Hooker County, Nebraska (NE)

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County population in July 2007: 736 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 248
Renter-occupied apartments: 87

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Land area: 721 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Hooker County: 71.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.9%), Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Retail trade (14.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Hooker County, Nebraska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hooker County, Nebraska:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	45.3 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Males: 356	(45.5%)
Females: 427	(54.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $17,960
County population in 2003: 744
Jobs in 2003: 329

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Total labor force in 2004: 376
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.5%

Average household size:

Hooker County:	2.3 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,430 ($27,868 in 1999)

This county:	$33,430
Nebraska:	$47,085

2007 median house/condo value: $61,451 ($41,300 in 2000)

Hooker County:	$61,451
Nebraska:	$122,200

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $250 (lower quartile is $205, upper quartile is $283)

This county:	$250
State:	$497

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,308 (it was $43,700 in 2000)

Hooker County:	$65,308
Nebraska:	$122,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,104 - $115,109

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $132,622
Here: $132,622
State: $152,590

Mobile homes: $46,776
Here: $46,776
State: $29,187

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $851
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $245

Institutionalized population: 26

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0

Hooker County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hooker County Nebraska:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 85.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $564 (1.3%)

Hooker County household income distribution in 2007

Hooker County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.0%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hooker County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mullen.

Neighboring counties: Arthur County , Cherry County , Grant County , McPherson County , Thomas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hooker County: French Ranch (A), Furrow Ranch (B), Krave Ranch (C), Taylor Ranch (D), Carr Ranch (E), Purdum Ranch (F), A Moore Ranch (G), Gragg Ranch (H), West Seneca (I), Sexton Ranch (J), Hager Ranch (K), Mauser Ranch (L), Haney Ranch (M), J Tucker Ranch (N), Maire Ranch (O), Peterson Ranch (P), Dismal River Ranch (Q), Sandhills Golf Course (R), Lee Boyer Ranch (S), Hecla (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Hooker County: Eclipse Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Cedarview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Jefford Lake (A), Carr Lake (B), Proctor Lake (C), Shimmins Lake (D), Rosebud Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Bobtail Creek (A), South Fork Dismal River (B), North Fork Dismal River (C), Spring Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.2%
Nebraska:	2.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 7
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (-1% naturalized citizens)

Hooker County:	0.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.1%

Hooker County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 345
Two: 5
3 or 4: 12
5 to 9: 7
Mobile homes: 66
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Hooker County with a mortgage: 53 (3 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 123

Here:	30.1% with mortgage
State:	64.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Hooker County
Average size of farms: 5233 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $141441
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $38.95
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $120292
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.35%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $57374
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.19%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.50
Corn for grain: 1259 harvested acres

Hooker County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Nebraska state average. It is 2.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (14%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hooker County:

German (28%)
United States or American (17%)
Irish (14%)
English (11%)
French (except Basque) (5%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
Danish (3%)

Hooker County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 253 (69%)
Carpooled: 34 (9%)
Bicycle: 2 (1%)
Walked: 36 (10%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 40 (11%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

26 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,427.

8.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($14,267 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.67%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.49% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($1,233 average AGI)
3.18% relocated from other states ($13,067 average AGI)
Hooker County: 3.18%
Nebraska average: 2.84%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($15,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Nebraska.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Births per 1000 population in Hooker County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Hooker County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hooker County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 214 (199 aged, 15 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 268.820
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1747.310

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 284.9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 268.820

Household type by relationship

Households: 757

In family households: 641 (199 male householders, 24 female householders)
208 spouses, 200 children (180 natural, 11 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 116 (35 male householders (35 living alone)), 79 female householders (77 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 26 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 112 1-person, 2 2-persons.

99.5% of residents of Hooker County speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,720,000 ($6302 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $47,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,565,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,122,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $81,000
Federal grants: $655,000
Federal procurement contracts: $33,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $264,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $69,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $325,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 33

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 66

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hooker County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.16 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 5
1980 to 1989: 22
1970 to 1979: 81
1960 to 1969: 44
1950 to 1959: 72
1940 to 1949: 37
1939 or earlier: 151

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hooker County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 20 5 rooms: 56 6 rooms: 36 7 rooms: 36 8 rooms: 35 9+ rooms: 61

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hooker County, Nebraska:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 12 5 rooms: 28 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 2 9+ rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hooker County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 52 3 bedrooms: 108 4 bedrooms: 55 5+ bedrooms: 31

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hooker County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 6 2 bedrooms: 31 3 bedrooms: 33 4 bedrooms: 14 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Hooker County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 51 2 vehicles: 100 3 vehicles: 52 4 vehicles: 24 5+ vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Hooker County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 22 2 vehicles: 30 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 8 5+ vehicles: 2

69% of Hooker County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Nebraska.

Hooker County:	69.3%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 651
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 52
South: 22
West: 48

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74.6%) Electricity (13.3%) Wood (6.0%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.8%) Utility gas (2.4%) Other fuel (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81.6%) Electricity (11.5%) Wood (4.6%) Utility gas (2.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Hooker County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $30,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $128,000
General - Other: $119,000

Central Staff Services: $60,000

Police Protection: $36,000

Financial Administration: $29,000

Libraries: $23,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000

General Public Buildings: $16,000

Natural Resources - Other: $13,000

Health Services - Other: $12,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $130,000
Interest Earnings: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $198,000
General Public Building: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $461,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $103,000
All Other: $50,000

General Support: $13,000
Tax - Property: $251,000
Motor Vehicle License: $5,000

Total General Sales: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $197,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Hooker County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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