Income and Poverty in Hooker County, Nebraska

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Hooker County, Nebraska may be understood as having a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 6.9 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The White race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 6.8 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 65 to 74 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Hooker County, reporting 13.8 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Hooker County had a relatively low median household income of $32,606 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 40.8 percent lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and the income level is 50.7 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Hooker County had a median income of $30,713, this median was 5.8 percent less than the median for all households. In Hooker County, Nebraska White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $32,606 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was only slightly equal to the median income in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Hooker County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $51,188, this income level is 57 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.







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