Hitchcock County vs Perkins County

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

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

Perkins County has the higher population (2,835 vs 2,601 in Hitchcock County). Perkins County has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $52,016 in Hitchcock County). Perkins County has the higher median home value ($149,200 vs $88,800 in Hitchcock County).

Population, income & housing

	Hitchcock County	Perkins County
Population	2,601	2,835
Median age	44.7 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,016	$67,500
Median home value	$88,800	$149,200
Median gross rent	$715	$783
Housing units	1,566	1,353
Homeownership rate	79.1%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hitchcock County	Perkins County
Population	2,815 → 2,601 (-7.6%)	2,901 → 2,835 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$49,962 → $52,016 (+4.1%)	$65,543 → $67,500 (+3.0%)
Median home value	$66,700 → $88,800 (+33.1%)	$118,400 → $149,200 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $715 (+13.9%)	$680 → $783 (+15.1%)

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

Perkins County

Population

2,9012,835

Median household income

$65,543$67,500

Median home value

$118,400$149,200

Median gross rent

$680$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hitchcock County	Perkins County
Under 5	6.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	13.2%
75 and over	11.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hitchcock County	Perkins County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hitchcock County	Perkins County
No high school diploma	6.8%	7.3%
High school graduate	29.8%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hitchcock County	Perkins County
Drove alone	79.6%	78.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.1%	4.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hitchcock County	Perkins County
1-unit, detached	83.8%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.2%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Hitchcock County	Perkins County
Poverty rate	11.6%	7.7%
Average household size	2.28	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1953	1951