County profile
Hamilton County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#1901 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$926.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,166
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
327
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,678
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.4%
Median HH income
$84.0k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
31.3%±3.8%
Poverty rate
5.2%±1.8%
Business applications
94 · 2025
Retail establishments
34
35.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing28%
Health care19%
Retail trade16%
Wholesale trade15%
Transportation12%
Food & accommodation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,678
residents · 2025 · +2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $72.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+235
International migration−4
Natural change+49
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$647.4M2019
$681.1M2020
$853.2M2021
$865.8M2022
$931.5M2023
$926.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$253.7k±$22.4k
Median gross rent
$794/mo±$185/mo
Vacancy rate
12.2%±3.6%
Affordability
4.8× wages
Residential permits
$14.8M
45 units · 4.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
42.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 97Strong wind 96Drought 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2522016
2672017
2782018
2862019
2952020
3192021
3652022
3822023
4222024
4452025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 73% since 2021262021
342022
412023
472024
452025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.8 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
BNSF
Nearest port
177.7 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
26.3 km
CENTRAL NEBRASKA RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.7k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hamilton?
Hamilton's economy produced $926.7M in 2024, contracting 0.5% year over year — slower than 81% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.