County profile
Hitchcock County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2923 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 31% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$182.2M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-16.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
391
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
72
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,467
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.5%
Median HH income
$51.6k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
20.9%±3.3%
Poverty rate
12.8%±3.6%
Business applications
27 · 2025
Retail establishments
9
36.2/10k 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%
Mining & energy26%
Wholesale trade19%
Transportation11%
Retail trade10%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,467
residents · 2025 · -5.9% since 2020
Income per capita $59.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−103
International migration+3
Natural change−58
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$144.6M2019
$142.5M2020
$195.4M2021
$239.3M2022
$217.3M2023
$182.2M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$96.7k±$7.1k
Median gross rent
$714/mo±$98/mo
Vacancy rate
28.8%±4.1%
Affordability
2.1× wages
Residential permits
$70.0k
1 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
6.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 77Hail 71Strong wind 63
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 202112021
02022
02023
02024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
90.4 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
BNSF
Nearest port
442.9 km
CONSOLIDATED BLENDERS BLAIR TERMINAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
38.3 km
MC COOK BEN NELSON RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.1k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hitchcock?
Hitchcock's economy produced $182.2M in 2024, contracting 16.1% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.