Dawes County vs. Sheridan County

	Dawes County (NE)	Sheridan County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,716	5,190
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.1%	-5.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	9,182	5,469
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	9,182	5,469
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.6%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	26.8%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	50.9%
White alone, percent	88.9%	84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.1%	10.7%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.4%	5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.0%	81.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	649	469
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,256	2,911
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.7%	71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$120,000	$72,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,178	$907
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$509	$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$582	$613
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.7%	6.8%
Building permits, 2018	10	3
Households, 2014-2018	3,623	2,251
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.17	2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	75.3%	87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	77.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.8%	67.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.3%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.0%	23.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	17.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	64.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.2%	60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,358	4,800
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	44,113	12,200
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,375	104,280
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	169,884	55,733
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,563	$10,478
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.5	18.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,748	$41,719
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,021	$27,304
Persons in poverty, percent	17.1%	16.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	263	165
Total employment, 2017	2,149	958
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	60,189	26,606
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.3%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	630	445
All firms, 2012	962	677
Men-owned firms, 2012	447	285
Women-owned firms, 2012	225	154
Minority-owned firms, 2012	58	25
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	863	632
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	86	65
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	840	511
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	6.6	2.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,396.46	2,440.86

Source: United States Census Bureau

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