Dodge County vs. Colfax County

	Dodge County (NE)	Colfax County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	36,791	10,881
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	36,685	10,515
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	36,691	10,515
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	9.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.4%	29.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.2%	13.5%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	46.7%
White alone, percent	94.4%	88.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.3%	5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	3.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.4%	47.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.1%	47.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,506	387
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.7%	31.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,796	4,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.5%	71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$122,600	$87,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,163	$1,076
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$460	$448
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$734	$661
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.4%	9.2%
Building permits, 2018	64	38
Households, 2014-2018	15,289	3,718
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.2%	86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	44.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.8%	81.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.7%	73.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.6%	14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.7%	16.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.1%	70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.6%	63.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	231,733	36,024
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,127,662	214,155
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,097,282	105,973
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$30,123	$9,948
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.7	16.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,101	$56,528
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,494	$22,407
Persons in poverty, percent	9.8%	10.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,012	258
Total employment, 2017	16,263	4,026
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	578,575	165,103
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.4%	8.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,215	575
All firms, 2012	2,825	769
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,340	387
Women-owned firms, 2012	889	213
Minority-owned firms, 2012	95	150
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,588	588
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	218	45
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,298	678
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	1.0%	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	19.4%	21.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	69.4	25.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	528.71	411.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

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