Dawes County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,140	1,978,707	334,922,499	2644th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,280	$76,475	$80,734	2393rd of 3,221
Median Age	35.8	37.2	38.9	2902nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.2%	34.6%	35.7%	418th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$150,900	$238,600	$332,700	2232nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$900	$1,072	$1,413	1444th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.1%	10.6%	12.5%	1671st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.6%	3.0%	5.2%	3036th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.8	25.8	n/a	2813th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	8.0%	14.1%	2734th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.1	n/a	n/a	1065th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.8%	66.5%	65.2%	2920th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.6	19.2	26.4	3041st of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.7%	11.0%	15.1%	1879th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1738th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.6%	48.8%	46.9%	2431st of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.1%	n/a	n/a	1020th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Dawes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.0%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.8%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.8	41.3	61.4

Age in Dawes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	35.8	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	18.2%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.3%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Dawes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	3,453	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	53.2%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.6%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.5%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	37.5%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dawes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,306	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.1%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.1%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Dawes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	4,037	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.6%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.3%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.5%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.2%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.9%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,183	$3,549	n/a

Education in Dawes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	4.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	22.9%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.8%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.1%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.1%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dawes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.4%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	8.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	70.4%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Dawes County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawes County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.8%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	9.5%	16.7%

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