Demographics of Hooker County, Nebraska

Hooker County, Nebraska had 686 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −20 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hooker County, in four figures

686
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.8%
Change since July 2020: −20 people.; 43.6 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,464 ±$7,996
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hooker County, Nebraska's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hooker County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Hooker County, Nebraska's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hooker County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	706	100.0	100.0
2021	734	104.0	100.2
2022	678	96.0	100.7
2023	677	95.9	101.6
2024	698	98.9	102.5
2025	686	97.2	103.1

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Population of Hooker County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From elsewhere in the country
2020	706	−4	0	−4
2021	734	+28	−2	+31
2022	678	−56	−14	−43
2023	677	−1	−1	+2
2024	698	+21	−1	+20
2025	686	−12	−1	−10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.6 ±2.1: for men 43.3 ±3.6 and for women 43.7 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hooker County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	8 to 44	1.3% to 6.8%	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	97 ±25	15.0% ±3.4	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	89 ±33	13.8% ±4.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	139 ±36	21.5% ±5.0	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	158 ±36	24.4% ±4.9	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	138 ±39	21.3% ±5.5	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,464 ±$7,996, and income per person $34,590 ±$3,221, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hooker County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	22 to 96	6.8% to 29.2%	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	106 ±40	32.4% ±11.7	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	16 to 62	4.9% to 18.9%	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	55 ±24	16.8% ±7.0	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	49 ±24	15.0% ±7.0	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1 to 27	0.3% to 8.2%	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 11	0% to 3.4%	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hooker County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	18 to 60	3.0% to 9.5%	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 17	0% to 14.1%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11 to 49	3.2% to 13.4%	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 28	0% to 19.7%	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hooker County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hooker County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	428 ±38	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.4% ±6.4	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.6% ±6.7	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.4% ±6.2	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.6% ±9.2	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$93,800 ±$25,124	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$592 ±$41	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±7	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hooker County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 10	0% to 1.5%	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	575 ±62	88.9% ±13.9	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 3.4%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 1.5%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 1.5%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 2.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11 to 97	1.8% to 14.9%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hooker County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	489 ±62	75.6% ±4.4	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	157 ±52	24.3% ±7.6	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 4	0% to 0.6%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 10	0% to 1.5%	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 10	0% to 1.5%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 10	0% to 1.5%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hooker County among the counties of Nebraska

86th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Hooker County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sioux County	1,188	+3.7%
Hayes County	821	−3.2%
Keya Paha County	792	+4.2%
Wheeler County	789	+2.1%
Banner County	686	+1.0%
Hooker County	686	−2.8%
Logan County	669	−6.0%
Thomas County	639	−4.8%
Loup County	570	−6.1%
Grant County	561	−8.3%
Blaine County	458	+6.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026