Dalton

Population: 470
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $89,500

Dalton, a community in Cheyenne County, Nebraska, has 470 residents. At $65,000, its median household income sits above Cheyenne County's $57,594.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dalton's population grew 42.4% from 330 to 470, while its median home value rose 14.7% from $78,000 to $89,500.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 20.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 470
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $65,000
Median home value: $89,500
Median gross rent: $870
Housing units: 221
Homeownership rate: 92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

330470

Median household income

$51,042$65,000

Median home value

$78,000$89,500

Median gross rent

$813$870

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	330	$51,042	$78,000	$813
2020	326	$51,875	$77,900	$1,050
2021	312	$56,750	$77,500	$863
2022	353	$60,000	$83,500	$956
2023	470	$65,000	$89,500	$870

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 445.7%

45 to 5420.6%

55 to 645.3%

65 to 7419.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	9.6%
5 to 17	78	16.6%
18 to 24	14	3.0%
25 to 34	54	11.5%
35 to 44	27	5.7%
45 to 54	97	20.6%
55 to 64	25	5.3%
65 to 74	92	19.6%
75 and over	38	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	442	94.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate20.7%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	5.1%
High school graduate	69	20.7%
Some college or associate's	101	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	87	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	59	17.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone62.8%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	125	62.8%
Carpooled	31	15.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	16.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	31.1%
15 to 29 min	40	24.0%
30 to 44 min	26	15.6%
45 to 59 min	2	1.2%
60+ min	47	28.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 7.0% (33 of 470)

	Count	Share
Family households	144	72.7%
Nonfamily households	54	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	198	89.6%
Vacant	23	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	183	92.4%
Renter-occupied	15	7.6%

1-unit, detached89.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	198	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	10.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3112070
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4082, -102.9708