Hazard vs Litchfield

A side-by-side comparison of Hazard and Litchfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Hazard and Litchfield are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Litchfield has the higher population (287 vs 72 in Hazard). Hazard has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $84,500 in Litchfield). Since 2019, Hazard's population has grown faster (+24.1% vs -4.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Hazard	Litchfield
Population	72	287
Median age	32.3 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,438
Median home value	$132,500	$84,500
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	30	157
Homeownership rate	90.0%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazard	Litchfield
Population	58 → 72 (+24.1%)	300 → 287 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$35,625 → $38,125 (+7.0%)	$54,643 → $58,438 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $132,500 (+55.9%)	$45,900 → $84,500 (+84.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$660 → $688 (+4.2%)

Hazard

Population

5872

Median household income

$35,625$38,125

Median home value

$85,000$132,500

Litchfield

Population

300287

Median household income

$54,643$58,438

Median home value

$45,900$84,500

Median gross rent

$660$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazard	Litchfield
Under 5	20.8%	8.0%
5 to 17	9.7%	16.4%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	18.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	16.7%	7.0%
45 to 54	6.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	2.8%	27.2%
65 to 74	4.2%	11.5%
75 and over	16.7%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazard	Litchfield
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazard	Litchfield
No high school diploma	2.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	27.7%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazard	Litchfield
Drove alone	85.7%	73.2%
Carpooled	7.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	9.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazard	Litchfield
1-unit, detached	96.7%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Hazard	Litchfield
Poverty rate	25.0%	16.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	46	21
Median year structure built	1948	1938