Dalton vs Potter

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

Dalton and Potter 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 285 in Potter). Dalton has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $62,083 in Potter). Potter has the higher median home value ($105,100 vs $89,500 in Dalton).

Population, income & housing

	Dalton	Potter
Population	470	285
Median age	46.6 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$62,083
Median home value	$89,500	$105,100
Median gross rent	$870	$1,025
Housing units	221	153
Homeownership rate	92.4%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalton	Potter
Population	330 → 470 (+42.4%)	328 → 285 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$51,042 → $65,000 (+27.3%)	$50,833 → $62,083 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$78,000 → $89,500 (+14.7%)	$80,800 → $105,100 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $870 (+7.0%)	$800 → $1,025 (+28.1%)

Dalton

Population

330470

Median household income

$51,042$65,000

Median home value

$78,000$89,500

Median gross rent

$813$870

Potter

Population

328285

Median household income

$50,833$62,083

Median home value

$80,800$105,100

Median gross rent

$800$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalton	Potter
Under 5	9.6%	1.1%
5 to 17	16.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	3.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	1.4%
35 to 44	5.7%	10.2%
45 to 54	20.6%	22.8%
55 to 64	5.3%	22.1%
65 to 74	19.6%	14.0%
75 and over	8.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalton	Potter
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalton	Potter
No high school diploma	5.1%	6.5%
High school graduate	20.7%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalton	Potter
Drove alone	62.8%	70.6%
Carpooled	15.6%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalton	Potter
1-unit, detached	89.6%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Dalton	Potter
Poverty rate	7.0%	9.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	37	20
Median year structure built	1945	1956