Keith County, Nebraska

Keith County has a population of 8,219 and has shrunk 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $168,000, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $60,645.

Home price
$168,000
Income
$60,645
Population
8,219
Unemployment
2.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$168,000county
Median gross rent$771county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198069.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use20.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$760county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,172county
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$60,645county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate10.4%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 home10.0%county
Unemployment rate2.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.6%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.3%county
Economic output per resident$64,040county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.41%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 time14.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16537county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 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 station86 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths24.3county
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 higher22.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment965county
Students per full-time teacher10.3county
Free lunch eligible43.5%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution113 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians73county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.0%county
Frequent mental distress12.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population8,219county
Land area in square miles1,062county
People per square mile of land7.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store27.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract40.9%county
Population change since 2020-2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age48.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.9%county
Share of households that are one person36.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages5.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents276county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in191county
Households that moved away228county
Average income of arriving households$55,534county
Average income of departing households$49,118county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year38county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.6 incounty
Annual snowfall15.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days171 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$122county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.3¢county
Household electricity use1,067 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity45.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas36.7%county
Homes heated by propane15.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk75.9county
Landslide risk20.3county
Hail risk84.4county
Earthquake risk16.8county
Tornado risk27.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk16.1county
Winter weather risk53.8county
Strong wind risk36.3county
Wildfire risk66.8county

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 Keith 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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