Barada vs Dawson

A side-by-side comparison of Barada and Dawson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dawson has the higher population (193 vs 28 in Barada). Barada has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $58,317 in Dawson). Since 2019, Dawson's population has grown faster (+14.9% vs -15.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Barada	Dawson
Population	28	193
Median age	51.2 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$58,317
Median home value	$44,500	—
Median gross rent	—	$940
Housing units	31	96
Homeownership rate	85.7%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barada	Dawson
Population	33 → 28 (-15.2%)	168 → 193 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$50,938 → $61,250 (+20.2%)	$46,250 → $58,317 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $44,500 (+14.7%)	$38,800 → $14,900 (-61.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$531 → $940 (+77.0%)

Barada

Population

3328

Median household income

$50,938$61,250

Median home value

$38,800$44,500

Dawson

Population

168193

Median household income

$46,250$58,317

Median home value

$38,800$14,900

Median gross rent

$531$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barada	Dawson
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	16.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	4.7%
45 to 54	50.0%	15.5%
55 to 64	25.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	8.8%
75 and over	0.0%	21.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barada	Dawson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barada	Dawson
No high school diploma	4.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	78.3%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	17.4%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barada	Dawson
Drove alone	100.0%	69.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	25.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barada	Dawson
1-unit, detached	87.1%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Barada	Dawson
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.00	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	—	36
Median year structure built	1965	1938