COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dixon County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Dixon County, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Dixon County is 100% smaller than Wayne County. Dixon County earns more, with a median household income $11,915 higher. Wayne County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
DIXON COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,6021,769,038−100% vs Wayne County
Population density122,891−2,880
Population growth-6.6%-1.5%−5.1 pts
Median age43.337.9+5.4
Male50.9%48.4%+2.5 pts
Female49.1%51.6%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born7.4%10.3%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.9%47.9%+33.0 pts
Black0.0%36.6%−36.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.8%6.9%+8.9 pts
Asian0.1%3.7%−3.6 pts
Other3.2%5.0%−1.8 pts
Median household income$72,454$60,539+$11,915
Per capita income$40,876$34,906+$5,970
Poverty rate7.3%20.8%−13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.493−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%27.6%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree5.6%10.8%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%8.7%−6.3 pts
Labor force participation66.7%59.2%+7.5 pts
Median home value$155,900$178,500−$22,600
Median gross rent$689$1,132−$443
Owner-occupied76.5%64.8%+11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.0%12.5%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households27.8%49.1%−21.3 pts
Average commute24.124.7−0.7
Worked from home9.3%14.1%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured9.2%5.6%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025