Dawson County, Nebraska

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Dawson County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the highest in the country for foreign born (87th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,202	1,978,707	334,922,499	1693rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,880	$76,475	$80,734	1204th of 3,221
Median Age	35.6	37.2	38.9	2919th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.6%	34.6%	35.7%	2411th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$166,200	$238,600	$332,700	1884th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$925	$1,072	$1,413	1307th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.8%	10.6%	12.5%	2253rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.4%	3.0%	5.2%	3066th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.9	25.8	n/a	2171st of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.7%	8.0%	14.1%	87th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	951st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.4%	66.5%	65.2%	2627th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.5	19.2	26.4	2887th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.4%	11.0%	15.1%	3140th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.7%	n/a	n/a	911th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.4%	48.8%	46.9%	966th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.1%	n/a	n/a	1640th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Dawson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	52.8%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37.4%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.7	41.3	61.4

Age in Dawson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	35.6	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	27.8%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.2%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.5%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Dawson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	9,145	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.3%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.0%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.9%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.8%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.7%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dawson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,285	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.1%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.2%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.4%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.3%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.2%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Dawson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	9,958	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.8%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.9%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,969.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.6%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,172	$3,549	n/a

Education in Dawson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	22.1%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.1%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.2%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dawson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.2%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.8%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	56.4%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Dawson County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dawson County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.9%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	12.0%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	10.7%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	62.8%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	31.3%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	24.6%	9.5%	16.7%

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