Economy in Hallam, Nebraska
Hallam has an unemployment rate of 2.9%. The US average is 6.0%.
Hallam has seen the job market increase by 1.5% over the last year. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 31.0%, which is lower than the US average of 33.5%.
Tax Rates for Hallam
– The Sales Tax Rate for Hallam is 5.5%. The US average is 7.3%.
– The Income Tax Rate for Hallam is 6.8%. The US average is 4.6%.
– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing Cost of Living.
Income and Salaries for Hallam
– The average income of a Hallam resident is $27,036 a year. The US average is $28,555 a year.
– The Median household income of a Hallam resident is $66,250 a year. The US average is $53,482 a year.
| ECONOMY | Hallam, Nebraska | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.9% | 6.0% |
| Recent Job Growth | -2.2% | -6.2% |
| Future Job Growth | 31.0% | 33.5% |
| Sales Taxes | 5.5% | 6.2% |
| Income Tax | 6.8% | 4.6% |
| Income per Cap. | $33,692 | $31,177 |
| Household Income | $74,643 | $57,652 |
| Family Median Income | $80,208 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 11.9% | 6.2% |
| Manufacturing | 19.3% | 10.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 6.7% | 2.7% |
| Retail trade | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3.7% | 4.1% |
| Utilities | 1.5% | 0.9% |
| Information | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| Finance and insurance | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| Real estate, rental, leasing | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| Professional, scientific, technical services | 2.2% | 6.7% |
| Management of companies | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Administrative, support, waste mgt svcs | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| Educational services | 3.0% | 9.3% |
| Health care and social assistance | 15.6% | 13.8% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Accommodation, food services | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| Other services | 1.5% | 4.9% |
| Public administration | 8.9% | 4.8% |
Health in Hallam, Nebraska
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
PHYSICIANS PER CAPITA
There are 200 physicians per 100,000 population in Hallam. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
HEALTH COST INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Hallam area is 119.8 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
119.8 / 100
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
WATER QUALITY INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Hallam area is 30 (100=best). The US average is 55.
30 / 100
Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
SUPERFUND INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Hallam area is 90 (100=best). The US average is 87.
90 / 100
The EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation’s most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
QUICK FACTS
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Hallam commutes 18.8 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
AIR QUALITY INDEX
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Hallam area is 82 (100=best). The US average is 58.
82 / 100
This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.
Air Quality Health RiskAir Quality (100=Best)15.215.223.723.730.530.539.439.424.524.5323238.538.546.646.6HallamLincoln MetroNebraskaUnited StatesRespiratory Illness RiskCancer Risk05101520253035404550Source – National Air Toxics Assessment estimate of health risks from toxic air pollutants, EPA, released 2019 Bestplaces.net
Religion in Hallam, Nebraska
47.9% of the people in Hallam are religious:
– 1.0% are Baptist
– 0.4% are Episcopalian
– 15.3% are Catholic
– 10.0% are Lutheran
– 7.0% are Methodist
– 1.5% are Pentecostal
– 4.2% are Presbyterian
– 1.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
– 6.2% are another Christian faith
– 0.2% are Judaism
– 0.3% are an eastern faith
– 0.2% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
People in Hallam, Nebraska
The population in Hallam is 269. There are 1,555 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Hallam is 43.3, the US median age is 37.4. The number of people per household in Hallam is 2.7, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Hallam
– 55.2% are married
– 16.7% are divorced
– 24.6% are married with children
– 24.6% have children, but are single
Race in Hallam
– 99.2% are white
– 0.0% are black
– 0.0% are asian
– 0.0% are native american
– 0.0% claim Other
– 0.0% claim Hispanic Ethnicity
– 0.8% Two or More Races
– 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
| PEOPLE | Hallam, Nebraska | United States |
| Population | 269 | 329,484,123 |
| Female Population | 51.0% | 50.8% |
| Male Population | 49.0% | 49.2% |
| Median Age | 37.9 | 37.8 |
| Population – 2020 | 269 | 329,484,123 |
| Population – 2010 | 213 | 309,327,143 |
| Population – 2000 | 276 | 285,036,114 |
| Population – 1990 | 309 | 251,960,433 |
| Pop. 2000 to Now | -2.5% | 15.6% |
| Pop. 1990 to Now | -12.9% | 30.8% |
| Population Density | 1,554.9 | 93.3 |
| Land Area | 0.2 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Water Area | 0.0 | 264,836.8 |
| RACE | ||
| White | 99.2% | 61.5% |
| Black | 0.0% | 12.3% |
| Asian | 0.0% | 5.3% |
| Native American | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Other Race | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 0.8% | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 17.6% |
| MARRIAGE & FAMILY | ||
| Married Population | 61.0% | 50.2% |
| Currently Married | 60.4% | 48.2% |
| Married but Separated | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| Single Population | 39.0% | 49.8% |
| Never Married | 23.0% | 33.1% |
| Divorced | 12.8% | 10.9% |
| Widowed | 3.2% | 5.8% |
| Household Size | 2.88 | 2.63 |
| Households | 88 | 118,825,921 |
| Family Households | 71 | 78,298,703 |
| Married couple, w/children | 35.2% | 31.1% |
| Married couple, no children | 42.3% | 42.3% |
| Non Family Households | 17 | 40,527,218 |
| Single householder, w/children | 18.3% | 16.3% |
| Single householder, no children | 4.2% | 10.3% |
Politics & Voting in Hallam, Nebraska
The Political Climate in Hallam, NE is Somewhat conservative.
