COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dawes County

Nebraska · 9,021 residents · 1,396 sq mi

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Dawes County is home to 9,021 people in Nebraska. The typical home is worth $32,500. That trails the Nebraska median by roughly 32%. 22.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $17,784, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $291 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,021

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 9,060 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

+1%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,396 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(577)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(733)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(589)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.8%(973)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.6%(1,050)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(1,112)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(1,065)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(780)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(740)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(708)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(520)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(174)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,784

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,476 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,357

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,353 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.3%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,500

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.7% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(8,372)

Black0.8%(70)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(220)

Asian0.3%(28)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.1%(8,583)

Black0.2%(15)

Hispanic / Latino1%(94)

Asian0.5%(49)

Other4.1%(374)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.9%(321)

Spaniard1%(82)

Puerto Rican0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Taiwanese0.4%(32)

Korean0.3%(23)

Laotian0.3%(21)

Filipino0.2%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12)

Ancestry

German31.1%(2,535)

English23.9%(1,949)

Irish10%(812)

Czech4%(323)

French3.2%(263)

American2.6%(214)

Scottish2.5%(200)

Norwegian2.3%(190)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(182)

Italian2.2%(180)

Swedish2%(162)

Hungarian1.9%(151)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.7%(136)

Dutch1.6%(133)

Danish1.4%(112)

Welsh1.2%(95)

Belgian0.8%(66)

Swiss0.4%(34)

West Indian0.4%(33)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.4%(31)

Russian0.4%(30)

Arab0.3%(25)

British0.3%(21)

French Canadian0.2%(18)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

Canadian0%(4)

Lebanese0%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Czech population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.1%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.0%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+80%vs 2000

vs 12.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.5%(1,228)

Married46.1%(1,513)

Widowed5.3%(174)

Divorced11.1%(364)

Women 15+

Never married37.5%(1,365)

Married47.1%(1,713)

Widowed11.5%(417)

Divorced3.9%(141)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.6%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.7%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.3%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10.1%(37)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(86)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.1%(77)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 365 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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