Dawson vs Stella

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

Dawson and Stella 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 138 in Stella). Dawson has the higher median household income ($58,317 vs $53,750 in Stella). Since 2019, Dawson's population has grown faster (+14.9% vs -40.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Stella
Population	193	138
Median age	53.2 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,317	$53,750
Median home value	—	$80,000
Median gross rent	$940	—
Housing units	96	64
Homeownership rate	80.9%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Stella
Population	168 → 193 (+14.9%)	230 → 138 (-40.0%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $58,317 (+26.1%)	$41,458 → $53,750 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $14,900 (-61.6%)	$61,200 → $80,000 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $940 (+77.0%)	—

Dawson

Population

168193

Median household income

$46,250$58,317

Median home value

$38,800$14,900

Median gross rent

$531$940

Stella

Population

230138

Median household income

$41,458$53,750

Median home value

$61,200$80,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Stella
Under 5	3.6%	3.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	10.1%
18 to 24	2.6%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	16.7%
35 to 44	4.7%	3.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	18.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	16.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	13.0%
75 and over	21.8%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Stella
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	16.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Stella
No high school diploma	5.4%	1.8%
High school graduate	45.0%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Stella
Drove alone	69.8%	81.0%
Carpooled	25.6%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Stella
1-unit, detached	83.3%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Stella
Poverty rate	3.6%	8.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	36	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938