Hall County, NE

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2024 Population

62,536

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.1

0.278% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.1%

20% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$69,251

2.52% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$224,600

8.03% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

30,937

1% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Hall County, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.2% of the residents in Hall County, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hall County, NE are Central Community College (2,788 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Hall County, NE was $224,600, and the homeownership rate was 62%.

Most people in Hall County, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Hall County, NE was 2 cars per household.

Hall County, NE borders Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Howard County, NE, and Merrick County, NE.

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Population & Diversity

Hall County, NE is home to a population of 62.5k people, from which 89.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.9% of Hall County, NE residents were born outside of the country (10.5k people).

In 2024, there were 3.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.8k people) in Hall County, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.2k Other (Hispanic) and 6.33k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.2%

2024 Citizenship

90%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.2% of Hall County, NE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hall County, NE was 90%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hall County, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hall County, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
37.8k ± 448
Other (Hispanic)
10.2k ± 1.26k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
6.33k ± 1.06k

32.4%

Hispanic Population

20.3k people

32.4% of the people in Hall County, NE are hispanic (20.3k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hall County, NE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
46,760 ± 5,245 people
Guatemala
11,721 ± 2,650 people
El Salvador
6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

Foreign-Born Population

16.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

10.5k people

16.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

10k people

As of 2024, 16.9% of Hall County, NE residents (10.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hall County, NE was 16.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hall County, NE compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
798 ± 192
Gulf War (2001-)
479 ± 183
Korea
256 ± 122

Hall County, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hall County, NE.

Economy

The economy of Hall County, NE employs 30.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hall County, NE were Manufacturing (6,197 people), Retail Trade (4,026 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,553 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($73,750), Finance & Insurance ($62,942), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,564).

Employment

Occupations

30.9k

2024 Value

± 1,339

−1%

1 Year decline

± 6.03%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hall County, NE declined at a rate of −1%, from 31.3k employees to 30.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hall County, NE, are Production Occupations (4,389 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,907 people), and Management Occupations (2,894 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hall County, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

30.9k

2024 Value

± 1,339

−1%

1 Year decline

± 6.03%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hall County, NE declined at a rate of −1%, from 31.3k employees to 30.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hall County, NE, are Manufacturing (6,197 people), Retail Trade (4,026 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,553 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hall County, NE, though some of these residents may live in Hall County, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,143

Median earning men ± $1,632

$37,953

Median earning women ± $2,170

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($68,232), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,765), and Information ($65,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,221), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,028), and Information ($48,864).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

134
Construction
119
Retail Trade
101
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$520k
Manufacturing
$261k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$154k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hall County, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.9%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.849%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

Deb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Pete Ricketts

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Hall County, NE awarded 2,788 degrees. The student population of Hall County, NE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,867 male students and 3,995 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hall County, NE are White (1,914 and 68.7%), Hispanic or Latino (744 and 26.7%), Black or African American (72 and 2.58%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (24 and 0.861%).

The largest universities in Hall County, NE by number of degrees awarded are Central Community College (2,788 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hall County, NE are General Business Administration & Management (415 and 14.9%), Welding Technology (210 and 7.53%), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (208 and 7.46%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 6,862 students enrolled in Hall County, NE, 41.8% men and 58.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,740 records, of which 58.9% were women and 41.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
231 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
134 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
128 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Hall County, NE was General Business Administration & Management with 231 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Hall County, NE according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Central Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,788 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Central Community College with 2,788 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,597 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hall County, NE, which is 1.34 times more than the 1,191 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,914 degrees mean that there were 2.57 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 744 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,880) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($480) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hall County, NE was $224,600 in 2024, which is 0.675 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $207,900 to $224,600, a 8.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Hall County, NE is 62%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hall County, NE have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hall County, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hall County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.12%.

Housing

Property

$224,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,765

$15,239

Median Property Taxes

±$882

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hall County, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hall County, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62%

Homeownership

2024

64.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62% of the housing units in Hall County, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hall County, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,251

Median Household Income

± $4,230

24.6k

Number of Households

± 1,230

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.6k households in Hall County, NE grew to $69,251 from the previous year's value of $67,549.

The following chart displays the households in Hall County, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hall County, NE is from Nebraska.

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Carpooled (13.1%)
Worked At Home (4.44%)

In 2024, 79.4% of workers in Hall County, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (4.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hall County, NE have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.12% of the workforce in Hall County, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hall County, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hall County, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hall County, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hall County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.12%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hall County, NE (8.69k out of 61.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hall County, NE is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.1% of the children was living in poverty in Hall County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 288 in Hall County, NE. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 39.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

87.1% of the population of Hall County, NE has health coverage, with 45.9% on employee plans, 14.7% on Medicaid, 10.9% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 0.923% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hall County, NE see 1,722 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,722 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1109 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 227 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,722 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hall County, NE

Primary care physicians in Hall County, NE see an average of 1,722 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,722 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hall County, NE in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.9%

Uninsured

45.9%

Employer Coverage

14.7%

Medicaid

10.9%

Medicare

14.7%

Non-Group

0.923%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hall County, NE grew by 4.21% from 12.4% to 12.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hall County, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 54.5 in Hall County, NE.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hall County, NE.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38% in Hall County, NE.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hall County, NE.