Hamilton County, NE Demographic Data
Hamilton County, NE Summary
Hamilton County is located in Nebraska
- Population: 9,096
- Area: 547.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 542.88 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 16.62 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,792.32 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hamilton County, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,558
50%
50.8
Male
4,560
50%
49.2
Total Population
9,118
323,128,000
Hamilton County, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
501
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
652
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
635
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
660
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
469
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
974
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
983
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,289
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
644
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
683
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
856
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
546
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
226
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,892
75.6%
77.2
Female
3,492
50.7%
51.3
Male
3,400
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,574
72.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,091
22.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,628
17.9%
15.2
Female
892
54.8%
55.8
Male
736
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Hamilton County, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,080
99.6%
96.8
White
8,756
96.0%
72.6
Black or African American
76
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
71
0.8%
0.8
Asian
36
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
3
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
3
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
30
0.3%
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
141
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
38
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
270
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
243
2.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
27
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,848
97.0%
82.2
Hamilton County, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
129
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
272
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,979
31.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,599
25.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
655
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,093
17.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
474
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
401
6.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,800
93.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,567
25.2%
31.2
Hamilton County, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,510
20.6%
33.7%
Now Married
4,654
63.5%
47.5
Divorced
761
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
45
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
360
4.9
5.8%
Hamilton County, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,341
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
276
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
217
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
56
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
3
0.0%
1.1%
Hamilton County, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
142
3.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
114
3.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
358
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
225
6.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
600
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
834
22.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
555
15.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
574
15.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
116
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
187
5.0%
6.4
Median household income
59,760
57,617
Per capita income
31,565
31,128
Hamilton County, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
574
12.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
346
7.3%
9.8
Construction
253
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,044
22.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
204
4.3%
6.6
Information
84
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
623
13.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
245
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
209
4.4%
11.4
Public administration
142
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
455
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
306
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
260
5.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
557
11.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,699
35.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
702
14.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,026
21.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
761
16.0%
18.1%
Hamilton County, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,647
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,730
80.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
301
6.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
274
5.9%
2.7
Other means
56
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
286
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.4
26.6
Hamilton County, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
101
2.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
840
22.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,381
37.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,383
37.3%
21.0
Hamilton County, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,705
91.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,994
80.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
711
19.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
332
8.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Hamilton County, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,037
1 room
9
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
53
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
103
2.6%
9.1
4 rooms
396
9.8%
16.5
5 rooms
627
15.5%
19.8
6 rooms
646
16.0%
17.8
7 rooms
570
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
567
14.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,066
26.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Hamilton County, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,037
1-unit, detached
3,557
88.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
22
0.5%
5.9
2-units
68
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
58
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
93
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
23
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
22
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
194
4.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hamilton County, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,417
35.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
149
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
216
5.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
390
9.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
625
15.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
407
10.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
387
9.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
316
7.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
112
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
18
0.4%
1.4%
Hamilton County, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,071
55.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
293
7.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,193
32.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
119
3.2%
1.9
Solar energy
5
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
22
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Hamilton County, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,770
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
21
1.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
33
1.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
35
2.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
85
4.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
290
16.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
605
34.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
701
39.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
994
56.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
308
17.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
227
12.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
78
4.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
163
9.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Hamilton County, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
658
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
0.3%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.9%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
0.9%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
76
11.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
188
28.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
380
57.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
53
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
651
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
188
28.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
44
6.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
113
17.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
53
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
67
10.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
193
29.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
53
0.0%
0.0%
Hamilton County, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,994
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
302
10.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
930
31.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
569
19.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
414
13.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
495
16.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
199
6.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
77
2.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
123,200
205,000
