Dodge County vs Platte County

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

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

Dodge County has the higher population (37,146 vs 34,358 in Platte County). Platte County has the higher median household income ($72,335 vs $71,294 in Dodge County). Platte County has the higher median home value ($207,800 vs $188,100 in Dodge County).

Population, income & housing

	Dodge County	Platte County
Population	37,146	34,358
Median age	38.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,294	$72,335
Median home value	$188,100	$207,800
Median gross rent	$985	$867
Housing units	16,553	14,210
Homeownership rate	66.8%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodge County	Platte County
Population	36,665 → 37,146 (+1.3%)	33,174 → 34,358 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$54,085 → $71,294 (+31.8%)	$62,305 → $72,335 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$130,200 → $188,100 (+44.5%)	$149,700 → $207,800 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $985 (+29.6%)	$769 → $867 (+12.7%)

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

Platte County

Population

33,17434,358

Median household income

$62,305$72,335

Median home value

$149,700$207,800

Median gross rent

$769$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodge County	Platte County
Under 5	6.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.7%	19.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.1%
75 and over	8.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodge County	Platte County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	22.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodge County	Platte County
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	35.9%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodge County	Platte County
Drove alone	84.7%	81.7%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.6%	4.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodge County	Platte County
1-unit, detached	73.9%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	5.5%
20 or more units	4.2%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Dodge County	Platte County
Poverty rate	9.3%	8.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1966	1973