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Hooker County, NE

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

AI Overview

Hooker County is a sparsely populated rural Nebraska county of 613 residents built around agriculture, with a labor force participation rate of 61.9% and an unemployment rate of 3.9%. The workforce skews older (median age 43.6) and leans toward practical rather than formal education, with 20.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though high school attainment reaches 93.7%; median worker earnings stand at $34,438. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $85,400 and median gross rent of $581/month—though the county has shed 11.3% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

613

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,464

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-11.3% since 2018

Hooker County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone575 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race50 (7.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone10 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone7 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

29

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,527

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$33,363

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services74
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining66
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)35
  4. 4.Construction (Group)34
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities30

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations93
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations93
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations59
  4. 4.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations53
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations45

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

Not yet cached for this geography.

Housing

Median Home Value

$85,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$581/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

55.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,99934 (18.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99924 (13.3%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99921 (11.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99914 (7.7%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99913 (7.2%)
  • $20,000 to $24,99910 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,438

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

14.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone259 (78.7%)
  • Worked At Home35 (10.6%)
  • Walked21 (6.4%)
  • Carpooled8 (2.4%)
  • Public Transit5 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

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.