Gosper County, Nebraska

Gosper County has a population of 2,040 and has shrunk 4.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $228,500, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $77,500.

Home price
$228,500
Income
$77,500
Population
2,040
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$228,500county
Median gross rent$664county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198063.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use22.3%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$1,240county
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$77,500county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate10.3%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 home6.9%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$60,230county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.05%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 time22.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14130county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.0%county
Traffic deaths49.0county
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 higher27.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher97.9%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment204county
Students per full-time teacher9.3county
Free lunch eligible31.9%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians55county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.2%county
Frequent mental distress12.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.8%county

Place

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

Population2,040county
Land area in square miles458county
People per square mile of land4.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age48.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.9%county
Share of households that are one person27.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls50.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents317county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in44county
Households that moved away48county
Average income of arriving households$78,614county
Average income of departing households$86,021county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
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 temperature52.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.0 incounty
Annual snowfall18.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F37 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing141 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 1county
Average first fall frostOct 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.3¢county
Household electricity use1,283 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.9%county
Homes heated by propane12.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband83.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.2county
Landslide risk10.4county
Hail risk92.0county
Earthquake risk3.1county
Tornado risk20.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk10.2county
Winter weather risk40.0county
Strong wind risk52.5county
Wildfire risk22.0county

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 Gosper 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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