CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hooper

Nebraska · 844 residents · 0.67 sq mi

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With 844 people, Hooper is a city in Nebraska. The median age is 45.0, about 12 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $30,600. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $242 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

844

+2%vs 2000

vs 827 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

45.0

+4%vs 2000

vs 43.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.67 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024989

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(49)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(66)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(61)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.4%(96)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.7%(82)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(90)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(87)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.2%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.1%(85)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.8%(57)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,167

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,515 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,627

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,825 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,600

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $348 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(813)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1%(8)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(844)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American4.6%(45)

Salvadoran4.2%(42)

Mexican3.2%(32)

Spaniard2.1%(21)

Puerto Rican0.3%(3)

Costa Rican0.3%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese1.7%(17)

Ancestry

German34.3%(339)

Irish10.8%(107)

English6.7%(66)

Swedish5.9%(58)

American3%(30)

Norwegian3%(30)

Polish2.3%(23)

Swiss2.2%(22)

Danish1.4%(14)

Scottish0.9%(9)

Czech0.8%(8)

French0.5%(5)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(3)

West Indian0.3%(3)

Jamaican0.3%(3)

French Canadian0.2%(2)

Italian0.2%(2)

Russian0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.8%

−13.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 14.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.3%(78)

Married50.7%(145)

Widowed9.1%(26)

Divorced12.9%(37)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(84)

Married43.5%(155)

Widowed16%(57)

Divorced16.9%(60)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.4%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.1%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 46 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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