Dixon County, Nebraska

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,561
Median household income: $69,156
Median home value: $141,400

Dixon County, Nebraska counts 5,561 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $69,156 runs below the Nebraska figure of $74,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dixon County's population declined 2.8% from 5,719 to 5,561, while its median household income rose 21.5% from $56,905 to $69,156.

23.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,561
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $69,156
Median home value: $141,400
Median gross rent: $661
Housing units: 2,528
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7195,561

Median household income

$56,905$69,156

Median home value

$94,700$141,400

Median gross rent

$713$661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,719	$56,905	$94,700	$713
2020	5,682	$57,243	$100,000	$594
2021	5,632	$58,849	$98,800	$630
2022	5,579	$60,568	$123,500	$676
2023	5,561	$69,156	$141,400	$661

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	347	6.2%
5 to 17	1,044	18.8%
18 to 24	439	7.9%
25 to 34	490	8.8%
35 to 44	647	11.6%
45 to 54	628	11.3%
55 to 64	787	14.2%
65 to 74	691	12.4%
75 and over	488	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,562	82.0%
Black or African American	2	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.3%
Asian	57	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	78	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	838	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	587	15.7%
High school graduate	1,189	31.9%
Some college or associate's	1,069	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	673	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	213	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,096	75.6%
Carpooled	271	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	135	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	240	8.7%
Other means	29	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	985	38.9%
15 to 29 min	685	27.1%
30 to 44 min	595	23.5%
45 to 59 min	150	5.9%
60+ min	116	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 7.1% (387 of 5,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,458	65.2%
Nonfamily households	779	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,237	88.5%
Vacant	291	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,729	77.3%
Renter-occupied	508	22.7%

1-unit, detached87.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,217	87.7%
1-unit, attached	52	2.1%
2 to 4 units	66	2.6%
5 to 19 units	59	2.3%
20 or more units	26	1.0%
Mobile home & other	108	4.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 31051
State: Nebraska
Land area: 476 sq mi
Water area: 7.1 sq mi
Center point: 42.4851, -96.8558