County profile
Keith County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2372 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 61% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$526.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,470
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
340
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
8,100
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.8%
Median HH income
$60.6k±$5.1k
Bachelor's degree+
22.7%±3.2%
Poverty rate
10.4%±3.2%
Business applications
76 · 2025
Retail establishments
46
56.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade29%
Food & accommodation25%
Health care14%
Wholesale trade11%
Manufacturing11%
Construction10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
8,100
residents · 2025 · -2.7% since 2020
Income per capita $59.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−72
International migration+2
Natural change−156
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$398.1M2019
$414.7M2020
$479.2M2021
$513.9M2022
$526.2M2023
$526.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$168.0k±$9.9k
Median gross rent
$771/mo±$52/mo
Vacancy rate
25.5%±3.0%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$12.9M
38 units · 4.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
13.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 84Drought 76Wildfire 67
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1612016
1722017
1872018
1962019
2122020
2292021
2562022
2692023
3022024
2992025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -34% since 2021582021
522022
1062023
332024
382025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.8 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
6.3 km
UP
Nearest port
458.0 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
82.3 km
NORTH PLATTE RGNL/LEE BIRD FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Keith?
Keith's economy produced $526.3M in 2024, growing 0.0% year over year — slower than 80% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.