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HookerNE

A town of 227.

Population
227
residents
Median home value
$106K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
59.7
years
Jobs based here
9
A commuter town
Small town

227 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.

79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hooker

Most working residents leave Hooker for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Ponca (12%), Sioux City (9%) and South Sioux City (9%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hooker1%
Ponca12%
Sioux City9%
South Sioux City9%
Omaha5%
30 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Hooker
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Hooker has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–32°
Spring36–59°
Summer61–83°
Fall39–61°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Hooker is

Hooker beats the Nebraska average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
8 better16 too close to call8 worse
What stands outHookerNE
Fewer uninsured adults7.3%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.5%9.5%
More adults with heart disease8.6%6.1%
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.5% of Hooker is conserved land

3.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

1.5%conserved
1.5%
conserved · 488 of 33,519 acres
3.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mulberry Bend Overlook0.6 mi30
2. Buckskin Hills State Wildlife Management Area—329
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Hooker for work

Where Hooker’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Ponca Ponca 12% 9% → Sioux City Sioux City 9% 9% → South Sioux City South Sioux City 9% 5% → Omaha Omaha 5% 5% → Vermillion Vermillion 5% 4% → Randolph Randolph 4% Hooker · 1% stay
9jobs based in Hooker
1%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hooker

Township in Nebraska, United States

Hooker Township is one of thirteen townships in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 186 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 184.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
53 sq mi
Elevation
1,319 ft

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