Hall
Nebraska

What stands out

If you had to describe Hall County in numbers, start here: the share working from home is in the bottom 8% of American counties (3%), homeownership is in the bottom 10% of American counties (62%), and home internet speed is in the top 11% of American counties (280 Mbps). Within Nebraska it ranks 2nd of 93 counties for the share working from home, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Hall County, Nebraska. 62,575 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -557).

Nebraska stopped taxing Social Security in 2025 and is cutting its top income-tax rate toward 3.99%. Property taxes are among the highest in the country as a share of home value, which is the state's longest-running political fight. Omaha and Lincoln hold most of the population and jobs; the state has the country's only unicameral legislature and publicly owned electric utilities.

Money

The typical household here brings in $63,553 a year, higher than 59% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $54,305. Unemployment runs 2.4%, lower than 85% of American counties. 3% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 17 minutes each way.

Nebraska takes 4.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,591 a year.

Home

The median home costs $262K, pricier than 60% of American counties, about 2.5 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $920 a month. Property tax is 1.43% of home value, roughly $2,720 a year on that median home, higher than 82% of American counties. 62% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than 75% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 5 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 77.2 years, longer than 66% of American counties. There are 119 active physicians in the county, about 19.0 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.0 of 5 stars. 11.5% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.03 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 57% of American counties. 85% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

62% of eligible voters turned out. Under Nebraska law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is legal with limits, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 52°F, highs near 64 and lows near 40, colder than 66% of American counties. About 26 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 84 out of 100, riskier than 84% of American counties; the county has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 280 Mbps down, faster than 89% of American counties. There are 2 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.