Lancaster County, NE is Leaning liberal. In Lancaster County, NE 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lancaster county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 44.6%.
Lancaster county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000
The BestPlaces Liberal/Conservative Index
Hallam, NE is Somewhat conservative
Lancaster County, Nebraska is Leaning liberal.
Lincoln Metro Area is Leaning liberal.
Nebraska is Moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces Liberal/Conservative Index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here’s the VoteWord for Iowa – d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)
Housing in Hallam, Nebraska
The median home cost in Hallam is $316,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 85.2%. Home Appreciation in Hallam is up 16.9%.
Average Age of Homes
– The median age of Hallam real estate is 13 years old
The Rental Market in Hallam
– Renters make up 23.7% of the Hallam population
– 0.0% of houses and apartments in Hallam, are available to rent
DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.
| HOUSING | Hallam, Nebraska | United States |
| Number of Homes | 73 | 137,428,986 |
| Median Home Age | 16 | 41 |
| Median Home Cost | $316,900 | $291,700 |
| Home Appr. Last 12 months | 16.9% | 15.0% |
| Home Appr. Last 5 yrs. | 51.1% | 42.4% |
| Home Appr. Last 10 yrs. | 85.2% | 77.0% |
| Property Tax Rate | $17.99 | $11.36 |
| Property Taxes Paid | $3,601 | $2,724 |
| Homes Owned | 84.9% | 56.2% |
| Housing Vacant | 0.0% | 12.1% |
| Homes Rented | 15.1% | 31.6% |
| VACANT HOUSING | ||
| Vacant For Rent | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Vacant Rented | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Vacant For Sale | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Vacant Sold | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Vacant Vacation | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Vacant Other | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING | ||
| Less Than $20,000 | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 0.0% | 4.7% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 0.0% | 5.5% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 24.2% | 13.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 48.4% | 14.0% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 21.0% | 19.6% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 6.5% | 12.2% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.0% | 8.2% |
| $750,000 to $999,999 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| $1,000,000 to $1,499,999 | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| $1,500,000 to $1,999,999 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| $2,000,000 and over | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | ||
| 2014 and newer | 5.5% | 2.5% |
| 2010 to 2013 | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| 2000 to 2009 | 65.8% | 14.0% |
| 1990 to 1999 | 4.1% | 13.9% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 1.4% | 13.4% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 0.0% | 15.2% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 4.1% | 13.9% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 5.5% | 10.3% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 0.0% | 4.9% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 15.1% | 12.6% |
Commuting in Hallam, Nebraska
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Hallam takes 18.8 minutes. That’s shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Hallam get to work:
– 81.8% drive their own car alone
– 10.2% carpool with others
– 5.8% work from home
– 0.0% take mass transit
| TRANSPORTATION | Hallam, Nebraska | United States |
| Commute Time | 18.8 | 26.4 |
| COMMUTE MODE | ||
| Auto (alone) | 81.8% | 76.4% |
| Carpool | 10.2% | 9.2% |
| Mass Transit | 0.0% | 5.1% |
| Bicycle | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Walk | 0.0% | 2.7% |
Rankings in Hallam, Nebraska
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