Dodge County vs Lancaster County

A side-by-side comparison of Dodge County and Lancaster County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lancaster County has the higher population (323,673 vs 37,146 in Dodge County). Lancaster County has the higher median household income ($72,625 vs $71,294 in Dodge County). Lancaster County has the higher median home value ($258,900 vs $188,100 in Dodge County).

Population, income & housing

	Dodge County	Lancaster County
Population	37,146	323,673
Median age	38.9 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,294	$72,625
Median home value	$188,100	$258,900
Median gross rent	$985	$1,045
Housing units	16,553	138,232
Homeownership rate	66.8%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodge County	Lancaster County
Population	36,665 → 37,146 (+1.3%)	313,158 → 323,673 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$54,085 → $71,294 (+31.8%)	$60,527 → $72,625 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$130,200 → $188,100 (+44.5%)	$177,400 → $258,900 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $985 (+29.6%)	$852 → $1,045 (+22.7%)

Dodge County

Population

36,66537,146

Median household income

$54,085$71,294

Median home value

$130,200$188,100

Median gross rent

$760$985

Lancaster County

Population

313,158323,673

Median household income

$60,527$72,625

Median home value

$177,400$258,900

Median gross rent

$852$1,045

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodge County	Lancaster County
Under 5	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.7%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	14.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.3%
75 and over	8.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodge County	Lancaster County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	78.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodge County	Lancaster County
No high school diploma	10.8%	6.5%
High school graduate	35.9%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodge County	Lancaster County
Drove alone	84.7%	76.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.3%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.8%
Worked from home	3.6%	10.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodge County	Lancaster County
1-unit, detached	73.9%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	13.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Dodge County	Lancaster County
Poverty rate	9.3%	11.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1966	1981