Burt County, Nebraska

Burt County has a population of 6,740 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $147,000, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $63,685.

Home price
$147,000
Income
$63,685
Population
6,740
Unemployment
1.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$147,000county
Median gross rent$708county
Median year homes here were built1956county
Share of homes built before 198074.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$836county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,231county
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$63,685county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate13.2%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 home12.0%county
Unemployment rate1.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.0%county
Share of workers employed by government14.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$64,917county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.32%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 time24.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport28299county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 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 station47 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%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 higher24.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.1%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1253county
Students per full-time teacher11.7county
Free lunch eligible34.7%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.0%county
Frequent mental distress13.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.0%county

Place

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

Population6,740county
Land area in square miles492county
People per square mile of land13.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.5%county
Share of households that are one person31.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents372county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in150county
Households that moved away171county
Average income of arriving households$56,120county
Average income of departing households$60,211county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
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 temperature51.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing133 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$105county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.5¢county
Household electricity use911 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.3%county
Homes heated by propane20.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.7%county
Homes heated by wood2.2%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk18.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk85.4county
Landslide risk56.7county
Hail risk84.8county
Earthquake risk7.8county
Tornado risk46.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk31.1county
Winter weather risk8.5county
Strong wind risk41.1county
Wildfire risk78.4county

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 Burt 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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