Keya Paha County, Nebraska

Keya Paha County has a population of 822 and has grown 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $108,800, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $64,000.

Home price
$108,800
Income
$64,000
Population
822
Unemployment
1.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$108,800county
Median gross rent$875county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198061.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant38.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.7%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$1,187county
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$64,000county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate7.2%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 home16.4%county
Unemployment rate1.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed24.5%county
Share of workers employed by government20.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry34.1%county
Economic output per resident$64,316county

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 time18.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service108 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14887county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 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 station169 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.3%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 higher20.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.4%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment78county
Students per full-time teacher6.0county
Free lunch eligible47.4%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution54 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 matter5.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.2%county
Frequent mental distress11.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population822county
Land area in square miles773county
People per square mile of land1.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store65.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age48.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.3%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages5.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents650county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-14county
Households that moved in49,312(statewide)
Households that moved away50,872(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$60,110(statewide)
Average income of departing households$63,145(statewide)
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 temperature49.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.0 incounty
Annual snowfall22.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.23 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing147 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days157 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 6county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$122(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢(statewide)
Household electricity use952 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.3%county
Homes heated by propane42.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood18.5%county
Households with broadband84.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk48.3county
Landslide risk12.4county
Hail risk31.6county
Earthquake risk3.5county
Tornado risk13.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk9.0county
Winter weather risk34.3county
Strong wind risk13.5county
Wildfire risk62.7county

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 Keya Paha 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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