Hooker County vs McPherson County

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

Hooker County and McPherson 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 463 in McPherson County). McPherson County has the higher median household income ($61,316 vs $45,854 in Hooker County). McPherson County has the higher median home value ($124,200 vs $85,400 in Hooker County).

Population, income & housing

	Hooker County	McPherson County
Population	613	463
Median age	44.8 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,854	$61,316
Median home value	$85,400	$124,200
Median gross rent	$581	$653
Housing units	415	259
Homeownership rate	59.9%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hooker County	McPherson County
Population	693 → 613 (-11.5%)	395 → 463 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$41,125 → $45,854 (+11.5%)	$48,125 → $61,316 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $85,400 (-7.4%)	$102,700 → $124,200 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $581 (+1.4%)	$630 → $653 (+3.7%)

Hooker County

Population

693613

Median household income

$41,125$45,854

Median home value

$92,200$85,400

Median gross rent

$573$581

McPherson County

Population

395463

Median household income

$48,125$61,316

Median home value

$102,700$124,200

Median gross rent

$630$653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hooker County	McPherson County
Under 5	4.1%	2.8%
5 to 17	11.9%	17.7%
18 to 24	14.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	7.2%	6.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	17.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.4%
75 and over	15.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hooker County	McPherson County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	99.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hooker County	McPherson County
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.6%
High school graduate	45.9%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hooker County	McPherson County
Drove alone	66.2%	63.7%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.0%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	19.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hooker County	McPherson County
1-unit, detached	89.4%	95.4%
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%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Hooker County	McPherson County
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.1%
Average household size	1.79	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1959	1957