Dawson County, Nebraska Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Dawson County is 3rd in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Foreign born residents

Dawson County is 3rd in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Dawson County is 4th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Dawson County is 5th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in People per household

Dawson County is 6th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Dawson County is 9th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Dawson County is 11th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Dawson County is 12th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Dawson County is 12th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Dawson County is 12th in Nebraska out of 93 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Nebraska	US
Current population (2012)	24,220	13th	1,855,525	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,013.1	15th	76,824.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	24	20th	23.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Nebraska	US
Residents younger than 5	7.6%	9th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	28.2%	6th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.5%	84th	13.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Nebraska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.9%	91st	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	15.4%	70th	27.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Nebraska	US
Race - White	92.0%	83rd	89.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.1%	4th	4.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.7%	12th	1.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	13th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	11th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.2%	32nd	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	32.2%	3rd	9.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	62.4%	90th	81.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Nebraska	US
Female residents	49.1%	80th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	18.8%	3rd	6.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Nebraska	US
Housing units	10,190	14th	801,185	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.9%	23rd	19.5%	25.9%
Households	8,899	14th	715,703	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.8%	67th	68.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$85,400	40th	$125,400	$186,200
People per household	2.7	5th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	27	23rd	6,116	829,658

Income Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Nebraska	US
Income per capita	$20,077	84th	$26,113	$27,915
Income per household	$45,038	40th	$50,695	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.5%	35th	12.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Dawson County	Rank	Nebraska	US
Non-farm private establishments	693	12th	51,553	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	9,232	13th	797,681	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,903	15th	159,665	27,092,908
Retail sales	$345,341	13th	$26,486,612	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,937	26th	$14,965	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$24,652	12th	$2,685,580	$613,795,732