Hayes County vs Sioux County

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

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

Sioux County has the higher population (1,197 vs 854 in Hayes County). Hayes County has the higher median household income ($60,313 vs $54,076 in Sioux County). Sioux County has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $112,800 in Hayes County).

Population, income & housing

	Hayes County	Sioux County
Population	854	1,197
Median age	48.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,313	$54,076
Median home value	$112,800	$141,700
Median gross rent	$419	$743
Housing units	479	682
Homeownership rate	71.1%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayes County	Sioux County
Population	893 → 854 (-4.4%)	1,219 → 1,197 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$51,726 → $60,313 (+16.6%)	$48,269 → $54,076 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$80,900 → $112,800 (+39.4%)	$117,700 → $141,700 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $419 (-12.3%)	$592 → $743 (+25.5%)

Hayes County

Population

893854

Median household income

$51,726$60,313

Median home value

$80,900$112,800

Median gross rent

$478$419

Sioux County

Population

1,2191,197

Median household income

$48,269$54,076

Median home value

$117,700$141,700

Median gross rent

$592$743

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayes County	Sioux County
Under 5	5.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	14.3%
18 to 24	3.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	8.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	18.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	15.0%	14.8%
75 and over	10.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayes County	Sioux County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayes County	Sioux County
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	37.2%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayes County	Sioux County
Drove alone	68.1%	78.5%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	5.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayes County	Sioux County
1-unit, detached	84.6%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Hayes County	Sioux County
Poverty rate	12.3%	11.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1945	1953