COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cherry County vs Hooker County
PLACE A
Cherry County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Hooker County, Nebraska
Cherry County is 711% larger than Hooker County. Cherry County earns more, with a median household income $16,806 higher.
CHERRY COUNTYHOOKER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,561686+711% vs Hooker County
Population density11−0
Population growth-4.5%-3.4%−1.1 pts
Median age41.443.6−2.2
Male51.4%50.9%+0.5 pts
Female48.6%49.1%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%88.9%−5.0 pts
Black1.0%1.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other9.9%9.6%+0.3 pts
Median household income$66,270$49,464+$16,806
Per capita income$34,567$34,590−$23
Poverty rate8.3%6.2%+2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4140.371+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%24.6%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree8.4%1.4%+7.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.4%3.9%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation67.2%64.5%+2.7 pts
Median home value$152,200$93,800+$58,400
Median gross rent$916$592+$324
Owner-occupied61.4%55.4%+6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.8%23.6%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households21.0%2.1%+18.9 pts
Average commute15.214.4+0.8
Worked from home7.3%10.6%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.5%−1.4 pts
Uninsured9.4%9.5%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025