Hooker County, Nebraska

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Hooker County is a county located in the United States of Nebraska. It is home to over 783 people (2000 census). Its population was estimated at 736 in July 2008, giving it the ninth smallest population among Nebraska's county. The county spans an area of 721.51 square miles (1868.7 kmē), of which, 721.17 square miles (1867.82 kmē) of it is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 kmē) of it is water, it is the 33rd largest by area in the U.S. state of Nebraska.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 783 people, 335 households, and 220 families living in the county. The population density was 1.1 people per square mile (0.42/kmē), it is ninth least densely populated county in Nebraska. There were 440 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.26 persons, and the average family size was 2.9 persons. In the Hooker County, 24% of the population was under the age of 18, 4.1% were 18 to 24, 21.6% were 25 to 44, 23.4% were 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 736, The racial makeup of the county was 728 White, 0 Black or African American, 3 American Indian, 0 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 5 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27868, it is the 15th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The median income for a family in the county was $35114, it is the 21st lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The per capita income for the county was $15513, making it the 29th lowest county by per capita income in Nebraska.

In 2000, 181 pupils and students, of which 46.41% are male and 53.59% are female, 23.12% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.73% nursery or pri school, 2.76% kindergarten, 53.04% elementary school, 32.6% high school and 3.87% 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	Mullen Village	Hooker County	0.38	0.38	0	491	1307.8	16532	26989

Year	Population
April 2000 census	783
April 2000 Estimate	783
July 2000 Estimate	782
July 2001 Estimate	753
July 2002 Estimate	735
July 2003 Estimate	738
July 2004 Estimate	747
July 2005 Estimate	741
July 2006 Estimate	744
July 2007 Estimate	729
July 2008 Estimate	736

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	10	4	14
Kindergarten	3	2	5
Elementary school	40	56	96
High school	28	31	59
College or graduate school	3	4	7

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Hooker County, Nebraska	$27868	$35114	$15513
Nebraska, United States	$39250	$48032	$19613
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587