Morrill County, Nebraska

Morrill County has a population of 4,534 and has shrunk 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $116,100, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $58,500.

Home price
$116,100
Income
$58,500
Population
4,534
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$116,100county
Median gross rent$768county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198087.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$789county
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$58,500county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate13.9%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 home8.8%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$104,295county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.42%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 time21.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13841county
Miles to nearest general aviation field43 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 station106 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths44.1county
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 higher19.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment863county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible36.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.8%county
Frequent mental distress13.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

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

Population4,534county
Land area in square miles1,424county
People per square mile of land3.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store29.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person33.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages7.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents351county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in95county
Households that moved away127county
Average income of arriving households$41,505county
Average income of departing households$55,835county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature50.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation16.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing160 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days142 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 11county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$114county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use904 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.7%county
Homes heated by propane13.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood4.4%county
Households with broadband80.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk16.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk97.1county
Landslide risk12.6county
Hail risk86.9county
Earthquake risk21.0county
Tornado risk25.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk4.9county
Winter weather risk47.4county
Strong wind risk17.5county
Wildfire risk63.9county

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 Morrill 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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