Hamilton County, NE
Demographic and economic profile of Hamilton County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Hamilton County is a small, agriculture-oriented Nebraska county of 9,438 residents that grew 2.8% over five years, with a median household income of $83,994 and a low poverty rate of 6.7%. The labor force participation rate stands at 66.0% with unemployment at 3.4%, and 29.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher while 97.1% have a high school diploma. Housing costs remain modest—median home value of $238,700 and median gross rent of $776/month—alongside an 83.0% homeownership rate and a GDP per capita of $75,063.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.8% since 2018
Hamilton County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone8,724 (92.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race413 (4.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races172 (1.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone48 (0.5%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone44 (0.5%)
- Asian Alone43 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish185
- 2.German or other West Germanic5
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island4
- 4.Korean3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,079
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining515
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)459
- 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing409
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)356
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,053
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,043
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations612
- 4.Service Occupations591
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations440
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.21×)462
- 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.37×)255
- 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.30×)404
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)281
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)1,155
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.