Hardy, NE

Census Place

2024 Population

113

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

58.1

9.62% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.2%

25.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$60,938

1.04% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Hardy, NE employs 36 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hardy, NE were Wholesale Trade (10 people), Educational Services (5 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (4 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,875), Wholesale Trade ($58,438), and Construction ($38,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 65

−36.8%

1 Year decline

± 335%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hardy, NE declined at a rate of −36.8%, from 57 employees to 36 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hardy, NE, are Transportation Occupations (16 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (6 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (3 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hardy, 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

2024 Value

± 65

−36.8%

1 Year decline

± 335%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hardy, NE declined at a rate of −36.8%, from 57 employees to 36 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hardy, NE, are Wholesale Trade (10 people), Educational Services (5 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (4 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hardy, NE, though some of these residents may live in Hardy, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,813

Median earning men ± $19,214

$16,250

Median earning women ± $15,304

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,875), Wholesale Trade ($58,438), and Construction ($38,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($7,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hardy, NE was $14,800 in 2024, which is 0.0445 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $14,400 to $14,800, a 2.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Hardy, NE is 84.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hardy, NE have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hardy, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$14,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,558

$43

Median Property Taxes

±$34

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 Hardy, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$60,938

Median Household Income

± $31,501

Number of Households

± 24

In 2024, the median household income of the 51 households in Hardy, NE grew to $60,938 from the previous year's value of $60,313.

The following chart displays the households in Hardy, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2024, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.182% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Hardy, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hardy, NE have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hardy, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hardy, NE (16 out of 113 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 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hardy, NE is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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