Demographics of Dodge County, Nebraska

Dodge County, Nebraska had 38,057 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +958 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.

Dodge County, in four figures

38,057
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +958 people.; 39.3 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,329 ±$6,008
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.

Dodge County, Nebraska's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dodge 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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Dodge County, Nebraska's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dodge 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	37,099	100.0	100.0
2021	37,127	100.1	100.2
2022	37,198	100.3	100.7
2023	37,521	101.1	101.6
2024	37,931	102.2	102.5
2025	38,057	102.6	103.1

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Population of Dodge 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	37,099	−60	−13	0	−47
2021	37,127	+28	−48	+17	+31
2022	37,198	+71	+50	+134	−98
2023	37,521	+323	+37	+238	+59
2024	37,931	+410	−10	+334	+91
2025	38,057	+126	−2	+118	+7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±0.7: for men 38.8 ±0.8 and for women 40.1 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dodge County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	2,397 ±17	6.4% ±<0.1	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,008 ±348	18.8% ±0.9	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,240 ±370	8.7% ±1.0	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,676 ±455	23.2% ±1.2	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,883 ±449	23.8% ±1.2	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,147 ±453	19.1% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,329 ±$6,008, and income per person $36,770 ±$1,439, 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 Dodge County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	1,995 ±326	13.2% ±2.1	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,988 ±379	19.7% ±2.5	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,634 ±361	17.4% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,469 ±387	16.3% ±2.5	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,088 ±371	20.4% ±2.4	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,167 ±234	7.7% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	827 ±160	5.5% ±1.0	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 Dodge County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	4,000 ±698	11.0% ±1.9	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,261 ±312	13.7% ±3.3	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,965 ±399	11.1% ±2.2	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	774 ±200	8.2% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dodge County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dodge County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	16,725 ±44	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.7% ±1.9	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.3% ±1.8	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.9% ±2.2	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.1% ±2.5	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$208,600 ±$8,575	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,060 ±$43	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±2	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 Dodge County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,730 ±0	18.0% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,952 ±240	77.5% ±0.6	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	89 to 275	0.2% to 0.7%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	172 ±59	0.5% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 69	0.1% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	94 to 390	0.3% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,024 ±203	2.7% ±0.5	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 Dodge County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	26,754 ±610	71.6% ±1.6	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,637 ±660	20.4% ±1.8	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	126 ±58	0.3% ±0.2	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,834 ±395	7.6% ±1.1	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	896 ±235	2.4% ±0.6	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,938 ±470	5.2% ±1.3	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Dodge County among the counties of Nebraska

6th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Dodge County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Douglas County	606,460	+3.6%
Lancaster County	334,049	+3.4%
Sarpy County	208,303	+9.0%
Hall County	63,633	+1.4%
Buffalo County	51,172	+1.9%
Dodge County	38,057	+2.6%
Madison County	36,106	+1.6%
Platte County	35,649	+3.9%
Scotts Bluff County	35,586	−1.3%
Lincoln County	33,303	−3.6%
Adams County	31,071	−0.3%

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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