Income and Poverty in Hitchcock County, Nebraska

In Hitchcock County, Nebraska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $33,312 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Hitchcock County had a median household income level of $2,924, this level was 91.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Hispanic households in Hitchcock County, Nebraska recorded a median income of $21,938, which is 33.7 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

When put side-by-side with other counties (or parishes) throughout the United States, Hitchcock County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 14.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 92.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Hitchcock County, with 38.9 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Hitchcock County had a relatively low household income of $33,096 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 38.8 percent lower than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median is 48.5 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.