Keya Paha County vs Sioux County

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

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

Sioux County has the higher population (1,197 vs 939 in Keya Paha County). Keya Paha County has the higher median household income ($60,313 vs $54,076 in Sioux County). Sioux County has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $108,800 in Keya Paha County).

Population, income & housing

	Keya Paha County	Sioux County
Population	939	1,197
Median age	49.0 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,313	$54,076
Median home value	$108,800	$141,700
Median gross rent	$867	$743
Housing units	495	682
Homeownership rate	80.1%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Keya Paha County	Sioux County
Population	760 → 939 (+23.6%)	1,219 → 1,197 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$56,500 → $60,313 (+6.7%)	$48,269 → $54,076 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $108,800 (+39.3%)	$117,700 → $141,700 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $867 (+19.6%)	$592 → $743 (+25.5%)

Keya Paha County

Population

760939

Median household income

$56,500$60,313

Median home value

$78,100$108,800

Median gross rent

$725$867

Sioux County

Population

1,2191,197

Median household income

$48,269$54,076

Median home value

$117,700$141,700

Median gross rent

$592$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Keya Paha County	Sioux County
Under 5	4.8%	7.9%
5 to 17	20.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	3.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	14.8%
75 and over	15.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Keya Paha County	Sioux County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Keya Paha County	Sioux County
No high school diploma	3.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	32.5%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Keya Paha County	Sioux County
Drove alone	59.9%	78.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	5.0%
Other means	4.2%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Keya Paha County	Sioux County
1-unit, detached	89.9%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Keya Paha County	Sioux County
Poverty rate	10.4%	11.4%
Average household size	2.87	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1967	1953