Dodge County, NE

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2022 Population

37,175

0.199% 1-year decline

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

39.4

0.51% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.06%

17.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$66,793

9.56% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$168,900

15% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Dodge County, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Dodge County, NE are Midland University (351 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Dodge County, NE was $168,900, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Dodge County, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Dodge County, NE was 2 cars per household.

Dodge County, NE borders Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Saunders County, NE, and Washington County, NE.

United States Nebraska Fremont, NE

Economy

The economy of Dodge County, NE employs 18.1k people. The largest industries in Dodge County, NE are Manufacturing (2,864 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,557 people), and Retail Trade (1,984 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($75,595), Public Administration ($59,464), and Manufacturing ($55,968).

Employment

Occupations

18.1k

2022 Value

± 914

−0.882%

1 Year decline

± 7.21%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dodge County, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,411 people), Management Occupations (1,864 people), and Production Occupations (1,814 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dodge County, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.1k

2022 Value

± 914

−0.882%

1 Year decline

± 7.21%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dodge County, NE, are Manufacturing (2,864 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,557 people), and Retail Trade (1,984 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dodge County, NE, though some of these residents may live in Dodge County, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,380

Median earning men ± $2,812

$34,852

Median earning women ± $2,607

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($88,567), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,591), and Manufacturing ($59,653).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($47,601), Construction ($45,735), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,391).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

76
Other Services (except Public Administration)
61
Construction
53
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dodge County, NE went to Donald J. Trump with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.06%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.06%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Dodge County, NE went to Donald J. Trump with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.06%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Dodge County, NE for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Senator from Nebraska

Deb Fischer
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Dodge County, NE awarded 351 degrees. The student population of Dodge County, NE in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 732 male students and 883 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dodge County, NE are White (249 and 71.3%), followed by Unknown (47 and 13.5%), Black or African American (18 and 5.16%), and Hispanic or Latino (18 and 5.16%).

The largest universities in Dodge County, NE by number of degrees awarded are Midland University (351 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dodge County, NE are General Business Administration & Management (59 and 16.8%), Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Instructor (44 and 12.5%), and General Education (36 and 10.3%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dodge County, NE was $168,900 in 2022, which is 0.599 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $146,900 to $168,900, a 15% increase. The homeownership rate in Dodge County, NE is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Dodge County, NE have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dodge County, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$168,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,004

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dodge County, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dodge County, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Dodge County, NE colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,793

Median Household Income

± $6,453

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Dodge County, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dodge County, NE is from Nebraska.

0.444

2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.8%)
Carpooled (8.61%)
Worked At Home (3.61%)

In 2022, 83.8% of workers in Dodge County, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.61%) and those who worked at home (3.61%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dodge County, NE have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.79% of the workforce in Dodge County, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dodge County, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dodge County, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dodge County, NE have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dodge County, NE (3.26k out of 35.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dodge County, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Dodge County, NE has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dodge County, NE see 1906 patients per year on average, which represents a 19.9% increase from the previous year (1590 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1279 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 546 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,906 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dodge County, NE

Primary care physicians in Dodge County, NE see an average of 1,906 patients per year. This represents a 19.9% increase from the previous year (1,590 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dodge County, NE in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dodge County, NE changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 56.4 in Dodge County, NE.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Dodge County, NE.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.7% in Dodge County, NE.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Dodge County, NE.