Hitchcock County vs Pawnee County

A side-by-side comparison of Hitchcock County and Pawnee County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hitchcock County has the higher population (2,601 vs 2,539 in Pawnee County). Pawnee County has the higher median household income ($54,926 vs $52,016 in Hitchcock County). Hitchcock County has the higher median home value ($88,800 vs $74,800 in Pawnee County).

Population, income & housing

	Hitchcock County	Pawnee County
Population	2,601	2,539
Median age	44.7 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,016	$54,926
Median home value	$88,800	$74,800
Median gross rent	$715	$616
Housing units	1,566	1,410
Homeownership rate	79.1%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hitchcock County	Pawnee County
Population	2,815 → 2,601 (-7.6%)	2,649 → 2,539 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$49,962 → $52,016 (+4.1%)	$46,452 → $54,926 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $88,800 (+33.1%)	$71,100 → $74,800 (+5.2%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $715 (+13.9%)	$551 → $616 (+11.8%)

Hitchcock County

Population

2,8152,601

Median household income

$49,962$52,016

Median home value

$66,700$88,800

Median gross rent

$628$715

Pawnee County

Population

2,6492,539

Median household income

$46,452$54,926

Median home value

$71,100$74,800

Median gross rent

$551$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hitchcock County	Pawnee County
Under 5	6.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	8.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	14.3%
75 and over	11.0%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hitchcock County	Pawnee County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hitchcock County	Pawnee County
No high school diploma	6.8%	12.1%
High school graduate	29.8%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hitchcock County	Pawnee County
Drove alone	79.6%	69.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.1%	12.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hitchcock County	Pawnee County
1-unit, detached	83.8%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Hitchcock County	Pawnee County
Poverty rate	11.6%	14.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1953	1945