Hooker County vs Loup County

A side-by-side comparison of Hooker County and Loup County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hooker County has the higher population (613 vs 564 in Loup County). Loup County has the higher median household income ($60,156 vs $45,854 in Hooker County). Loup County has the higher median home value ($120,700 vs $85,400 in Hooker County).

Population, income & housing

	Hooker County	Loup County
Population	613	564
Median age	44.8 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,854	$60,156
Median home value	$85,400	$120,700
Median gross rent	$581	$650
Housing units	415	429
Homeownership rate	59.9%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hooker County	Loup County
Population	693 → 613 (-11.5%)	605 → 564 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$41,125 → $45,854 (+11.5%)	$51,000 → $60,156 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $85,400 (-7.4%)	$112,500 → $120,700 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $581 (+1.4%)	$533 → $650 (+22.0%)

Hooker County

Population

693613

Median household income

$41,125$45,854

Median home value

$92,200$85,400

Median gross rent

$573$581

Loup County

Population

605564

Median household income

$51,000$60,156

Median home value

$112,500$120,700

Median gross rent

$533$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hooker County	Loup County
Under 5	4.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	11.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	14.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	20.0%
75 and over	15.2%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hooker County	Loup County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	86.2%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hooker County	Loup County
No high school diploma	6.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.9%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hooker County	Loup County
Drove alone	66.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.3%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	12.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	5.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hooker County	Loup County
1-unit, detached	89.4%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Hooker County	Loup County
Poverty rate	7.7%	8.2%
Average household size	1.79	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1959	1980