Hitchcock County, NE Demographic Data
Hitchcock County, NE Summary
Hitchcock County is located in Nebraska
- Population: 2,898
- Area: 718.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 709.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.53 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,790.68 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hitchcock County, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,432
50%
50.8
Male
1,434
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,866
323,128,000
Hitchcock County, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
170
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
196
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
159
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
168
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
95
3.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
291
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
281
9.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
361
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
280
9.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
182
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
341
11.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
255
8.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
87
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,244
78.3%
77.2
Female
1,137
50.7%
51.3
Male
1,107
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,164
75.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
807
28.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
683
23.8%
15.2
Female
364
53.3%
55.8
Male
319
46.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Hitchcock County, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,863
99.9%
96.8
White
2,854
99.6%
72.6
Black or African American
4
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.2%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
3
0.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
24
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
22
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,842
99.2%
82.2
Hitchcock County, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
23
1.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
148
7.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
776
37.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
523
25.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
302
14.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
197
9.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
109
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
171
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,907
91.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
306
14.7%
31.2
Hitchcock County, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
465
19.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,292
55.2%
47.5
Divorced
341
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
31
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
212
9.1
5.8%
Hitchcock County, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,662
98.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
34
1.3%
21.6%
Spanish
21
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
13
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Hitchcock County, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
51
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
138
10.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
184
14.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
207
16.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
212
16.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
247
19.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
109
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
102
7.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
24
1.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
14
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
41,131
57,617
Per capita income
23,967
31,128
Hitchcock County, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
202
14.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
68
5.0%
9.8
Construction
89
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
242
17.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
58
4.3%
6.6
Information
21
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
127
9.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
77
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
35
2.6%
11.4
Public administration
74
5.4%
4.6
Retail trade
154
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
124
9.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
88
6.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
190
14.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
353
26.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
234
17.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
345
25.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
237
17.4%
18.1%
Hitchcock County, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,312
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
976
74.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
133
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.2%
5.1
Walked
72
5.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
129
9.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.6
26.6
Hitchcock County, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
35
2.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
329
25.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
439
34.1%
37.1
3 or more
485
37.7%
21.0
Hitchcock County, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,288
74.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
968
75.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
320
24.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
439
25.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Hitchcock County, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,727
1 room
33
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
17
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
110
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
247
14.3%
16.5
5 rooms
393
22.8%
19.8
6 rooms
346
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
189
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
155
9.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
237
13.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hitchcock County, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,727
1-unit, detached
1,421
82.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
13
0.8%
5.9
2-units
30
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
10
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
14
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
7
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
232
13.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hitchcock County, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
731
42.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
150
8.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
182
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
129
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
260
15.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
92
5.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
82
4.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
101
5.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Hitchcock County, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
34
2.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
753
58.5%
4.7
Electricity
357
27.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
25
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
81
6.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
33
2.6%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.4%
1.1
Hitchcock County, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
335
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
4
1.2%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
3.0%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
17
5.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
26
7.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
82
24.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
196
58.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
196
58.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
46
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
3.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
60
18.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
1
0.0%
0.0%
Hitchcock County, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
230
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1
0.4%
28.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
2.2%
4.4%
Less than $500
77
33.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
147
63.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
90
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
661
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
69
30.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
21
9.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
19
8.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
5.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
94
40.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
90
0.0%
0.0%
Hitchcock County, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
968
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
411
42.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
316
32.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
104
10.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
66
6.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
39
4.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
27
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
59,000
205,000
