Dodge vs Nickerson

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

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

Nickerson has the higher population (572 vs 448 in Dodge). Nickerson has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $60,000 in Dodge). Dodge has the higher median home value ($115,600 vs $74,800 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Dodge	Nickerson
Population	448	572
Median age	54.9 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$117,500
Median home value	$115,600	$74,800
Median gross rent	$468	$960
Housing units	250	208
Homeownership rate	71.3%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodge	Nickerson
Population	550 → 448 (-18.5%)	334 → 572 (+71.3%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $60,000 (+32.6%)	$45,694 → $117,500 (+157.1%)
Median home value	$77,000 → $115,600 (+50.1%)	$56,900 → $74,800 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $468 (-36.2%)	$988 → $960 (-2.8%)

Dodge

Population

550448

Median household income

$45,250$60,000

Median home value

$77,000$115,600

Median gross rent

$733$468

Nickerson

Population

334572

Median household income

$45,694$117,500

Median home value

$56,900$74,800

Median gross rent

$988$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodge	Nickerson
Under 5	5.1%	12.1%
5 to 17	8.7%	8.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	27.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	7.8%	5.1%
45 to 54	11.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	26.0%
65 to 74	14.3%	1.9%
75 and over	21.2%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodge	Nickerson
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	40.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	58.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodge	Nickerson
No high school diploma	6.1%	58.4%
High school graduate	40.3%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodge	Nickerson
Drove alone	91.8%	87.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodge	Nickerson
1-unit, detached	80.8%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	32.2%

Poverty & households

	Dodge	Nickerson
Poverty rate	3.6%	17.5%
Average household size	1.90	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	17	40
Median year structure built	1951	1998