Hayes County vs Logan County

A side-by-side comparison of Hayes County and Logan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Hayes County and Logan County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hayes County has the higher population (854 vs 812 in Logan County). Logan County has the higher median household income ($71,650 vs $60,313 in Hayes County). Logan County has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $112,800 in Hayes County).

Population, income & housing

	Hayes County	Logan County
Population	854	812
Median age	48.7 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,313	$71,650
Median home value	$112,800	$160,000
Median gross rent	$419	$725
Housing units	479	356
Homeownership rate	71.1%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayes County	Logan County
Population	893 → 854 (-4.4%)	927 → 812 (-12.4%)
Median household income	$51,726 → $60,313 (+16.6%)	$52,708 → $71,650 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$80,900 → $112,800 (+39.4%)	$110,300 → $160,000 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $419 (-12.3%)	$614 → $725 (+18.1%)

Hayes County

Population

893854

Median household income

$51,726$60,313

Median home value

$80,900$112,800

Median gross rent

$478$419

Logan County

Population

927812

Median household income

$52,708$71,650

Median home value

$110,300$160,000

Median gross rent

$614$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayes County	Logan County
Under 5	5.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	21.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	5.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	18.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	15.0%	11.2%
75 and over	10.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayes County	Logan County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayes County	Logan County
No high school diploma	5.3%	1.8%
High school graduate	37.2%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayes County	Logan County
Drove alone	68.1%	68.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	13.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	12.6%
Other means	3.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayes County	Logan County
1-unit, detached	84.6%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Hayes County	Logan County
Poverty rate	12.3%	8.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1945	1959