,676.

Home price
$113,900
Income
$54,676
Population
2,869
Unemployment
1.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$113,900county
Median gross rent$876county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198077.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.4%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$1,279county
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$54,676county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate13.4%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 home8.6%county
Unemployment rate1.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$92,576county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.10%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 time11.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service107 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16537county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.7 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 station148 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%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 higher24.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment383county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Free lunch eligible40.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution65 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians103county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.3%county
Frequent mental distress13.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

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

Population2,869county
Land area in square miles1,221county
People per square mile of land2.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store22.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age45.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.5%county
Share of households that are one person40.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.3%county
Second languages5.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents413county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in47county
Households that moved away55county
Average income of arriving households$47,447county
Average income of departing households$64,545county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
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 precipitation26.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing157 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.7¢county
Household electricity use1,126 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.9%county
Homes heated by propane14.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.2%county
Households with broadband85.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.9county
Landslide risk20.2county
Hail risk62.0county
Earthquake risk10.9county
Tornado risk19.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk13.1county
Winter weather risk37.2county
Strong wind risk14.2county
Wildfire risk58.5county

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 Brown 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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