Johnson County, Nebraska

Johnson County has a population of 5,261 and has shrunk 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,500, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $57,632.

Home price
$155,500
Income
$57,632
Population
5,261
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$155,500county
Median gross rent$779county
Median year homes here were built1953county
Share of homes built before 198078.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$982county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$748county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,177county
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$57,632county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate9.7%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 home9.4%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.3%county
Share of workers employed by government23.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$48,024county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.32%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 time26.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport129968county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.0 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 station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.4%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 higher17.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment724county
Students per full-time teacher11.3county
Free lunch eligible51.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.5%county
Frequent mental distress12.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population5,261county
Land area in square miles376county
People per square mile of land14.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age41.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person33.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages9.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents227county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in89county
Households that moved away113county
Average income of arriving households$63,596county
Average income of departing households$43,947county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
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 temperature52.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.27 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days161 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$105county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.5¢county
Household electricity use911 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity31.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.6%county
Homes heated by propane23.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.0%county
Households with broadband86.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk45.9county
Landslide risk29.3county
Hail risk49.7county
Earthquake risk3.8county
Tornado risk28.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk29.5county
Winter weather risk33.1county
Strong wind risk16.3county
Wildfire risk77.5county

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 Johnson 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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