Hooker County, Nebraska

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Hooker County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	647	1,978,707	334,922,499	3210th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,464	$76,475	$80,734	2799th of 3,221
Median Age	43.6	37.2	38.9	1037th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.6%	34.6%	35.7%	1287th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$93,800	$238,600	$332,700	3066th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$592	$1,072	$1,413	3061st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.2%	10.6%	12.5%	3097th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	3.0%	5.2%	1976th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.9	25.8	n/a	3163rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	8.0%	14.1%	3211th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	55.4%	66.5%	65.2%	3102nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	14.4	19.2	26.4	3112th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.6%	11.0%	15.1%	1050th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.8%	n/a	n/a	1949th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.1%	48.8%	46.9%	3064th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.8%	n/a	n/a	2215th 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 Hooker County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.0%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	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)	1.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.3	41.3	61.4

Age in Hooker County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	43.6	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.0%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	13.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	5.9%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.6%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Hooker County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	327	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.4	2.5
Family Households	38.8%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	13.8%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	2.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	52.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	36.1%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hooker County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,590	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.0%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.9%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.5%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.2%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	0.3%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Hooker County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	428	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	89.0%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.6%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,955.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.6%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	10.8%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$979	$3,549	n/a

Education in Hooker County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.1%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.7%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.2%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	1.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hooker County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.7%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.4%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.9%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Hooker County, Nebraska

Statistic	Hooker County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	9.5%	16.7%

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