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Keya Paha County, NE: population growth, jobs and income

Keya Paha County had an estimated 792 residents in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$875/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes38.2%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months02025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

0

2025

Small base: changes and per-resident rates swing on a few people, so we don't show them.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

Private-sector employment

39

2023

Small base: changes and per-resident rates swing on a few people, so we don't show them.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Paid employees of private employers in mid-March (County Business Patterns).

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 11 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 39 paid employees in mid-March 2023 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.5% in 2025, 0.6 points lower than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 0 new homes in 2025.

Median household income was $64,000 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +15.8% since 2016–20.

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Keya Paha County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025792−16
2024808+7
2023801+1
2022800+4
2021796+36
2020760–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Keya Paha County

Keya Paha County grew by 32 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+41).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−6−10
International migrationfrom and to other countries+1+3
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−11+41
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0−2
Total change−16+32

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

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Neighbouring counties

3 of its 8 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Keya Paha County's $64,000 (2020–24).

Keya Paha County, NE and its 8 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Keya Paha County, NE This county792–––$64,000
Brown County, NE2,826−2.6%−3.20.4$54,676
Rock County, NE1,259−0.7%−2.42.4$58,125
Tripp County, SD5,708+1.8%−6.11.9$58,987
Gregory County, SD4,037+1.1%−4.74.7$62,917
Holt County, NE10,067−0.3%−1.01.8$68,513
Todd County, SD8,863−4.9%−4.70.0$42,075
Boyd County, NE1,674−7.5%−19.70.0$67,045
Cherry County, NE5,561+1.9%−12.22.9$66,270

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

How many people moved to Keya Paha County?

On net, none in 2025: about 11 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Keya Paha County?

It averaged 3.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Keya Paha County?

About 792 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Keya Paha County?

Private employers there had 39 paid employees in mid-March 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What is the median household income in Keya Paha County?

$64,000 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.