Dundy County, Nebraska

Dundy County has a population of 1,736 and has shrunk 5.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $143,400, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $58,922.

Home price
$143,400
Income
$58,922
Population
1,736
Unemployment
0.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$143,400county
Median gross rent$656county
Median year homes here were built1948county
Share of homes built before 198081.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$746county
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$58,922county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate14.0%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 home8.2%county
Unemployment rate0.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed22.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$138,694county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.80%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 time13.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2707county
Miles to nearest general aviation field24 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 station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths115.2county
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 higher20.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.1%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment285county
Students per full-time teacher10.6county
Free lunch eligible36.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution115 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians122county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%county
Frequent mental distress13.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population1,736county
Land area in square miles920county
People per square mile of land1.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store23.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.6%county
Share of households that are one person42.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages4.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents484county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
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 homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature53.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation22.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F50 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days171 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,104 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity22.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas36.3%county
Homes heated by propane37.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband87.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.6county
Landslide risk8.8county
Hail risk68.3county
Earthquake risk4.2county
Tornado risk17.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk4.0county
Winter weather risk24.4county
Strong wind risk22.7county
Wildfire risk28.0county

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 Dundy 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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