Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Cheyenne County has a population of 9,533 and has grown 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $139,700, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $60,348.

Home price
$139,700
Income
$60,348
Population
9,533
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$139,700county
Median gross rent$821county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198073.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,086county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$828county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,302county
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$60,348county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate14.3%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 home11.3%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.3%county
Share of workers employed by government17.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$72,032county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.65%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 time16.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13841county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 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 station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths52.4county
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 higher23.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1246county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible44.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution58 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.5%county
Frequent mental distress13.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

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

Population9,533county
Land area in square miles1,196county
People per square mile of land8.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store35.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract68.2%county
Population change since 2020+0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.0%county
Share of households that are one person36.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents349county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in250county
Households that moved away249county
Average income of arriving households$46,760county
Average income of departing households$45,357county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
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 temperature50.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.64 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing161 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days145 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 11county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

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 electricity20.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas60.8%county
Homes heated by propane14.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband91.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk91.7county
Landslide risk9.5county
Hail risk86.4county
Earthquake risk24.0county
Tornado risk35.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk5.5county
Winter weather risk53.7county
Strong wind risk34.9county
Wildfire risk43.4county

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 Cheyenne 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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