Hooper, Nebraska

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Population in July 2007: 788. Population change since 2000: -4.5%

Males: 351	(44.6%)
Females: 437	(55.4%)

Median resident age:	43.4 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68031.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,000 (it was $35,515 in 2000)

Hooper	$41,000
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $78,400 (it was $69,400 in 2000)

Hooper	$78,400
Nebraska:	$122,200

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Races in Hooper:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Hooper: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (55.0%), Irish (12.0%), Swedish (7.7%), Danish (7.4%), English (5.6%), United States (4.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1876

Elevation: 1229 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 1241 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hooper

High school or higher: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 1.5%
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hooper city

Never married: 14.6%
Now married: 57.9%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 16.1%
Divorced: 10.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hooper:	1.2% ($833)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Omaha, NE (44.0 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (609.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Winslow, NE (3.0 miles) , Nickerson, NE (7.5 miles ), Scribner, NE (8.8 miles ), Uehling, NE (9.0 miles ), Fremont, NE (12.5 miles ), Inglewood, NE (13.9 miles ), Cedar Bluffs, NE (15.5 miles ), Oakland, NE (16.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $160,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 41.61 N, Longitude: 96.55 W

50 people in nursing homes

Area code: 402

Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-2.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Food (13%)
Construction (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Hooper-area historical tornado activity is near Nebraska state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/15/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Hooper city center injured 33 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/13/1952, a category 4 tornado 27.1 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Hooper:

FREMONT AREA MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; FREMONT, NE)
OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OAKLAND, NE)
ST FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WEST POINT, NE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hooper:

EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 51 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
LINCOLN MUNI (about 55 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 56 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hooper:

SCRIBNER STATE (about 5 miles; SCRIBNER, NE; ID: SCB)
FREMONT MUNI (about 13 miles; FREMONT, NE; ID: FET)
WAHOO MUNI (about 27 miles; WAHOO, NE; ID: AHQ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hooper:

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)

Public high school in Hooper:

Logan View Junior/Senior High School (Students: 345; Location: 2163 County Road G; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hooper:

Hooper Elementary School (Students: 131; Location: 400 W Maple P. O. Box 446; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)
Luther-Broadview-Sheridan Elementary (Students: 83; Location: 2187 County Road G; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

Private elementary/middle school in Hooper:

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 27053 COUNTY ROAD 12; Grades: KG - 8)

Library in Hooper:

HOOPER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $39,505; Location: 201 NORTH MAIN; 8,769 books; 24 audio materials; 85 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Hooper: Elkhorn Valley Golf Course (A), Hooper (B), Hooper Memorial Park Campground (C), Hooper Fire Station (D), Hooper Police Department (E), Hooper Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hooper include: Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Saint Rose of Lima Church (B), Faith United Methodist Church (C), Saint John Lutheran Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Hooper Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Hooper: Hooper Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Hooper Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Hooper and their reported violations in the past:

HOOPER, CITY OF (Population served: 850, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2002), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-14-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-12-2003)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2002), St Public Notif requested (2 times from NOV-08-2002 to NOV-08-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2002), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-14-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-18-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-12-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-29-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-29-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-13-2002), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-12-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Public Notif received (DEC-12-2001), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-12-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-1998)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-12-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-04-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-16-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAY-04-2000)

Notification, Public - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-11-1998)

Notification, Public - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-1999)

Notification, Public - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1998)

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.1%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.0%

Hooper compared to Nebraska state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Hooper (2007 data):

First National Bank Northeast: Hooper Branch at 102 North Main Street, branch established on 1886-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $175.5 mil, Deposits: $132.4 mil, headquarters in Lyons, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Farm And Home Insurance Agency, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Hooper mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Dodge County Nebraska:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$60
Streets and Highways	1	$2,683	$32,196	1	$230
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$706
Sewerage	1	$2,683	$32,196	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$2,480	$29,760	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,497	$26,982	1	$961
Totals for Government	5	$12,343	$29,623	5	$1,957

Hooper government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $515,000
Parks & Recreation: $11,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $574,000
Welfare - Other: $100,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $99,000
Sewerage: $84,000

Police Protection: $66,000

Parks & Recreation: $52,000

Water Utilities: $52,000

Fire Protection: $44,000

Central Staff Services: $43,000

Financial Administration: $33,000

General - Other: $21,000

General Public Buildings: $7,000

Welfare - Other: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $14,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $152,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $218,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $182,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $36,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $372,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $333,000
Parks & Recreation: $111,000

Sewerage: $87,000

Water Utilities: $40,000

Central Staff: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $919,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $320,000
Highways: $71,000

General Support: $43,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $358,000
NEC: $186,000

Property: $95,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $200,000

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Douglas County, NE	1.18% ($28,042 average AGI)
from Washington County, NE	0.43% ($29,067)
from Saunders County, NE	0.42% ($25,780)

6.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,702 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.59%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Douglas County, NE	1.77% ($33,594 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, NE	0.64% ($30,589)
to Saunders County, NE	0.40% ($32,625)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hooper:

KTIC (840 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
KHUB (1340 AM; 1 kW; FREMONT, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hooper:

KFMT-FM (105.5 FM; FREMONT, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KWPN-FM (107.9 FM; WEST POINT, NE; Owner: WEST POINT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKYY (101.3 FM; WHITING, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEZO-FM (92.3 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQCH (94.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KSRZ (104.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KIWR (89.7 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KBLR-FM (97.3 FM; BLAIR, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hooper:

K21ES (Channel 21; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID C. BRODAHL)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
K54EU (Channel 54; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
K48FF (Channel 48; COLUMBUS, ETC, NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
K53GH (Channel 53; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: MARY E. HARDERS)
K40FH (Channel 46; COLUMBUS, ETC., NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
KVSS-LP (Channel 67; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS)
K28EN (Channel 28; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
K28FS (Channel 28; FREMONT & OMAHA, NE; Owner: DAVID F. HARDERS)
K47FK (Channel 39; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
K49FP (Channel 49; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)
K52EX (Channel 52; COLUMBUS-FREMONT, NE; Owner: GLENDA R. HARDERS)

Hooper fatal accident list for 1996:
Apr 10, 1996 04:28 AM, Fulton St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Hooper fatal accident list for 1991:
Jul 26, 1991 07:15 AM, 275, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

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