Hayes County, Nebraska

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Hayes County, Nebraska is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The population of the county was 1068 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1005, It is the 12th least populous county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 713.33 mi˛ (1847.52 square kilometre), of which, 713.11 square miles (1846.95 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Nebraska's 40th largest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 1068 people in the county, organized into 430 households, and 312 families living in the county. The population density was 1.5 people per square mile (0.58/km˛), making it the 15th least densely populated county in Nebraska. There were 526 housing units at an average density of 0.7 per square mile (0.27/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.48 persons, and the average family size was 3.02 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males. Its population was estimated at 1005 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 993 White, 2 Black or African American, 0 American Indian, 3 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 7 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26667, it is the eighth poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $31125, it is sixth poorest county by median family income in Nebraska. The per capita income for the county was $14099, making it the tenth poorest county by per capita income among the Nebraska.

In 2000, 289 pupils and students, of which 44.98% are male and 55.02% are female, 27.06% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 1.04% nursery or pri school, 6.92% kindergarten, 51.21% elementary school, 31.49% high school and 9.34% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Hamlet Village	Hayes County	0.33	0.33	0	54	163.5	12704	16667
2	Hayes Center Village	Hayes County	0.26	0.26	0	240	929.9	12308	25114
3	Palisade Village	Hitchcock County, Hayes County	0.36	0.36	0	386	1081.7	13106	25417

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1068
April 2000 Estimate	1068
July 2000 Estimate	1070
July 2001 Estimate	1086
July 2002 Estimate	1095
July 2003 Estimate	1086
July 2004 Estimate	1055
July 2005 Estimate	1042
July 2006 Estimate	990
July 2007 Estimate	978
July 2008 Estimate	1005

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	0	3	3
Kindergarten	9	11	20
Elementary school	69	79	148
High school	49	42	91
College or graduate school	3	24	27

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Hayes County, Nebraska	$26667	$31125	$14099
Nebraska, United States	$39250	$48032	$19613
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587