Cherry County, Nebraska

Cherry County has a population of 5,498 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $152,200, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $66,270.

Home price
$152,200
Income
$66,270
Population
5,498
Unemployment
0.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$152,200county
Median gross rent$916county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198064.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,024county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$780county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,228county
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$66,270county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate8.3%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 home7.3%county
Unemployment rate0.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.9%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$88,194county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.99%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 service113 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14887county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station177 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths36.4county
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 higher25.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.2%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment775county
Students per full-time teacher9.5county
Free lunch eligible45.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians73county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population5,498county
Land area in square miles5,960county
People per square mile of land0.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store47.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age41.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.4%county
Share of households that are one person31.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages5.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents293county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-12county
Households that moved in122county
Households that moved away121county
Average income of arriving households$49,705county
Average income of departing households$52,777county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
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 temperature49.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.8 incounty
Annual snowfall24.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days150 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 6county

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 electricity47.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.4%county
Homes heated by propane35.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.3%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 risk15.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.8county
Landslide risk60.0county
Hail risk46.9county
Earthquake risk22.0county
Tornado risk26.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk19.5county
Winter weather risk59.2county
Strong wind risk9.3county
Wildfire risk88.4county

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 Cherry 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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