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Hamilton County, Nebraska

Hamilton County had 9,564 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 542.0 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 71st by land area.

Population
9,564
#29 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,443 in US
Area
542.0 sq mi
#71 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,927 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#23 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,316 in US
Median household income
$84,805
#4 of 93 in Nebraska · #331 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Hamilton County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Hamilton County population, land area and income

Hamilton County had 9,564 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 542.0 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 71st by land area. That works out to 17.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents; Hamilton County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $84,805 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,564

3144th1st

2443rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

542 sq mi

3144th1st

1927th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2316th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$84,805

3143rd1st

331st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

9,564

93rd1st

29th of 93 (NE)

Land area

542 sq mi

93rd1st

71st of 93 (NE)

Density

17.6 / sq mi

93rd1st

23rd of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$84,805

93rd1st

4th of 93 (NE)

How Hamilton County's population changed since 2020

Hamilton County gained 162 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.7%. That ranks 20th of 93 in Nebraska for growth. The median Nebraska county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +2.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Hamilton County recorded 416 births and 458 deaths, a natural change of -42. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +187. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 187 people.

9,40220209,38820219,43920229,52820239,5642024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
416
Deaths
458
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
+187
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+36

Where Hamilton County is

The Census internal point of Hamilton County is at 40.872800, -98.022300. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hamilton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

York County: +1.9%Boone County: -0.1%Grant County: -7.0%Saline County: +0.2%Adams County: +0.1%Clay County: -0.1%Logan County: -3.3%Hamilton County: +1.7%Thomas County: -5.9%Lancaster County: +3.0%Sherman County: -0.1%Lincoln County: -3.5%Stanton County: -1.1%Dawes County: -1.9%Madison County: +0.1%Perkins County: -2.9%Arthur County: -2.1%Deuel County: +3.2%Banner County: -1.9%Dundy County: -4.2%Garfield County: -5.4%Wheeler County: +4.3%Seward County: +0.9%Johnson County: -1.4%Wayne County: +1.7%Hayes County: -0.4%Gosper County: -4.6%Blaine County: +6.1%Valley County: -0.6%Keith County: -2.1%Antelope County: +1.3%Hooker County: -1.3%Hitchcock County: -6.1%Box Butte County: -1.1%Morrill County: -1.6%Chase County: -3.2%Howard County: +1.3%Holt County: +0.1%Phelps County: +0.7%Cuming County: -0.7%Jefferson County: -1.7%Garden County: -4.5%Dodge County: +2.1%Buffalo County: +1.9%Butler County: +1.0%Fillmore County: -1.0%Boyd County: -5.7%Nuckolls County: +0.1%Loup County: -3.8%Sioux County: -3.7%Thayer County: -3.1%Cheyenne County: +1.2%Rock County: -1.9%Nance County: -3.9%Greeley County: +0.8%Hall County: +0.1%Brown County: -0.9%Dakota County: -1.0%Kearney County: +0.9%Webster County: -1.9%Nemaha County: -0.6%Franklin County: -2.5%Furnas County: -3.5%Sarpy County: +7.1%Platte County: +3.5%Kimball County: -3.0%Polk County: +1.0%Dixon County: -1.1%Knox County: -1.0%Thurston County: -1.8%Douglas County: +2.7%Scotts Bluff County: -0.9%Pierce County: -0.1%Burt County: +0.0%Merrick County: +2.3%Sheridan County: -3.5%Washington County: +1.6%Frontier County: +1.3%Colfax County: +2.6%Cass County: +3.3%Pawnee County: -0.8%Richardson County: -2.5%Cedar County: -1.3%Gage County: +0.2%Dawson County: +2.0%Keya Paha County: +7.8%Cherry County: +1.9%McPherson County: -5.1%Otoe County: +4.3%Red Willow County: -2.6%Custer County: -0.0%Harlan County: -1.2%Saunders County: +4.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -1.1%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.7%
  5. ≥ +1.7%
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Orange pin: Hamilton County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.872800, -98.022300
DMS
40°52'22.08"N 98°01'20.28"W
UTM
14N 582384.5E 4525096.8N
Geohash
9z6292wm6
Plus code
86G3VXFH+43

Towns in Hamilton County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hamilton County, 4,715 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hamilton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Aurora with 4,715.

  1. 01Aurora4,715
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hamilton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hamilton County. The most populous is Hall County, NE, with 62,869 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 69.3 miles E of Hamilton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 70.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grand Island, NE (population 53,250), 17.9 miles away.

Hamilton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hamilton County is 31081: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $84,805.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hamilton County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,564. That is up 162 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,402.

What is the FIPS code of Hamilton County?

31081. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (081) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hamilton County?

Aurora, with 4,715 residents inside Hamilton County in 2024.

Which counties border Hamilton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hall County, NE; Adams County, NE; York County, NE; Merrick County, NE; Clay County, NE; Polk County, NE.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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