Hooker County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 575 88.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 10 1.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 54 8.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 7 1.1%

• Under 18 123 19.0%
• 18–24 89 13.8%
• 25–44 139 21.5%
• 45–64 158 24.4%
• 65 and over 138 21.3%

Median household income

$66,174

90% interval $59,558–$72,790

−$10,404 vs NE · 64th of 93

Below poverty line

7.8%

90% interval 5.8%–9.8%

−2.8 pp vs NE · 85th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.2%

+1.19 pp vs. state

County GDP

$38.8M

0.02% of state

Avg. annual pay

$36,466

Establishments

34

• Education & health services 71 27.1%
• Public administration 43 16.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 31 11.8%
• Other services 16 6.1%

The sectors listed cover 61.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

55.4%

−11.1 pp vs NE · 93rd of 93

Median gross rent

$592

−$480 vs NE · 88th of 93

Owner-occupied

181

Renter-occupied

146

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 55% 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 1.7× the lowest ($46,871 vs $28,035/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.7 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 369 86.4%
• Democratic 55 12.9%
• Other / third-party 3 0.7%

• Spanish 6 1.0%

Households

327

Family households

127

38.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

39

30.7% of families

Single-mother families

6

4.7% of families

Veterans

29

5.6% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 296 41.6%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 219 30.8%
• Evangelical Protestant 172 24.2%
• Catholic 142 20.0%

Health insured

90.5%

±5.8 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

With a disability

12.7%

±5.6 pp

64th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

24.6%

±8.8 pp

−10.0 pp vs NE · 42nd of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.4%

90% interval 5.4%–7.4% · 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

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0