Dawson vs Verdon

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

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

Verdon has the higher population (208 vs 193 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median household income ($58,317 vs $54,583 in Verdon). Since 2019, Dawson's population has grown faster (+14.9% vs +0.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Verdon
Population	193	208
Median age	53.2 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,317	$54,583
Median home value	—	$45,700
Median gross rent	$940	—
Housing units	96	97
Homeownership rate	80.9%	97.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Verdon
Population	168 → 193 (+14.9%)	207 → 208 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $58,317 (+26.1%)	$41,429 → $54,583 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $14,900 (-61.6%)	$28,200 → $45,700 (+62.1%)
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

Verdon

Population

207208

Median household income

$41,429$54,583

Median home value

$28,200$45,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Verdon
Under 5	3.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.6%	19.7%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	4.7%	3.8%
45 to 54	15.5%	9.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	29.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	4.3%
75 and over	21.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Verdon
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	4.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Verdon
No high school diploma	5.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	45.0%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Verdon
Drove alone	69.8%	73.1%
Carpooled	25.6%	24.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Verdon
1-unit, detached	83.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Verdon
Poverty rate	3.6%	4.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	36	18
Median year structure built	1938	1938