Dawson County vs. Frontier County

	Dawson County (NE)	Frontier County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	23,709	2,608
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.5%	-5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	24,326	2,756
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	24,326	2,756
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.0%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.2%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.6%	23.9%
Female persons, percent	48.0%	48.9%
White alone, percent	89.1%	97.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.9%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	34.1%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	58.1%	95.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,189	218
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	19.3%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,301	1,583
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.8%	74.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$99,200	$100,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,076	$978
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$466	$438
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$738	$632
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.5%	2.8%
Households, 2014-2018	8,997	1,116
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	30.2%	0.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.6%	79.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.5%	68.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.9%	95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.6%	20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.8%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.0%	60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.2%	55.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	92,081	1,025
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	423,429	19,161
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,483	$6,991
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.9	18.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,769	$51,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,590	$28,583
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	696	72
Total employment, 2017	9,249	431
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	329,226	13,877
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.6%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,546	211
All firms, 2012	1,894	232
Men-owned firms, 2012	969	105
Women-owned firms, 2012	503	73
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,650	212
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	189	75
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,501	137
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%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.4%	46.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.0	2.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,013.10	974.59

Source: United States Census Bureau

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