Demographics of Dawes County, Nebraska

Dawes County, Nebraska had 7,858 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −299 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dawes County, in four figures

7,858
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −299 people.; 35.8 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,280 ±$5,544
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dawes County, Nebraska's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dawes County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dawes County, Nebraska's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dawes County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,157	100.0	100.0
2021	8,146	99.9	100.2
2022	8,251	101.2	100.7
2023	8,148	99.9	101.6
2024	8,015	98.3	102.5
2025	7,858	96.3	103.1

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Population of Dawes County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	8,157	−41	−1	0	−35
2021	8,146	−11	−12	0	−4
2022	8,251	+105	−32	0	+135
2023	8,148	−103	−7	−3	−95
2024	8,015	−133	−20	−5	−109
2025	7,858	−157	−31	−8	−116

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.8 ±2.3: for men 40.0 ±4.9 and for women 35.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dawes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	456 ±143	5.6% ±1.8	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,029 ±223	12.6% ±2.7	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,469 ±262	18.0% ±3.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,845 ±252	22.7% ±3.1	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,734 ±210	21.3% ±2.6	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,607 ±210	19.7% ±2.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,280 ±$5,544, and income per person $32,306 ±$2,548, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dawes County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	727 ±253	21.1% ±7.2	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	744 ±208	21.5% ±5.9	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	664 ±185	19.2% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	353 ±128	10.2% ±3.7	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	598 ±155	17.3% ±4.4	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	244 ±108	7.1% ±3.1	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	123 ±60	3.6% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dawes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	965 ±260	13.1% ±3.5	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 201	0.1% to 13.4%	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	658 ±183	17.3% ±4.6	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	207 ±100	10.0% ±4.7	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dawes County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dawes County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	4,037 ±21	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±5.3	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±5.3	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.8% ±4.2	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.2% ±6.9	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$150,900 ±$44,669	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$900 ±$191	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±6	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dawes County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	411 ±0	5.0% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,985 ±42	85.8% ±0.5	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 87	0% to 1.1%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11 to 167	0.1% to 2.1%	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	105 to 355	1.3% to 4.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	387 ±117	4.8% ±1.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dawes County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	4,949 ±420	60.8% ±5.2	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,084 ±392	37.9% ±4.8	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 62	0% to 0.8%	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 164	0% to 2.0%	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 163	0% to 2.0%	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dawes County among the counties of Nebraska

37th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Dawes County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Butler County	8,507	+1.8%
Cedar County	8,373	0%
Knox County	8,335	−0.5%
Keith County	8,100	−2.7%
Merrick County	7,905	+3.3%
Dawes County	7,858	−3.7%
Richardson County	7,530	−4.2%
Pierce County	7,378	+0.5%
Nemaha County	7,102	+0.2%
Jefferson County	7,070	−2.6%
Kearney County	6,790	+1.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026