Keya Paha
Nebraska

What stands out

What stands out about Keya Paha County: high-school completion is among the highest in America (98%), natural-hazard risk is among the safest in America (1 of 100), and the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000). Within Nebraska it ranks 2nd of 93 counties for high-school completion.

Where you are

You live in Keya Paha County, Nebraska. 987 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population held steady at 0.0% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +1).

Nebraska stopped taxing Social Security in 2025 and is cutting its top income-tax rate toward 3.99%. Property taxes are among the highest in the country as a share of home value, which is the state's longest-running political fight. Omaha and Lincoln hold most of the population and jobs; the state has the country's only unicameral legislature and publicly owned electric utilities.

Money

The typical household here brings in $63,977 a year, higher than 60% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $33,622. Unemployment runs 2.2%, lower than 93% of American counties. 14% of workers work from home.

Nebraska takes 4.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,610 a year.

Home

The median home costs $304K, pricier than 70% of American counties, about 1.6 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,025 a month. Property tax is 0.91% of home value, roughly $988 a year on that median home, higher than 54% of American counties. 79% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 76% of American counties.

There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 12.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

98% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

79% of eligible voters turned out. Under Nebraska law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is legal with limits, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 50°F, highs near 63 and lows near 36, colder than 76% of American counties. About 24 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 1 out of 100, safer than almost every county in America; the county has had 13 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 75 Mbps down, slower than 94% of American counties. For a night or a weekend out: 1 National Park Service site.