Hayes County, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Hayes County, Nebraska had an estimated 846 residents on July 1, 2024, down 0.7 percent since the 2020 census base of 852, across 713 square miles. County output reached $94.6 m in 2024, 17 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hayes County
How many people live in Hayes County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-2024843
- Households377
- Average household size2.24
- Median household income$69,250
- Median age47.3
- Median gross rent$508 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,100
- Home value to household income1.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over642
- Population under 18181
- Share under 1821.5 percent
- Population 65 and over215
- Share 65 and over25.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64447
- Civilian labor force421
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over63.6 percent
- Rank by population among Nebraska counties83rd of 93
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3195th of 3,222
Hayes County is the 83rd largest of 93 Nebraska counties by population. A median home costs 1.8 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 25.5 percent against 21.5 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hayes County
Is Hayes County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 2024846
- Census 2020 base population852
- Population change since the 2020 census base-0.70 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 20246
- Births, 20248
- Deaths, 20246
- Natural change, 20242
- Net domestic migration, 20240
- Net international migration, 20245
- Total net migration, 20245
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-35
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2089th of 3,144
The county has lost 0.70 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. The population grew in 2024 from both sources: births exceeded deaths and more people moved in than left.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Hayes County
Where are people moving to Hayes County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving20
- People arriving, from those returns37
- Tax returns filed by households leaving20
- Net household movement0
- Adjusted gross income arriving$927,000
- Net adjusted gross income movement$342,000
- Average income of an arriving household$46,350
- Average income of a leaving household$29,250
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $17,100 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Hayes County
What is the Hayes County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$94.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$122.3 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-22.7 percent
- GDP change over five years4.7 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Nebraska areas BEA publishes82nd of 93
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3064th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$112,241
Output grew -22.7 percent in the latest year and 4.7 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Hayes County
Employment by industry in Hayes County
- Covered employment, annual average190
- Establishments reporting38
- Average annual pay$38,284
- Average weekly wage$736
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment56
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, average annual pay$45,988
- Retail trade, employment16
- Retail trade, average annual pay$23,220
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 56 | 11 | $45,988 |
| Retail trade | 16 | 4 | $23,220 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest private sector at 56 jobs, 29.5 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Hayes County
How many businesses are in Hayes County?
- Establishments, all industries17
- Employment at those establishments40
- Annual payroll$1.2 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents20.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Hayes County
Building permits in Hayes County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorized0
- Multifamily units authorized0
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Hayes County
How large is Hayes County?
- Land area713 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Nebraska counties38th of 93
- Width, east to west29.9 mi
- Height, north to south24.2 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.02
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Hayes County
Flood risk in Hayes County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Hayes County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 310443
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP3
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Hayes County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/LZone 1
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Hayes County (community 310443), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Hayes County in radon zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
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Feasibility studies
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The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Hayes County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-2024843
- Households377
- Average household size2.24
- Median household income$69,250
- Median age47.3
Common questions
Hayes County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hayes County, Nebraska?
The Census Bureau estimates 846 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 843, in 377 households, ranking 83rd of 93 Nebraska counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hayes County's population growing?
The population has fallen 0.70 percent since the 2020 census base of 852, to 846 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 8 births against 6 deaths, with net migration of 5. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Hayes County?
$69,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,100, which is 1.8 times income, and median gross rent is $508 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Hayes County?
17 establishments, employing 40 people with an annual payroll of $1.2 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Hayes County?
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest private sector at 56 jobs, 29.5 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 190 jobs at an average annual pay of $38,284, or $736 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How many building permits were issued in Hayes County?
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Hayes County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Hayes County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Hayes County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Hayes County
Cities and places in Hayes.
3 Census places lie wholly or partly in Hayes County. All 3 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade | village | 321 | None recorded | 18.4 percent here, 81.6 percent Hitchcock County |
| Hayes Center | village | 297 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Hamlet | village | 16 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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