Dalton vs Lodgepole

A side-by-side comparison of Dalton and Lodgepole: population, income, housing, and more.

Dalton and Lodgepole are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dalton has the higher population (470 vs 221 in Lodgepole). Dalton has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $38,125 in Lodgepole). Dalton has the higher median home value ($89,500 vs $65,000 in Lodgepole).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Lodgepole
Population	470	221
Median age	46.6 yrs	60.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$38,125
Median home value	$89,500	$65,000
Median gross rent	$870	$536
Housing units	221	169
Homeownership rate	92.4%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Lodgepole
Population	330 → 470 (+42.4%)	325 → 221 (-32.0%)
Median household income	$51,042 → $65,000 (+27.3%)	$48,750 → $38,125 (-21.8%)
Median home value	$78,000 → $89,500 (+14.7%)	$54,000 → $65,000 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $870 (+7.0%)	$545 → $536 (-1.7%)

Dalton

Population

330470

Median household income

$51,042$65,000

Median home value

$78,000$89,500

Median gross rent

$813$870

Lodgepole

Population

325221

Median household income

$48,750$38,125

Median home value

$54,000$65,000

Median gross rent

$545$536

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Lodgepole
Under 5	9.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	16.6%	7.2%
18 to 24	3.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	4.1%
35 to 44	5.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	20.6%	15.4%
55 to 64	5.3%	23.5%
65 to 74	19.6%	21.7%
75 and over	8.1%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Lodgepole
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Lodgepole
No high school diploma	5.1%	3.0%
High school graduate	20.7%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Lodgepole
Drove alone	62.8%	80.7%
Carpooled	15.6%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Lodgepole
1-unit, detached	89.6%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Lodgepole
Poverty rate	7.0%	21.0%
Average household size	2.37	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	37	18
Median year structure built	1945	1952