Hayes County, Nebraska
5 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 843
- Median household income
- $69,250
- ±15,153
- Unemployed
- 0.0%
- 0 of 421 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.7%
- 308 of 377 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Hayes | 843 (2021) | Po Box 370, Hayes Center | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Hamlet | 30 (2021) | 501 Rutherford St, Hamlet | — |
| Village of Hayes Center | 223 (2021) | Po Box 403, Hayes Center | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Center Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 158, Hayes Center | — |
| Hayes Co Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 41, Hayes Center | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
HAYES CENTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
501 TROTH ST, Hayes Center, NE, 69032
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.