Dixon County vs Fillmore County

A side-by-side comparison of Dixon County and Fillmore County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dixon County has the higher population (5,561 vs 5,551 in Fillmore County). Fillmore County has the higher median household income ($76,354 vs $69,156 in Dixon County). Dixon County has the higher median home value ($141,400 vs $131,200 in Fillmore County).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon County	Fillmore County
Population	5,561	5,551
Median age	42.1 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,156	$76,354
Median home value	$141,400	$131,200
Median gross rent	$661	$667
Housing units	2,528	2,733
Homeownership rate	77.3%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon County	Fillmore County
Population	5,719 → 5,561 (-2.8%)	5,547 → 5,551 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$56,905 → $69,156 (+21.5%)	$60,313 → $76,354 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $141,400 (+49.3%)	$80,100 → $131,200 (+63.8%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $661 (-7.3%)	$561 → $667 (+18.9%)

Dixon County

Population

5,7195,561

Median household income

$56,905$69,156

Median home value

$94,700$141,400

Median gross rent

$713$661

Fillmore County

Population

5,5475,551

Median household income

$60,313$76,354

Median home value

$80,100$131,200

Median gross rent

$561$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixon County	Fillmore County
Under 5	6.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.8%
75 and over	8.8%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon County	Fillmore County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon County	Fillmore County
No high school diploma	15.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	31.9%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon County	Fillmore County
Drove alone	75.6%	77.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.7%	7.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon County	Fillmore County
1-unit, detached	87.7%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Dixon County	Fillmore County
Poverty rate	7.1%	7.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1951	1958