COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Dawson County

Nebraska · 24,365 residents · 1,014 sq mi

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With 24,365 people, Dawson County is a county in Nebraska. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $64,300, having risen by half since 1990. The population is up 22% since 1990. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average. The median household earns $36,132, about 15% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,365

+22%since 1990

from 19,940 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−5%since 1990

from 36.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,014 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.4%(2,043)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.3%(2,013)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,916)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.5%(1,835)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.6%(1,361)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.4%(3,263)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.2%(3,458)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.6%(3,060)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.1%(1,973)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.8%(1,663)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.2%(1,267)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(513)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,132

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,420 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,973

+47%since 1990

from $10,849 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.8%

+0.2 ptssince 1990

from 10.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,300

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $40,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$453

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $291 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

69.2%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 69.7% in 1990

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(19,524)

Black0.1%(21)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(654)

Asian0.3%(58)

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.8%(17,746)

Black0.2%(58)

Hispanic / Latino25.4%(6,178)

Asian0.6%(150)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.4%(4,691)

Central American14.4%(3,479)

Guatemalan9.1%(2,211)

Salvadoran2.8%(678)

Honduran2.3%(564)

Cuban0.9%(229)

South American0.5%(120)

Argentine0.3%(82)

Spaniard0.2%(40)

Colombian0.2%(38)

Nicaraguan0.1%(26)

Puerto Rican0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.4%(89)

Filipino0.3%(82)

Japanese0.1%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(35)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German25%(6,060)

Irish7.5%(1,819)

English6.8%(1,637)

Swedish3.6%(862)

American2.6%(618)

Subsaharan African1.9%(449)

Scottish1.7%(420)

French1.5%(369)

Danish1.3%(316)

Czech1.2%(285)

Scotch-Irish1%(242)

Somali0.9%(227)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.8%(201)

Welsh0.8%(191)

Norwegian0.6%(150)

Dutch0.5%(131)

Italian0.5%(114)

Russian0.4%(100)

Arab0.3%(70)

Lebanese0.3%(70)

British0.2%(49)

Greek0.2%(49)

Canadian0.2%(39)

Ethiopian0.1%(34)

Belgian0.1%(22)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Nigerian0%(9)

Australian0%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 12.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

73.6%

−5.2 ptssince 1990

from 78.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 3.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.8 min

−32%since 1990

from 15.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.8%(2,373)

Married64.5%(5,929)

Widowed2.8%(254)

Divorced7%(643)

Women 15+

Never married17.1%(1,572)

Married63.1%(5,798)

Widowed12.1%(1,112)

Divorced7.7%(711)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.2%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.6%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% 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)13%(113)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(117)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.6%(483)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(50)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 869 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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