Hayes County vs. Perkins County

	Hayes County (NE)	Perkins County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	916	2,929
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.6%	-1.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	960	2,970
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	967	2,970
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.4%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	25.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.5%	23.5%
Female persons, percent	48.3%	49.1%
White alone, percent	97.7%	97.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.3%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.7%	4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.1%	94.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	84	204
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	512	1,449
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.2%	77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$62,500	$113,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$900	$1,084
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$366	$490
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$467	$700
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.4%	4.6%
Households, 2014-2018	413	1,225
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.28	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	94.7%	89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	5.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.0%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.5%	83.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.1%	25.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	6.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	26.9%	13.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.9%	66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	59.8%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	13.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,515	$62,469
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,369	$33,749
Persons in poverty, percent	16.2%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	22	131
Total employment, 2017	48	881
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,482	35,280
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-9.4%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	85	306
All firms, 2012	39	298
Men-owned firms, 2012	25	193
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	37	268
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	29	237
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	14.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.4	3.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	713.06	883.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hayes county (NE) and Perkins county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.