Hamilton County, Nebraska

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,438
Median household income: $79,884
Median home value: $238,700

Hamilton County, Nebraska counts 9,438 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $79,884 runs above the Nebraska figure of $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Hamilton County's population grew 2.4% from 9,215 to 9,438, while its median household income rose 24.4% from $64,210 to $79,884.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.8% of the population. 79.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,438
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $79,884
Median home value: $238,700
Median gross rent: $776
Housing units: 4,122
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2159,438

Median household income

$64,210$79,884

Median home value

$154,300$238,700

Median gross rent

$739$776

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,215	$64,210	$154,300	$739
2020	9,219	$68,649	$163,900	$730
2021	9,376	$71,211	$178,100	$766
2022	9,400	$73,254	$201,200	$822
2023	9,438	$79,884	$238,700	$776

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	581	6.2%
5 to 17	1,741	18.4%
18 to 24	672	7.1%
25 to 34	1,015	10.8%
35 to 44	1,126	11.9%
45 to 54	1,093	11.6%
55 to 64	1,276	13.5%
65 to 74	1,093	11.6%
75 and over	841	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,755	92.8%
Black or African American	14	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	36	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	230	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	384	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's39.4%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	188	2.9%
High school graduate	1,809	28.1%
Some college or associate's	2,541	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,382	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	524	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,681	79.7%
Carpooled	371	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	167	3.6%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	370	8.0%
Other means	29	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,874	44.1%
15 to 29 min	1,325	31.2%
30 to 44 min	706	16.6%
45 to 59 min	97	2.3%
60+ min	249	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 6.7% (624 of 9,278)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,632	75.2%
Nonfamily households	867	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,499	84.9%
Vacant	623	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,903	83.0%
Renter-occupied	596	17.0%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,592	87.1%
1-unit, attached	77	1.9%
2 to 4 units	198	4.8%
5 to 19 units	169	4.1%
20 or more units	19	0.5%
Mobile home & other	67	1.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 31081
State: Nebraska
Land area: 542 sq mi
Water area: 2.71 sq mi
Center point: 40.8728, -98.0223