Dundy County vs Garfield County

A side-by-side comparison of Dundy County and Garfield County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dundy County has the higher population (1,811 vs 1,797 in Garfield County). Garfield County has the higher median household income ($68,611 vs $56,563 in Dundy County). Garfield County has the higher median home value ($144,900 vs $118,200 in Dundy County).

Population, income & housing

	Dundy County	Garfield County
Population	1,811	1,797
Median age	45.6 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,563	$68,611
Median home value	$118,200	$144,900
Median gross rent	$588	$519
Housing units	1,002	977
Homeownership rate	76.9%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dundy County	Garfield County
Population	1,913 → 1,811 (-5.3%)	2,001 → 1,797 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$41,716 → $56,563 (+35.6%)	$53,000 → $68,611 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $118,200 (+55.7%)	$105,100 → $144,900 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$492 → $588 (+19.5%)	$443 → $519 (+17.2%)

Dundy County

Population

1,9131,811

Median household income

$41,716$56,563

Median home value

$75,900$118,200

Median gross rent

$492$588

Garfield County

Population

2,0011,797

Median household income

$53,000$68,611

Median home value

$105,100$144,900

Median gross rent

$443$519

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dundy County	Garfield County
Under 5	7.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	15.0%	12.9%
75 and over	9.7%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dundy County	Garfield County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dundy County	Garfield County
No high school diploma	4.8%	4.6%
High school graduate	29.1%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dundy County	Garfield County
Drove alone	75.4%	72.9%
Carpooled	7.6%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	12.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	3.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dundy County	Garfield County
1-unit, detached	86.6%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Dundy County	Garfield County
Poverty rate	12.0%	11.7%
Average household size	2.20	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	14	13
Median year structure built	1953	1973