---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Dawes County, NE"
classification: county
fips: "31045"
state: "NE"
demographics:
  population: 8140
  population_under_18: 1485
  population_18_64: 5048
  population_65_plus: 1607
  median_household_income: 56280
  poverty_rate: 13.13
  homeownership_rate: 61.77
  unemployment_rate: 1.64
  median_home_value: 150900
  gini_index: 0.4657
  vacancy_rate: 14.47
  race_white: 7103
  race_black: 38
  race_asian: 89
  race_native: 282
  hispanic: 411
  bachelors_plus: 2766
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ne/districts/03"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ne]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Dawes County, NE

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 8140 |
| Under 18 | 1485 |
| 18–64 | 5048 |
| 65+ | 1607 |
| Median household income | 56280 |
| Poverty rate | 13.13 |
| Homeownership rate | 61.77 |
| Unemployment rate | 1.64 |
| Median home value | 150900 |
| Gini index | 0.4657 |
| Vacancy rate | 14.47 |
| White | 7103 |
| Black | 38 |
| Asian | 89 |
| Native | 282 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 411 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 2766 |

## Districts

- [NE-03](/us/states/ne/districts/03.md) — 100% (congressional)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries