Hamilton County, Nebraska

Interactive maps and statistics for Hamilton County, Nebraska: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Nebraska and the United States.

Hamilton County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (23rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,464	1,978,707	334,922,499	2530th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$83,994	$76,475	$80,734	452nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.0	37.2	38.9	1494th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.3%	34.6%	35.7%	671st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$253,700	$238,600	$332,700	873rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$794	$1,072	$1,413	2149th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.2%	10.6%	12.5%	3163rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.0%	5.2%	2850th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	17.5	25.8	n/a	2397th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	8.0%	14.1%	2513th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.2	n/a	n/a	250th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.0%	66.5%	65.2%	258th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.7	19.2	26.4	2412th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.5%	11.0%	15.1%	1632nd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.9%	n/a	n/a	2841st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	67.1%	48.8%	46.9%	23rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.9%	n/a	n/a	391st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Hamilton County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.3	41.3	61.4

Age in Hamilton County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	42.0	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.9%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Hamilton County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	3,628	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	76.4%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	19.7%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hamilton County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,209	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.7%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	27.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.2%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.0%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.8%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Hamilton County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	4,133	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.9%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.0%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.1%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,407	$3,549	n/a

Education in Hamilton County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	2.9%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.8%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.1%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.2%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hamilton County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.4%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.5%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.4%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Hamilton County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hamilton County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.5%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	9.5%	16.7%

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