Dawes County vs Keith County

A side-by-side comparison of Dawes County and Keith County: population, income, housing, and more.

Dawes County and Keith County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Keith County has the higher population (8,239 vs 8,212 in Dawes County). Keith County has the higher median household income ($58,132 vs $54,381 in Dawes County). Keith County has the higher median home value ($157,000 vs $146,500 in Dawes County).

Population, income & housing

	Dawes County	Keith County
Population	8,212	8,239
Median age	35.2 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,381	$58,132
Median home value	$146,500	$157,000
Median gross rent	$1,014	$772
Housing units	4,013	5,395
Homeownership rate	65.7%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawes County	Keith County
Population	8,810 → 8,212 (-6.8%)	8,068 → 8,239 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$50,750 → $54,381 (+7.2%)	$50,735 → $58,132 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$125,200 → $146,500 (+17.0%)	$128,300 → $157,000 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $1,014 (+42.2%)	$633 → $772 (+22.0%)

Dawes County

Population

8,8108,212

Median household income

$50,750$54,381

Median home value

$125,200$146,500

Median gross rent

$713$1,014

Keith County

Population

8,0688,239

Median household income

$50,735$58,132

Median home value

$128,300$157,000

Median gross rent

$633$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawes County	Keith County
Under 5	5.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	20.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	11.8%	8.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.4%	14.6%
75 and over	9.0%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawes County	Keith County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	86.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawes County	Keith County
No high school diploma	4.3%	9.2%
High school graduate	26.5%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawes County	Keith County
Drove alone	68.9%	79.1%
Carpooled	12.9%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	8.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	11.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawes County	Keith County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	3.4%
20 or more units	6.8%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Dawes County	Keith County
Poverty rate	12.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1956	1974