York County, Nebraska

York County has a population of 14,286 and has grown 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,400, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $77,757.

Home price
$189,400
Income
$77,757
Population
14,286
Unemployment
1.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$189,400county
Median gross rent$877county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198068.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,005county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$766county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,234county
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$77,757county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%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 home6.7%county
Unemployment rate1.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$87,355county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.19%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 time13.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport67747county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 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 station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths210.0county
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 higher25.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.1%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2169county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible39.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.4%county
Frequent mental distress12.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.5%county

Place

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

Population14,286county
Land area in square miles573county
People per square mile of land25.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store28.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract32.7%county
Population change since 2020+3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents227county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in367county
Households that moved away403county
Average income of arriving households$53,057county
Average income of departing households$57,643county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year37county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings16.2%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.3 incounty
Annual snowfall27.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F33 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing120 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days165 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh9.7¢county
Household electricity use1,294 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.7%county
Homes heated by propane13.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband90.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk25.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk85.5county
Landslide risk6.0county
Hail risk98.1county
Earthquake risk16.3county
Tornado risk67.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk26.4county
Winter weather risk70.8county
Strong wind risk95.9county
Wildfire risk37.4county

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 York 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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