Keith County vs Knox County

A side-by-side comparison of Keith County and Knox County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Knox County has the higher population (8,362 vs 8,239 in Keith County). Knox County has the higher median household income ($64,821 vs $58,132 in Keith County). Keith County has the higher median home value ($157,000 vs $116,900 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Keith County	Knox County
Population	8,239	8,362
Median age	49.0 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,132	$64,821
Median home value	$157,000	$116,900
Median gross rent	$772	$692
Housing units	5,395	4,527
Homeownership rate	70.8%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keith County	Knox County
Population	8,068 → 8,239 (+2.1%)	8,426 → 8,362 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$50,735 → $58,132 (+14.6%)	$52,332 → $64,821 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$128,300 → $157,000 (+22.4%)	$95,900 → $116,900 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $772 (+22.0%)	$517 → $692 (+33.8%)

Keith County

Population

8,0688,239

Median household income

$50,735$58,132

Median home value

$128,300$157,000

Median gross rent

$633$772

Knox County

Population

8,4268,362

Median household income

$52,332$64,821

Median home value

$95,900$116,900

Median gross rent

$517$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keith County	Knox County
Under 5	4.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	13.9%
75 and over	12.9%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keith County	Knox County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	84.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.6%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keith County	Knox County
No high school diploma	9.2%	7.3%
High school graduate	30.1%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keith County	Knox County
Drove alone	79.1%	77.6%
Carpooled	6.4%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.4%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	9.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keith County	Knox County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Keith County	Knox County
Poverty rate	10.7%	13.2%
Average household size	2.07	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1974	1966