Hooper

Population: 1,078
Median household income: $75,800
Median home value: $168,100

Hooper, a community in Dodge County, Nebraska, has 1,078 residents. Its median household income of $75,800 runs above the Dodge County figure of $71,294.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hooper's population grew 39.1% from 775 to 1,078, while its median home value rose 56.5% from $107,400 to $168,100.

The median resident is 32.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,078
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,800
Median home value: $168,100
Median gross rent: $819
Housing units: 414
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7751,078

Median household income

$56,250$75,800

Median home value

$107,400$168,100

Median gross rent

$674$819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	775	$56,250	$107,400	$674
2020	896	$62,552	$123,300	$699
2021	1,025	$66,413	$131,600	$749
2022	980	$73,958	$144,100	$778
2023	1,078	$75,800	$168,100	$819

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.3%

5 to 1728.7%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	122	11.3%
5 to 17	309	28.7%
18 to 24	35	3.2%
25 to 34	129	12.0%
35 to 44	127	11.8%
45 to 54	89	8.3%
55 to 64	103	9.6%
65 to 74	77	7.1%
75 and over	87	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	898	83.3%
Black or African American	20	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.4%
Two or more races	40	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	94	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	2.5%
High school graduate	222	36.3%
Some college or associate's	210	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	115	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	50	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	384	88.7%
Carpooled	22	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	2.5%
Bicycle	1	0.2%
Worked from home	14	3.2%
Other means	1	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	117	27.9%
15 to 29 min	212	50.6%
30 to 44 min	54	12.9%
45 to 59 min	19	4.5%
60+ min	17	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 7.2% (76 of 1,051)

	Count	Share
Family households	252	67.7%
Nonfamily households	120	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	372	89.9%
Vacant	42	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	285	76.6%
Renter-occupied	87	23.4%

1-unit, detached89.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	369	89.1%
1-unit, attached	9	2.2%
2 to 4 units	17	4.1%
5 to 19 units	14	3.4%
20 or more units	2	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3123025
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.6114, -96.5492