Greeley County, Nebraska

Greeley County has a population of 2,202 and has shrunk 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $120,000, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $63,929.

Home price
$120,000
Income
$63,929
Population
2,202
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$120,000county
Median gross rent$613county
Median year homes here were built1946county
Share of homes built before 198074.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%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$1,152county
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$63,929county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate13.1%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 home5.9%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%county
Economic output per resident$87,379county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.29%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 time18.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport67747county
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 station67 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.2%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.2%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment422county
Students per full-time teacher8.8county
Free lunch eligible42.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution67 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 insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.2%county
Frequent mental distress13.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

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

Population2,202county
Land area in square miles570county
People per square mile of land3.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store42.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.9%county
Share of households that are one person35.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents457county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-11county
Households that moved in39county
Households that moved away52county
Average income of arriving households$45,410county
Average income of departing households$45,885county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature50.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.7 incounty
Annual snowfall18.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing143 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days148 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh10.8¢county
Household electricity use1,436 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.7%county
Homes heated by propane28.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband85.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk82.4county
Landslide risk18.6county
Hail risk92.9county
Earthquake risk3.9county
Tornado risk24.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk7.3county
Winter weather risk42.8county
Strong wind risk58.3county
Wildfire risk47.8county

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 Greeley 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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