Dodge vs Hooper

A side-by-side comparison of Dodge and Hooper: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hooper has the higher population (1,078 vs 448 in Dodge). Hooper has the higher median household income ($75,800 vs $60,000 in Dodge). Hooper has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $115,600 in Dodge).

Population, income & housing

	Dodge	Hooper
Population	448	1,078
Median age	54.9 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$75,800
Median home value	$115,600	$168,100
Median gross rent	$468	$819
Housing units	250	414
Homeownership rate	71.3%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodge	Hooper
Population	550 → 448 (-18.5%)	775 → 1,078 (+39.1%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $60,000 (+32.6%)	$56,250 → $75,800 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $115,600 (+50.1%)	$107,400 → $168,100 (+56.5%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $468 (-36.2%)	$674 → $819 (+21.5%)

Dodge

Population

550448

Median household income

$45,250$60,000

Median home value

$77,000$115,600

Median gross rent

$733$468

Hooper

Population

7751,078

Median household income

$56,250$75,800

Median home value

$107,400$168,100

Median gross rent

$674$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodge	Hooper
Under 5	5.1%	11.3%
5 to 17	8.7%	28.7%
18 to 24	8.7%	3.2%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	7.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	14.3%	7.1%
75 and over	21.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodge	Hooper
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodge	Hooper
No high school diploma	6.1%	2.5%
High school graduate	40.3%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodge	Hooper
Drove alone	91.8%	88.7%
Carpooled	3.4%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	0.5%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodge	Hooper
1-unit, detached	80.8%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Dodge	Hooper
Poverty rate	3.6%	7.2%
Average household size	1.90	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1951	1949