Hayes County vs Keya Paha County

A side-by-side comparison of Hayes County and Keya Paha County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hayes County and Keya Paha County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Keya Paha County has the higher population (939 vs 854 in Hayes County). Both have a median household income of $60,313. Hayes County has the higher median home value ($112,800 vs $108,800 in Keya Paha County).

Population, income & housing

	Hayes County	Keya Paha County
Population	854	939
Median age	48.7 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,313	$60,313
Median home value	$112,800	$108,800
Median gross rent	$419	$867
Housing units	479	495
Homeownership rate	71.1%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayes County	Keya Paha County
Population	893 → 854 (-4.4%)	760 → 939 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$51,726 → $60,313 (+16.6%)	$56,500 → $60,313 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$80,900 → $112,800 (+39.4%)	$78,100 → $108,800 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $419 (-12.3%)	$725 → $867 (+19.6%)

Hayes County

Population

893854

Median household income

$51,726$60,313

Median home value

$80,900$112,800

Median gross rent

$478$419

Keya Paha County

Population

760939

Median household income

$56,500$60,313

Median home value

$78,100$108,800

Median gross rent

$725$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayes County	Keya Paha County
Under 5	5.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.4%	20.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	3.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	13.7%
55 to 64	18.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	15.0%	9.5%
75 and over	10.9%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayes County	Keya Paha County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayes County	Keya Paha County
No high school diploma	5.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	37.2%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayes County	Keya Paha County
Drove alone	68.1%	59.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	16.0%
Other means	3.3%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayes County	Keya Paha County
1-unit, detached	84.6%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Hayes County	Keya Paha County
Poverty rate	12.3%	10.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1945	1967