Dixon County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 4,487 80.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 876 15.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 4 0.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 139 2.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 26 0.5%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 12 0.2%

• Under 18 1,402 25.3%
• 18–24 435 7.8%
• 25–44 1,112 20.1%
• 45–64 1,370 24.7%
• 65 and over 1,226 22.1%

Median household income

$76,265

90% interval $69,739–$82,791

−$313 vs NE · 22nd of 93

Below poverty line

8.9%

90% interval 6.6%–11.2%

−1.7 pp vs NE · 73rd of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.6%

−0.33 pp vs. state

County GDP

$480.2M

0.25% of state

Avg. annual pay

$52,953

Establishments

148

• Natural resources & mining 306 18.1%
• Education & health services 287 17.0%
• Public administration 176 10.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 160 9.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 57 3.4%
• Financial activities 34 2.0%
• Other services 29 1.7%

The sectors listed cover 62.0% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

76.5%

+10.0 pp vs NE · 40th of 93

Median gross rent

$689

−$383 vs NE · 73rd of 93

Owner-occupied

1,674

Renter-occupied

514

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 45% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $64,384/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $16,870/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 2,271 78.4%
• Democratic 573 19.8%
• Other / third-party 51 1.8%

• Spanish 599 11.5%
• German or other West Germanic 3 0.1%
• Tagalog 3 0.1%

Households

2,188

Family households

1,409

64.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

364

25.8% of families

Single-mother families

146

10.4% of families

Veterans

339

8.2% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 2,457 43.8%
• Catholic 785 14.0%
• Evangelical Protestant 639 11.4%

Health insured

90.8%

±2.1 pp

Uninsured

9.2%

±2.1 pp

21st of 93

With a disability

13.4%

±2.2 pp

53rd of 93

Bachelor's or higher

23.4%

±3.4 pp

−11.2 pp vs NE · 55th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

12.2%

90% interval 10.6%–13.8% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

6th Judicial District Court

Judges

2 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Blair, Dakota City, Fremont, Hartington, Pender, Ponca, Tekamah

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

24.14 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1