Hayes County, Nebraska

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Hayes County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	843	1,978,707	334,922,499	3195th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,250	$76,475	$80,734	1255th of 3,221
Median Age	47.3	37.2	38.9	431st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.8%	34.6%	35.7%	2034th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$128,100	$238,600	$332,700	2530th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$508	$1,072	$1,413	3164th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	10.6%	12.5%	1778th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	0.0%	3.0%	5.2%	3205th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.2	25.8	n/a	3130th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.2%	8.0%	14.1%	1162nd of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	67.9%	66.5%	65.2%	2501st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.7	19.2	26.4	705th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.0%	11.0%	15.1%	2394th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.4%	n/a	n/a	1371st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	63.1%	48.8%	46.9%	87th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.9%	n/a	n/a	2196th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hayes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Hayes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	47.3	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.5%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	2.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.7%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Hayes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	377	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.4%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.4%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	16.6%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hayes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,428	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.7%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.9%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.0%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Hayes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	487	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.6%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.0%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.6%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,946.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.1%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	12.2%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,294	$3,549	n/a

Education in Hayes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	5.0%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	42.5%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.3%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hayes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.1%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.4%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Hayes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hayes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.1%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.6%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.4%	9.5%	16.7%

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