Dawson County, NE Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Nebraska



Dawson County, Nebraska

People QuickFactsDawson CountyNebraska
Population, 2005 estimate 24,6171,758,787
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 1.0%2.8%
Population, 2000 24,3651,711,263
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 8.7%7.0%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 28.8%24.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 13.0%13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2005 49.5%50.5%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)97.1%92.0%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.0%4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.7%0.9%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.7%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.3%1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)29.9%7.1%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 68.2%85.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 52.6%54.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 15.9%4.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 22.9%7.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 73.6%86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 14.4%23.7%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 3,933250,534
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 14.018.0
Housing units, 2005 9,846766,951
Homeownership rate, 2000 69.2%67.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 11.1%20.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $64,100$88,000
Households, 2000 8,824666,184
Persons per household, 2000 2.712.49
Median household income, 2003 $36,537$41,984
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,973$19,613
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 10.6%10.0%
Business QuickFactsDawson CountyNebraska
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 68850,9281
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 9,836774,3111
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -2.1%3.1%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 1,362113,708
Total number of firms, 2002 1,856145,380
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.1%26.6%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) D30,610,970
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D26,155,770
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 242,98420,249,200
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,952$11,729
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 18,8692,088,710
Building permits, 2005 379,929
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 119,78711,794,8341
Geography QuickFactsDawson CountyNebraska
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,01276,872
Persons per square mile, 2000 24.122.3
FIPS Code 04731
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Lexington, NE Micro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:25 EST
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