Otoe County, Nebraska

Otoe County has a population of 16,241 and has grown 3.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $201,600, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $82,188.

Home price
$201,600
Income
$82,188
Population
16,241
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$201,600county
Median gross rent$914county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198063.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,028county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$783county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,371county
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$82,188county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate9.1%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 home5.2%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.0%county
Economic output per resident$110,287county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.33%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 time21.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport129968county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 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 station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths172.4county
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 higher27.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.3%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2543county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible40.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians75county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.7%county
Frequent mental distress13.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

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

Population16,241county
Land area in square miles616county
People per square mile of land26.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store29.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.3%county
Second languages8.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents277county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in441county
Households that moved away444county
Average income of arriving households$61,211county
Average income of departing households$59,327county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year24county
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 precipitation29.1 incounty
Annual snowfall17.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.22 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing118 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days175 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

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 electricity34.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.8%county
Homes heated by propane15.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband93.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.5county
Landslide risk48.5county
Hail risk78.9county
Earthquake risk11.3county
Tornado risk50.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk51.5county
Winter weather risk24.3county
Strong wind risk48.6county
Wildfire risk67.5county

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 Otoe 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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