Hitchcock County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 2,362 91.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 108 4.2%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 17 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 67 2.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 7 0.3%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 7 0.3%

• Under 18 604 23.5%
• 18–24 140 5.4%
• 25–44 525 20.4%
• 45–64 622 24.2%
• 65 and over 678 26.4%

Median household income

$60,179

90% interval $53,098–$67,260

−$16,399 vs NE · 88th of 93

Below poverty line

13.4%

90% interval 10.2%–16.6%

+2.8 pp vs NE · 11th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.1%

+0.14 pp vs. state

County GDP

$182.2M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$53,274

Establishments

96

• Trade, transportation & utilities 189 28.8%
• Education & health services 119 18.1%
• Manufacturing 104 15.9%
• Public administration 88 13.4%
• Natural resources & mining 82 12.5%
• Construction 25 3.8%
• Financial activities 21 3.2%

The sectors listed cover 95.7% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

78.7%

+12.2 pp vs NE · 28th of 93

Median gross rent

$714

−$358 vs NE · 63rd of 93

Owner-occupied

874

Renter-occupied

237

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.3× the lowest ($76,927 vs $33,747/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 6.8 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 1,269 88.6%
• Democratic 152 10.6%
• Other / third-party 12 0.8%

• Tagalog 14 0.6%
• Spanish 13 0.5%
• Chinese 8 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 2 0.1%

Households

1,111

Family households

709

63.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

218

30.7% of families

Single-mother families

75

10.6% of families

Veterans

173

8.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 577 22.1%
• Mainline Protestant 419 16.0%
• Catholic 230 8.8%
• Black Protestant 150 5.7%

Health insured

94.4%

±1.7 pp

Uninsured

5.6%

±1.7 pp

68th of 93

With a disability

19.0%

±3.2 pp

5th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

20.9%

±3.3 pp

−13.7 pp vs NE · 75th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.4%

90% interval 7.3%–9.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

11th Judicial District Court

Judges

4 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Arthur, Beaver City, Benkelman, Elwood, Grant, Hayes Center, Imperial, Lexington, McCook, Mullen, North Platte, Ogallala, Stapleton, Stockville, Thedford, Trenton, Tryon

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

50.89 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1