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Hall County, NE

Demographic and economic profile of Hall County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hall County, NE has a population of 62,431 that grew 1.8% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 68.8% and unemployment at 3.3%, signaling a tight, engaged workforce. Educational attainment skews toward trade and vocational levels, with 84.7% holding a high school diploma but only 21.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings run $40,986 against a median household income of $69,251. Housing costs remain modest—median home value of $207,900 and median gross rent of $911/month—and a foreign-born population of 16.9% reflects a notably large immigrant labor presence relative to national averages.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

62,431

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,251

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Hall County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone40,392 (64.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone10,405 (16.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,911 (11.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,454 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,085 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone667 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish13,721
  2. 2.Arabic362
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island240
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)175
  5. 5.Vietnamese85

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

16.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,487

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$63,637

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,636

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,197
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,842
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,026
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,934
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,842

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,712
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,084
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,659
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,557
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,925

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.11×)6,561
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.82×)908
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.35×)2,916
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)4,148
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.97×)1,768

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$207,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$911/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,130 (20.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,273 (14.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,662 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,279 (8.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,165 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,156 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,986

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,069 (79.4%)
  • Carpooled3,963 (13.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,346 (4.4%)
  • Other311 (1.0%)
  • Walked238 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit175 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.