Dawes County, Nebraska

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,212
Median household income: $54,381
Median home value: $146,500

Dawes County, Nebraska counts 8,212 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $54,381, its median household income sits below Nebraska's $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Dawes County's population declined 6.8% from 8,810 to 8,212, while its median household income rose 7.2% from $50,750 to $54,381.

75.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,212
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,381
Median home value: $146,500
Median gross rent: $1,014
Housing units: 4,013
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,8108,212

Median household income

$50,750$54,381

Median home value

$125,200$146,500

Median gross rent

$713$1,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,810	$50,750	$125,200	$713
2020	8,685	$49,379	$125,200	$745
2021	8,383	$51,925	$131,800	$763
2022	8,279	$53,760	$142,100	$887
2023	8,212	$54,381	$146,500	$1,014

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 2420.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	446	5.4%
5 to 17	1,033	12.6%
18 to 24	1,640	20.0%
25 to 34	970	11.8%
35 to 44	843	10.3%
45 to 54	766	9.3%
55 to 64	920	11.2%
65 to 74	855	10.4%
75 and over	739	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,099	86.4%
Black or African American	111	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	147	1.8%
Asian	82	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	382	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	391	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	219	4.3%
High school graduate	1,350	26.5%
Some college or associate's	1,733	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	931	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	860	16.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,865	68.9%
Carpooled	538	12.9%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	337	8.1%
Bicycle	11	0.3%
Worked from home	328	7.9%
Other means	77	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,846	74.3%
15 to 29 min	324	8.5%
30 to 44 min	237	6.2%
45 to 59 min	156	4.1%
60+ min	266	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 12.6% (932 of 7,395)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,837	54.3%
Nonfamily households	1,544	45.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,381	84.3%
Vacant	632	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,222	65.7%
Renter-occupied	1,159	34.3%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,010	75.0%
1-unit, attached	55	1.4%
2 to 4 units	385	9.6%
5 to 19 units	34	0.8%
20 or more units	272	6.8%
Mobile home & other	257	6.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 31045
State: Nebraska
Land area: 1,396 sq mi
Water area: 4.54 sq mi
Center point: 42.7130, -103.1354