COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hayes County vs Frontier County
PLACE A
Hayes County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Frontier County, Nebraska
Hayes County is 69% smaller than Frontier County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
HAYES COUNTYFRONTIER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population8212,655−69% vs Frontier County
Population density13−2
Population growth-11.5%-8.6%−2.9 pts
Median age47.343.7+3.6
Male49.2%52.5%−3.2 pts
Female50.8%47.5%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born4.2%2.6%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.6%91.1%+2.5 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%4.9%−0.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other1.5%3.5%−2.0 pts
Median household income$69,250$70,132−$882
Per capita income$36,428$32,801+$3,627
Poverty rate12.7%11.4%+1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.382+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%25.7%−5.9 pts
Graduate degree2.5%6.9%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation63.1%60.6%+2.5 pts
Median home value$128,100$149,800−$21,700
Median gross rent$508$666−$158
Owner-occupied67.9%74.0%−6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.6%20.4%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households1.7%30.8%−29.2 pts
Average commute28.721.2+7.5
Worked from home6.0%7.3%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.3%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.6%6.4%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025