Dawes County, NE Demographic Data
Dawes County, NE Summary
Dawes County is located in Nebraska
- Population: 9,176
- Area: 1,401.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,396.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.60 sq. miles
- Population Density: 6.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,714.24 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dawes County, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,606
51%
50.8
Male
4,476
49%
49.2
Total Population
9,082
323,128,000
Dawes County, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
486
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
528
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
325
3.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,094
12.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,181
13.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
998
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
846
9.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
878
9.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
580
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
542
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
754
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
599
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
271
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,426
81.8%
77.2
Female
3,774
50.8%
51.3
Male
3,652
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,214
68.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,903
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,624
17.9%
15.2
Female
856
52.7%
55.8
Male
768
47.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Dawes County, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,801
96.9%
96.8
White
8,105
89.2%
72.6
Black or African American
91
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
258
2.8%
0.8
Asian
94
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
21
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
5
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
64
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
199
2.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
199
2.2%
0.1
Some Other Race
54
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
281
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
416
4.6%
17.8
Mexican
280
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
82
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
54
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,666
95.4%
82.2
Dawes County, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
125
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
182
3.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,472
26.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,406
25.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
387
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,118
20.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
778
14.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
307
5.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,161
94.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,896
34.6%
31.2
Dawes County, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,663
34.4%
33.7%
Now Married
3,733
48.2%
47.5
Divorced
816
10.5%
11.0%
Separated
12
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
519
6.7
5.8%
Dawes County, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,158
94.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
438
5.1%
21.6%
Spanish
117
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
38
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
241
2.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
42
0.5%
1.1%
Dawes County, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
423
11.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
228
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
435
11.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
499
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
483
13.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
692
18.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
517
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
263
7.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
76
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
60
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
42,685
57,617
Per capita income
23,307
31,128
Dawes County, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
502
10.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
617
13.2%
9.8
Construction
220
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,606
34.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
157
3.4%
6.6
Information
35
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
108
2.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
166
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
242
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
244
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
600
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
139
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
45
1.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
445
9.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,762
37.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
363
7.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
944
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,167
24.9%
18.1%
Dawes County, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,634
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,115
67.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
536
11.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.1%
5.1
Walked
747
16.1%
2.7
Other means
65
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
167
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.9
26.6
Dawes County, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
175
4.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,228
33.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,279
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
994
27.0%
21.0
Dawes County, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,676
87.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,269
61.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,407
38.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
547
13.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Dawes County, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,223
1 room
32
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
207
4.9%
2.7
3 rooms
302
7.2%
9.1
4 rooms
543
12.9%
16.5
5 rooms
949
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
630
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
483
11.4%
12.0
8 rooms
481
11.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
596
14.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dawes County, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,223
1-unit, detached
3,052
72.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
84
2.0%
5.9
2-units
134
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
45
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
208
4.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
74
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
33
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
593
14.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dawes County, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,680
39.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
388
9.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
350
8.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
477
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
599
14.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
215
5.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
249
5.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
157
3.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
108
2.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dawes County, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,840
50.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
419
11.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,223
33.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
67
1.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
6
0.2%
0.1
Wood
112
3.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Dawes County, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,150
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
10
0.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
2.1%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
35
3.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
160
13.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
438
38.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
479
41.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
568
49.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
265
23.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
129
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
38
3.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
150
13.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dawes County, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,213
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
30
2.5%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
53
4.4%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
71
5.9%
11.9%
Less than $500
484
39.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
575
47.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
194
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
590
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
231
19.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
237
20.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
105
9.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
3.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
3.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
518
44.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
236
0.0%
0.0%
Dawes County, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,269
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
351
15.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
738
32.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
407
17.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
403
17.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
193
8.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
98
4.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
67
3.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,200
205,000
