Dodge County, Nebraska Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Dodge County, Nebraska, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Dodge County, Nebraska. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Dodge County, Nebraska. The estimated population of Dodge County, Nebraska is 37,249 people, with a median age of 39.2.

We can look at the total population in Dodge County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
37,249
+1.87%
+1.84%
2020
36,565
 -0.27% -
2019
36,665
 -0.05% -
2018
36,683
+0.29%
-
2017
36,576
 - -

Population of Dodge County, Nebraska by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
81.9%
84.9%
 -3.53%
Black/African American
0.7%
0.7%
 0.00%
Native
0.2%
0.3%
 -33.33%
Hispanic
14.3%
11.8%
 +21.19%
Asian
0.6%
0.6%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
2.1%
1.3%
 +61.54%
Other
0.1%
0.3%
 -66.67%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Dodge County, Nebraska by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.2 0% 38.5 +0.52% 40 -1.23%
2020 39.2 +0.77% 38.3 +0.52% 40.5 +1.5%
2019 38.9 -0.26% 38.1 +0.26% 39.9 -1.97%
2018 39 -0.26% 38 -1.04% 40.7 +1.5%
2017 39.1 - 38.4 - 40.1 -

The median age of Dodge County, Nebraska gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,616 +1.5% 2,323 -9.3% 2,654 2,113
10 to 19 2,303 +7.6% 2,381 +19.13% 2,466 2,865
20 to 29 2,177 +5.09% 2,203 -1.73% 2,288 2,164
30 to 39 2,162 +2.44% 2,376 -6.3% 2,214 2,222
40 to 49 2,136 -2.15% 1,793 +5.16% 2,088 1,885
50 to 59 2,368 +4.39% 2,647 -10.98% 2,468 2,367
60 to 69 2,252 +3.47% 1,983 +13.58% 2,330 2,261
70+ 1,966 +3.21% 2,890 -1.87% 2,029 2,835

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Dodge County, Nebraska is $60,962.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Dodge County.

  • Under 25
    $54,607.00
  • 25 to 44
    $69,663.00
  • 45 to 64
    $75,148.00
  • 65 and over
    $44,005.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Dodge County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Dodge County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Dodge County, Nebraska is currently $74,662.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.05% of households in Dodge County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Dodge County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    17.69%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.92%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.69%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    17.56%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.49%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.62%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.05%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Dodge County is $30,466.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Dodge County by the total population of Dodge County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Dodge County, Nebraska, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Dodge County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    9.47%
  • Bachelor's degree
    20.97%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    15.88%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    51.47%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.22%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Dodge County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Dodge County over the age of 16 is 29,157.

Of those people, a total of 65.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Dodge County is 62.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,006 52.00% 24.10%
20 to 24 years 2,421 79.70% 6.80%
25 to 29 years 2,031 91.70% 9.20%
30 to 34 years 2,067 81.50% 3.90%
35 to 44 years 4,369 86.30% 4.20%
45 to 54 years 4,216 89.50% 2.10%
55 to 59 years 2,592 79.10% 2.10%
60 to 64 years 2,432 66.20% 0.20%
65 to 74 years 3,874 30.60% 0.80%
75 years and over 3,149 8.60% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Dodge County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 27,187 65.10% 4.70%
Black or African American 258 80.60% 15.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 154 63.60% 0.00%
Asian 163 81.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 50.00% 0.00%
Other 420 73.10% 10.40%
Two or more races 961 76.90% 2.30%
Hispanic or Latino 3,208 76.90% 11.70%
Not Hispanic or Latino 24,937 64.00% 3.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Dodge County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Dodge County is 18,249, with median earnings of $39,086.00.

Women in Dodge County, Nebraska earning approximately 65.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 18,249 $39,086.00
Male 9,737 $47,448.00
Female 8,512 $30,878.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,753 $52,423.00
Business and Financial 551 $42,227.00
Computer and Mathematical 349 $49,688.00
Architecture and Engineering 271 $50,893.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 66 $66,250.00
Community and Social Service 175 $38,652.00
Legal 85 $29,438.00
Educational and Library 1,385 $46,657.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 170 $30,000.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,018 $43,239.00
Healthcare Support 470 $27,188.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 219 $48,164.00
Law Enforcement 82 $38,906.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,018 $9,813.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 390 $24,383.00
Personal Care and Service 472 $20,089.00
Sales 1,698 $32,078.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,693 $35,734.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 233 $35,868.00
Construction and Extraction 1,074 $39,111.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 760 $55,612.00
Production 1,668 $48,576.00
Transportation and Material Moving 657 $43,222.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,127 $66,719.00 626 $46,200.00
Business and Financial 270 $52,778.00 281 $32,096.00
Computer and Mathematical 226 $50,185.00 123 $49,509.00
Architecture and Engineering 227 $64,402.00 44 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 58 $72,656.00 8 $0.00
Community and Social Service 48 $53,125.00 127 $37,721.00
Legal 31 $72,813.00 54 $29,000.00
Educational and Library 394 $59,545.00 991 $44,330.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 100 $33,875.00 70 $16,818.00
Healthcare Practitioners 224 $57,188.00 794 $41,167.00
Healthcare Support 8 $0.00 462 $26,875.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 170 $47,891.00 49 $52,917.00
Law Enforcement 50 $50,000.00 32 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 365 $12,074.00 653 $8,616.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 232 $30,250.00 158 $24,018.00
Personal Care and Service 110 $38,275.00 362 $14,757.00
Sales 903 $53,424.00 795 $17,321.00
Office and Administrative Support 598 $50,964.00 2,095 $33,592.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 207 $35,231.00 26 $65,179.00
Construction and Extraction 1,009 $40,645.00 65 $27,019.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 757 $55,638.00 3 $0.00
Production 1,248 $50,687.00 420 $33,750.00
Transportation and Material Moving 549 $43,878.00 108 $21,167.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 14,639 households in Dodge County, with an average household size of 2.48 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 9,358 families in Dodge County with an average family size of 3.09 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 7,442 586 1,330 5,281
Average Household Size 3.08 4 3.3 1.25
Total Families 7,442 586 1,330 0
Average Household Size 3.06 3.58 3.04 0

Poverty

Of the 9,358 families in Dodge County, 7.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Dodge County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 16,283 housing units in Dodge County, Nebraska.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,639 89.90%
Vacant 1,644 10.10%

30.17% of the total 16,283 housing units in Dodge County are rental units. This is approximately 4,913 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 9,426 are occupied by the owner - or 57.89% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Dodge County is $801.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Dodge County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    300
  • Less than $500
    737
  • $500 to $999
    2,765
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,181
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    116
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    46
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    16
  • $3,000 or more
    52

Property Value

The median value of a property in Dodge County is $146,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Dodge County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    779
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,778
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,294
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,806
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,326
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,132
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    256
  • $1,000,000 or more
    55

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Dodge County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Dodge County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    3,844
  • 1940 to 1949
    961
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,531
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,000
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,532
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,138
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,315
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,322
  • 2010 to 2013
    616
  • 2014 or later
    24

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Dodge County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    881
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,971
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,713
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    4,074

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Dodge County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Dodge County that commute to work in a particular way.

18.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Dodge County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,645
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    3,944
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    3,999
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,956
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,240
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    599
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,110
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    218
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    512
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,263
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    672
  • 90 or more minutes
    171

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Dodge County, Nebraska in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Dodge County, Nebraska

We have data for 20 places in Dodge County, Nebraska. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.