2022 population: 2,598 ( 310 from 2010 , 18 from 2020)
Land area: 709.9 square miles
Population density: 3.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,421	93.19%	14.1%
Black:	13	0.50%	116.7%
Indian:	20	0.77%	66.7%
Asian:	7	0.27%	133.3%
2+ races:	40	1.54%	66.7%
Hispanic:	97	3.73%	131.0%

Total non-White:	177	6.81%	101.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	67	12.8
Deaths:	125	23.9
Net Migration:	39	7.5
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-399	-13.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	89	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,908
2,820	96.97%
6	0.21%
12	0.41%
3	0.10%
24	0.83%
42	1.44%
88	3.03%

2000
3,111
3,031	97.43%
3	0.10%
7	0.23%
3	0.10%
23	0.74%
44	1.41%
80	2.57%

1990
3,750
3,711	98.96%
0	0.00%
6	0.16%
5	0.13%
n/a
28	0.75%
39	1.04%

1980
4,079
4,033	98.87%
4	0.10%
8	0.20%
4	0.10%
n/a
30	0.74%
46	1.13%

1970
4,051
4,031	99.51%
9	0.22%
1	0.02%
10	0.25%
n/a
0	0.00%
20	0.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
284	9.1
382	12.3
-194	-6.2
-2	-0.1

-211	-6.8
8	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
328	8.7
425	11.3
-306	-8.2
7	0.2

-680	-18.1
41	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
583	14.3
483	11.8
-464	-11.4
n/a

-322	-7.9
-7	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-145	-3.6
n/a

2	0.0
26	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Hitchcock County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.3
635	24.4%
1,963	75.6%
666	25.6%

1,109
2.33

665	60.0%
520	78.2%
83	12.5%
444	40.0%

2010
Number	Percent
48.2
621	21.4%
2,287	78.6%
665	22.9%

1,301
2.22

833	64.0%
706	84.8%
63	7.6%
468	36.0%

2000
Number	Percent
43.3
749	24.1%
2,362	75.9%
688	22.1%

1,292
2.36

916	70.9%
779	85.0%
54	5.9%
376	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.8
1,075	28.7%
2,675	71.3%
801	21.4%

1,458
2.50

1,003	68.8%
926	92.3%
30	3.0%
455	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
1,136	27.8%
2,943	72.2%
752	18.4%

1,522
2.63

1,180	77.5%
1,098	93.1%
28	2.4%
342	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Hitchcock County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	68	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	48	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	51	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	102	9.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	73	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	68	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	98	8.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	67	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	103	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	139	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	129	11.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	2.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	1.7%
$200,000 or more	56	5.0%

Median Household Income	49,456
Per Capita Income	30,595

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	59	5.3%
Public Assistance	15	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	78	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	955	71.2%
Unemployed	23	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	978	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	364	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	349	251	58.2%
Non-Profit	26	37	41.3%
Self-Employed	195	39	83.3%

Local Government	47	122	27.8%
State Government	38	23	62.3%
Federal Government	6	42	12.5%

Total Private + Self	544	290	65.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	117	224	34.3%
Total	661	514	56.3%

Pct. Govt.	23.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	255	21.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	220	18.5%
Professional, Technical	221	18.6%
Service Occupations	192	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	26	2.2%
All others	298	25.1%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	187	15.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	184	15.5%
Health care and social assistance	166	14.0%
Educational services	99	8.3%
Public administration	86	7.3%
Construction	73	6.2%
Wholesale trade	70	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	61	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	47	4.0%
Finance and insurance	43	3.6%
Manufacturing	38	3.2%
Utilities	37	3.1%
Other services	33	2.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	14	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12	1.0%
Information	11	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	62	2.37%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	34	1.30%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	7	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,424	99.2%
Spanish	13	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.1%
Tagalog	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	690	26.3%
Irish	253	9.7%
English	232	8.9%
American	120	4.6%
Scottish	95	3.6%
Swedish	84	3.2%
Danish	72	2.7%
Czech	66	2.5%
European	63	2.4%
French	48	1.8%
Austrian	45	1.7%
Italian	40	1.5%
Dutch	37	1.4%
Norwegian	25	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	21	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,617	99.9%
Not a citizen	3	0.1%

Native	2,610	99.6%
Foreign-born	10	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
27	1.5%	94	5.1%	565	30.6%	814	44.0%	254	13.7%	94	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	27	1.5%
9-12 Years	94	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	565	30.6%
Some College	814	44.0%
Bach. Degree	254	13.7%
Grad Degree	94	5.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,664	1,631	33	2.0%	2.4%
1991	1,648	1,612	36	2.2%	2.7%
1992	1,635	1,597	38	2.3%	2.8%
1993	1,653	1,613	40	2.4%	2.8%
1994	1,635	1,587	48	2.9%	2.6%
1995	1,657	1,610	47	2.8%	2.6%
1996	1,613	1,570	43	2.7%	2.7%
1997	1,601	1,558	43	2.7%	2.4%
1998	1,608	1,563	45	2.8%	2.5%
1999	1,600	1,563	37	2.3%	2.7%

2000	1,530	1,490	40	2.6%	2.8%
2001	1,508	1,454	54	3.6%	3.1%
2002	1,504	1,456	48	3.2%	3.7%
2003	1,525	1,465	60	3.9%	3.9%
2004	1,534	1,474	60	3.9%	3.9%
2005	1,488	1,433	55	3.7%	3.8%
2006	1,486	1,435	51	3.4%	3.0%
2007	1,443	1,404	39	2.7%	2.9%
2008	1,469	1,420	49	3.3%	3.2%
2009	1,486	1,404	82	5.5%	4.7%

2010	1,398	1,325	73	5.2%	4.7%
2011	1,377	1,310	67	4.9%	4.4%
2012	1,356	1,302	54	4.0%	3.9%
2013	1,359	1,305	54	4.0%	3.7%
2014	1,342	1,296	46	3.4%	3.3%
2015	1,326	1,283	43	3.2%	3.0%
2016	1,313	1,266	47	3.6%	3.1%
2017	1,266	1,223	43	3.4%	2.9%
2018	1,259	1,216	43	3.4%	2.9%
2019	1,263	1,222	41	3.2%	3.0%

2020	1,304	1,259	45	3.5%	4.2%
2021	1,325	1,294	31	2.3%	2.7%
2022	1,313	1,281	32	2.4%	2.3%
2023	1,276	1,242	34	2.7%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,580
Median Value	$85,500

Occupied	1,109	70.2%
Vacant	471	29.8%

Owned	856	77.2%
Rented	253	22.8%
Median Rent	$734

Single-Family Units	1,287	81.5%
Detached	1,281	81.1%
Attached	6	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9	0.6%
Mobile Homes	244	15.4%

Hitchcock County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hitchcock County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Hitchcock County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hitchcock County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hitchcock County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hitchcock County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Hitchcock County, NE