Frontier County, Nebraska

Frontier County has a population of 2,569 and has grown 5.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $149,800, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $70,132.

Home price
$149,800
Income
$70,132
Population
2,569
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$149,800county
Median gross rent$666county
Median year homes here were built1956county
Share of homes built before 198079.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.2%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$1,337county
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$70,132county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate11.4%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 home7.3%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.2%county
Share of workers employed by government20.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.6%county
Economic output per resident$40,542county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.40%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 time21.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service30 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2707county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.4 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 station31 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.0%county
Traffic deaths155.7county
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 higher25.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.7%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment568county
Students per full-time teacher9.5county
Free lunch eligible42.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution68 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.4%county
Frequent mental distress14.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

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

Population2,569county
Land area in square miles975county
People per square mile of land2.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store36.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents8county
Median age43.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.3%county
Share of households that are one person26.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents437county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in69county
Households that moved away71county
Average income of arriving households$51,159county
Average income of departing households$42,817county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature52.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.0 incounty
Annual snowfall15.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F43 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing142 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.8¢county
Household electricity use1,290 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.9%county
Homes heated by propane22.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood5.7%county
Households with broadband76.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.2county
Landslide risk33.9county
Hail risk90.1county
Earthquake risk10.1county
Tornado risk29.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk17.3county
Winter weather risk49.1county
Strong wind risk81.0county
Wildfire risk41.8county

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 Frontier 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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