Holt County, Nebraska

Holt County has a population of 10,102 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $165,100, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $68,513.

Home price
$165,100
Income
$68,513
Population
10,102
Unemployment
0.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$165,100county
Median gross rent$714county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198073.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$802county
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$68,513county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%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 home7.4%county
Unemployment rate0.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.2%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$90,409county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.11%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 time16.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service106 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport67747county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station131 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%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 higher29.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.4%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment1552county
Students per full-time teacher10.5county
Free lunch eligible43.9%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools0county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution74 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians90county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%county
Frequent mental distress13.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.5%county

Place

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

Population10,102county
Land area in square miles2,412county
People per square mile of land4.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age41.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages4.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls83.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents356county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in145county
Households that moved away201county
Average income of arriving households$45,186county
Average income of departing households$41,259county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
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 temperature49.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.5 incounty
Annual snowfall22.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.20 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing148 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days153 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$117county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.0¢county
Household electricity use1,183 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.3%county
Homes heated by propane15.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood3.1%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk10.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk81.1county
Landslide risk10.8county
Hail risk54.4county
Earthquake risk21.6county
Tornado risk38.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk21.5county
Winter weather risk71.6county
Strong wind risk31.2county
Wildfire risk70.5county

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 Holt 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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