Population 24,207
State Nebraska
Current Time
Area 1,013.10 mi²
Zip Codes 68850
Per capita income $20,213

Cities in Dawson County

Lexington, Lamesa

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 91.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 13.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$345,341
Total number of firms, 2007 1,903
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 24,207
Households, 2008-2012 8,853
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,448
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,213
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 31.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 9,304
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 14.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 4.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,013.10 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 24,326
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $84,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 690
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 32.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $45,208
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 28.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$24,652
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,491
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 75.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 7.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 18.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.70
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.6 %
Population, 2010 24,326
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 11.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 24.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 61.4 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 69.2 %
Housing units, 2013 10,102
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,937
Building permits, 2012 27
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$424,687
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %