Dodge County, Nebraska

Dodge County has a population of 37,351 and has grown 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $208,600, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $74,329.

Home price
$208,600
Income
$74,329
Population
37,351
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$208,600county
Median gross rent$1,060county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198067.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,231county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,130county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$861county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,355county
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$74,329county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate11.0%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 home4.1%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$82,035county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.27%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 time18.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2583212county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.9%county
Traffic deaths58.9county
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 higher22.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.4%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment6729county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible58.5%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress14.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

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

Population37,351county
Land area in square miles529county
People per square mile of land70.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store10.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age39.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.6%county
Second languages15.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents151county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in994county
Households that moved away989county
Average income of arriving households$51,905county
Average income of departing households$53,189county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year81county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings37.0%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.5 incounty
Annual snowfall22.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing123 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$106county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use870 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.1%county
Homes heated by propane8.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk67.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.6county
Landslide risk29.5county
Hail risk92.4county
Earthquake risk24.3county
Tornado risk84.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk54.8county
Winter weather risk66.9county
Strong wind risk84.2county
Wildfire risk70.3county

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 Dodge 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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