Lincoln County vs. Dawson County

Lincoln County (NE)Dawson County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)35,18523,709
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.0%-2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)36,28824,326
Population, Census, April 1, 201036,28824,326
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%27.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.3%16.6%
Female persons, percent50.5%48.0%
White alone, percent95.0%89.1%
Black or African American alone, percent1.3%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%1.9%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.7%34.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.5%58.1%
Veterans, 2014-20182,5451,189
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.8%19.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)16,85810,301
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.3%67.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$135,700$99,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,226$1,076
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$518$466
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$697$738
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.3%11.5%
Building permits, 20184243
Households, 2014-201814,9858,997
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.2%86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.7%30.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.2%86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.9%76.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.2%77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.1%15.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.3%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.8%14.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.7%70.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.7%64.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)728,760423,429
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,188$17,483
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201814.815.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,794$53,769
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,073$25,590
Persons in poverty, percent10.1%12.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,078696
Total employment, 201712,2989,249
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)429,415329,226
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%-5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,2891,546
All firms, 20123,2241,894
Men-owned firms, 20121,625969
Women-owned firms, 20121,035503
Minority-owned firms, 2012100161
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,9491,650
Veteran-owned firms, 2012376189
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,5031,501
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%7.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.9%24.4%
Population per square mile, 201014.224.0
Land area in square miles, 20102,564.071,013.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lincoln county (NE) and Dawson county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.