Dodge County

Dodge County, Nebraska

At a Glance

Population	37,167
County Seat	Dodge County Courthouse
State FIPS	31
County FIPS	053
Num Towns	11
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	31,951
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	37,175
Median Age	39.4
Veterans	2,455
Housing Units	16,348
Uninsured	175
Net Migration (recent)	524
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,003
Total Employees	15,559
Avg Annual Pay	$54,301
Median Household Income	$66,793
Poverty Rate	9.1%
Unemployment Rate	4.1%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$68,210
Federal Spending FY2024	$233,815,312
Federal Spending Per Capita	$6,291

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$168,900
Median Rent	$890
FMR Studio	$690
FMR 1BR	$767
FMR 2BR	$1,006
FMR 3BR	$1,212
FMR 4BR	$1,334

Health & Safety

Hospitals	11
EMS Stations	33
Fire Stations	33
Police Stations	33
Adult Smoking	17.3%
Adult Obesity	43.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	10.8
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	11.53
Electric Customers	905415
Towns with Broadband Data	11
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	11

Community

Churches	39
Libraries	11
Historic Places (NRHP)	22
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	143
SNAP Stores	34
Bank Branches	20

Agriculture

Total Farms	694
Land in Farms (acres)	236,264
Avg Farm Size (acres)	340.4
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2025-05-21
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2024-08-20
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-04
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2019-03-21
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2017-08-01
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2011-08-12
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2010-07-15
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM	2010-02-25
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2008-07-18

Detailed Topics

Communities in Dodge County

Fremont — pop 27,141
North Bend — pop 1,279
Hooper — pop 857
Scribner — pop 843
Dodge — pop 611
Inglewood — pop 380
Nickerson — pop 312
Snyder — pop 254
Uehling — pop 241
Winslow — pop 19
Ames — pop 14

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.