Dawes County vs Richardson County

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

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

Dawes County has the higher population (8,212 vs 7,797 in Richardson County). Richardson County has the higher median household income ($55,578 vs $54,381 in Dawes County). Dawes County has the higher median home value ($146,500 vs $96,500 in Richardson County).

Population, income & housing

	Dawes County	Richardson County
Population	8,212	7,797
Median age	35.2 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,381	$55,578
Median home value	$146,500	$96,500
Median gross rent	$1,014	$692
Housing units	4,013	4,084
Homeownership rate	65.7%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawes County	Richardson County
Population	8,810 → 8,212 (-6.8%)	7,961 → 7,797 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$50,750 → $54,381 (+7.2%)	$47,917 → $55,578 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$125,200 → $146,500 (+17.0%)	$69,200 → $96,500 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $1,014 (+42.2%)	$531 → $692 (+30.3%)

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

Richardson County

Population

7,9617,797

Median household income

$47,917$55,578

Median home value

$69,200$96,500

Median gross rent

$531$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawes County	Richardson County
Under 5	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	20.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.9%
75 and over	9.0%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawes County	Richardson County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	90.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	1.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawes County	Richardson County
No high school diploma	4.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	26.5%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawes County	Richardson County
Drove alone	68.9%	79.4%
Carpooled	12.9%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawes County	Richardson County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.6%
20 or more units	6.8%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Dawes County	Richardson County
Poverty rate	12.6%	10.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1956	1945