County population in 2016: 8,214 (53% urban, 47% rural); it was 8,875 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,473 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,258 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,709 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,022 (it was 998 in 2000)
% of renters here:
27%
State:
33%
Land area: 1061 sq. mi.
Water area: 48.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 8 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Keith County: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (32.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.0%), Educational, health and social services (16.0%), Manufacturing (11.5%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $45,115 ($32,325 in 1999)
This county:
$45,115
Nebraska:
$56,927
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $418 (lower quartile is $307, upper quartile is $498)
This county:
$418
State:
$633
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $112,828 (it was $66,700 in 2000)
Keith:
$112,828
Nebraska:
$148,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,883 - $185,615 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,087 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $449
Institutionalized population: 52
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 21
Thefts: 52
Auto thefts: 5
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 17
Thefts: 47
Auto thefts: 5
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,975 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,646 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 11.7%
Keith County:
11.7%
Nebraska:
11.4%
(10.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.7% for Black residents, 23.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 64.6% for American Indian residents, 12.2% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 35.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 48.8 years old
(Males: 47.1 years old, Females: 49.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49.7 years old, Black residents: 19.8 years old, American Indian residents: 34.5 years old, Asian residents: 69.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.2 years old, Other race residents: 47.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Keith County is $438 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Keith County: Covenant Cedars Camp (A), Schafer (B), Thummel (C), Havens (D), Merrick County Fairgrounds (E), Husker Co-op Elevator (F), Silver Creek Township Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Keith County include: Zion Lutheran Church (A), Saint Lawrence Catholic Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Pierce Chapel (D), Emmanuel Church (E), Fairview Church (F), United Brethren Church (G), South Side Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Central City Cemetery (1), Chapman Cemetery (2), Clarks Cemetery (3), Silver Creek Cemetery (4), Fairview Cemetery (5), Prairie Creek Cemetery (6), Bureau Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Keith County include: Kernel Field (1), Bader Memorial Park (2), Mormon Trail Historical Marker (3), Hord Lake State Recreation Area (4), Izaak Walton League Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 145 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 191 (58.4% naturalized citizens)
Keith County:
2.3%
Whole state:
7.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 7
2000 to 2009: 55
1990 to 1999: 25
1980 to 1989: 26
1970 to 1979: 6
Before 1970: 52
Note: State values scaled to Keith County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,738
One, attached: 94
Two: 114
3 or 4: 221
5 to 9: 60
10 to 19: 64
20 to 49: 49
50 or more: 1
Mobile homes: 1,065
Housing units in Keith County with a mortgage: 1,292 (19 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,299
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
60.4% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Keith County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,346
13
Mainline Protestant
1,611
8
Catholic
1,300
2
Other
128
1
None
2,983
-
Keith County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Keith County:
3.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Keith County:
16.23 / 10,000 pop.
Nebraska:
4.83 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
This county:
14.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Keith County:
8.4%
Nebraska:
7.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Keith County:
28.3%
State:
28.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.3%
State:
12.9%
Agriculture in Keith County:
Average size of farms: 1730 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $263,246 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $226.67 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 60.68% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $248,079 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.40% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 54.49% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $151,431 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.37% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.22 Corn for grain: 74959 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 49499 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 4143 harvested acres Land in orchards: 10 acres
Tornado activity:
Keith County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 3232591.0 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/3/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Keith County-area historical earthquake activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 510.9 miles away from Keith County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 216.9 miles away from the county center On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 301.4 miles away from the county center On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 647.4 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 303.0 miles away from Keith County center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 181.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Nebraska Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 11, 2007 to June 16, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1721: August 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1721, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Nebraska Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 19, 2006 to January 01, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1674: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 1674, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3245: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Nebraska Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to April 23, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1373: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1373, Natural disaster type: Storm
The number of natural disasters in Keith County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3 Emergencies Declared: 1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
Management occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Production occupations (7%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (32%)
India (12%)
Korea (10%)
Nigeria (10%)
England (8%)
Germany (5%)
Canada (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Keith County (%):
German (34%)
American (11%)
Irish (8%)
English (6%)
Polish (4%)
Swedish (4%)
Dutch (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,116 (77.6%)
Carpooled: 266 (6.6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 47 (1.2%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 115 (2.9%)
Walked: 201 (5.0%)
Worked at home: 249 (6.2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Keith County, Nebraska in 2000:
64 people in nursing homes
15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
People in group quarters in Keith County, Nebraska in 2010:
44 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
8 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $45,311.
6.86% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,321 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.86%
Nebraska average:
6.38%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.40% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($15,872 average AGI)
3.46% relocated from other states ($18,450 average AGI)
Keith County:
3.46%
Nebraska average:
2.71%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.90% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,665 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.90%
Nebraska average:
6.57%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($17,193 average AGI)
3.64% relocated to other states ($14,472 average AGI)
Keith County:
3.64%
Nebraska average:
2.88%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Births per 1000 population in Keith County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Keith County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Keith County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Keith County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Keith County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,841 (1,614 aged, 227 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 178 (10%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Keith County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (123)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (98)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (90)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (53)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (42)
Generalized and unspecified atherosclerosis (42)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (38)
Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (28)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.9 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,118 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 214 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 29,151
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,152 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,008
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 69 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 132
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,214
In family households: 6,406 (1,336 male householders, 1,089 female householders)
2,013 spouses, 1,680 children (1,537 natural, 93 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 69 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 12 other relatives, 136 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,725 (723 male householders (645 living alone)), 807 female householders (742 living alone)), 196 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 87
Size of family households: 1,426 2-persons, 434 3-persons, 325 4-persons, 163 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,387 1-person, 116 2-persons, 35 4-persons.
987 married couples with children.
572 single-parent households (199 men, 373 women).
94.4% of residents of Keith speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $51,193,000 ($6,094 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $628,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,128,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,081,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,321,000 Federal grants: $7,787,000 Federal procurement contracts: $781,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,095,000 ($62,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $832,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,851,000 Federal Government insurance: $38,504,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 480
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 531
Here:
64 per 1000 residents
State:
46 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +26
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -500
Here:
-60 per 1000 residents
State:
-15 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Keith County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.74 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
7.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 71
2000 to 2009: 336
1990 to 1999: 449
1980 to 1989: 629
1970 to 1979: 1,288
1960 to 1969: 663
1950 to 1959: 643
1940 to 1949: 428
1939 or earlier: 845
Note: State values scaled to Keith population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Keith County, Nebraska
Note: State values scaled to Keith County population
no vehicle: 43
1 vehicle: 452
2 vehicles: 1,080
3 vehicles: 613
4 vehicles: 223
5+ vehicles: 167
no vehicle: 268
1 vehicle: 510
2 vehicles: 414
3 vehicles: 145
4 vehicles: 30
5+ vehicles: 12
83% of Keith County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Nebraska.
Keith County:
83.3%
State average:
83.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,885
Other state: 3,088
Northeast: 79
Midwest: 1,036
South: 553
West: 1,450
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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