Hayes Center, Nebraska

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Hayes Center is a village in Hayes County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 240 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hayes County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Hayes Center is located at 40°30′41″N, 101°1′14″W (40.511278, -101.020422)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 240 people, 106 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was 356.4/km² (929.9/mi²). There were 125 housing units at an average density of 185.6/km² (484.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.67% White, 0.42% Asian, 7.50% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.83% of the population.

There were 106 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $25,114, and the median income for a family was $27,750. Males had a median income of $17,083 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,308. About 18.7% of families and 29.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.7% of those sixty five or over.