Dixon County, Nebraska

Dixon County has a population of 5,545 and has grown 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,900, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $72,454.

Home price
$155,900
Income
$72,454
Population
5,545
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$155,900county
Median gross rent$689county
Median year homes here were built1950county
Share of homes built before 198081.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$862county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,337county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$72,454county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate7.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.3%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.9%county
Share of workers employed by government13.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.2%county
Economic output per resident$86,602county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.20%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport28299county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station94 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.6%county
Traffic deaths18.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.9%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment557county
Students per full-time teacher9.9county
Free lunch eligible33.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.8%county
Frequent mental distress14.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,545county
Land area in square miles476county
People per square mile of land11.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store24.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.4%county
Second languages12.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents410county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in108county
Households that moved away147county
Average income of arriving households$53,139county
Average income of departing households$57,279county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.5 incounty
Annual snowfall24.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing146 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 4county
Average first fall frostOct 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh9.1¢county
Household electricity use1,360 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.0%county
Homes heated by propane29.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk12.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.9county
Landslide risk74.2county
Hail risk76.8county
Earthquake risk3.7county
Tornado risk35.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk31.2county
Winter weather risk26.4county
Strong wind risk21.6county
Wildfire risk67.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dixon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nebraska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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