Hooker County vs Thomas County

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

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

Thomas County has the higher population (626 vs 613 in Hooker County). Thomas County has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $45,854 in Hooker County). Thomas County has the higher median home value ($113,000 vs $85,400 in Hooker County).

Population, income & housing

	Hooker County	Thomas County
Population	613	626
Median age	44.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,854	$72,708
Median home value	$85,400	$113,000
Median gross rent	$581	$685
Housing units	415	367
Homeownership rate	59.9%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hooker County	Thomas County
Population	693 → 613 (-11.5%)	645 → 626 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$41,125 → $45,854 (+11.5%)	$59,432 → $72,708 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $85,400 (-7.4%)	$119,300 → $113,000 (-5.3%)
Median gross rent	$573 → $581 (+1.4%)	$578 → $685 (+18.5%)

Hooker County

Population

693613

Median household income

$41,125$45,854

Median home value

$92,200$85,400

Median gross rent

$573$581

Thomas County

Population

645626

Median household income

$59,432$72,708

Median home value

$119,300$113,000

Median gross rent

$578$685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hooker County	Thomas County
Under 5	4.1%	3.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	14.0%	2.7%
25 to 34	7.2%	23.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	6.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	6.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	24.8%
75 and over	15.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hooker County	Thomas County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	88.2%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.3%
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%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hooker County	Thomas County
No high school diploma	6.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	45.9%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hooker County	Thomas County
Drove alone	66.2%	66.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.6%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	10.0%	15.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	11.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hooker County	Thomas County
1-unit, detached	89.4%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Hooker County	Thomas County
Poverty rate	7.7%	4.8%
Average household size	1.79	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1959	1957