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Dixon County, NE

Demographic and economic profile of Dixon County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dixon County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county in northeast Nebraska with a population of 5,561, which has declined 3.2% over the past five years. The labor force participation rate stands at 67.5% with unemployment at 2.3%, though educational attainment is modest—23.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 84.3% have a high school diploma—and median worker earnings run $38,325. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $141,400 and median gross rent of $661/month, and the poverty rate of 7.1% is relatively contained against a median household income of $72,454.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,561

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,454

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Dixon County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,583 (82.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race593 (10.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone197 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races124 (2.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone26 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone18 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish634
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic3
  4. 4.Other Indo-European1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

339

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$67,661

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,214

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance791
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)542
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining264
  4. 4.Construction (Group)199
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)183

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations857
  2. 2.Service Occupations598
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations506
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations478
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations368

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.49×)248
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.92×)540
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.24×)166
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.09×)181
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)703

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$141,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$661/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999219 (13.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999156 (9.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999152 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999136 (8.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999130 (7.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999110 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,079 (76.1%)
  • Carpooled263 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home255 (9.3%)
  • Walked76 (2.8%)
  • Other43 (1.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.