Washington County vs. Dodge County

	Washington County (NE)	Dodge County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,667	36,791
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.1%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,234	36,685
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,234	36,691
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.3%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	19.2%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	50.4%
White alone, percent	97.0%	94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	13.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.3%	83.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,631	2,506
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	6.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,693	16,796
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.7%	62.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$185,800	$122,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,514	$1,163
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$560	$460
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$700	$734
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.0%	14.4%
Building permits, 2018	87	64
Households, 2014-2018	8,125	15,289
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.5%	85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.5%	11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.6%	75.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.7%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	30.3%	18.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.8%	68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.0%	63.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,086	56,303
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	67,428	231,733
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,549,714	1,955,310
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	747,416	1,097,282
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$36,906	$30,123
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	18.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,753	$53,101
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,178	$27,494
Persons in poverty, percent	6.9%	9.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	604	1,012
Total employment, 2017	6,668	16,263
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	299,527	578,575
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.0%	2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,644	2,215
All firms, 2012	2,109	2,825
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,260	1,340
Women-owned firms, 2012	476	889
Minority-owned firms, 2012	69	95
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,979	2,588
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	247	218
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,732	2,298
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.1%	19.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	51.9	69.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	389.96	528.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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