County profile
Dawes County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2550 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 17% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$394.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,015
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
249
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,858
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$56.3k±$5.5k
Bachelor's degree+
36.2%±6.4%
Poverty rate
13.1%±3.5%
Business applications
80 · 2025
Retail establishments
46
57.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade36%
Food & accommodation25%
Health care23%
Finance & insurance6%
Construction5%
Wholesale trade5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,858
residents · 2025 · -3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $53.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−189
International migration−16
Natural change−102
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$289.7M2019
$318.1M2020
$334.9M2021
$333.4M2022
$369.6M2023
$394.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.9k±$44.7k
Median gross rent
$900/mo±$191/mo
Vacancy rate
14.5%±5.3%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$4.1M
15 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
5.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 81Drought 67Winter weather 64
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1902016
1992017
2032018
2242019
2222020
2372021
2752022
3012023
3102024
3292025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ 0% since 2021152021
212022
912023
122024
152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
152.1 km
I-190
Nearest freight rail
11.4 km
NNW
Nearest port
553.4 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
79.0 km
ALLIANCE MUNI
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.9k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Dawes?
Dawes's economy produced $394.8M in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.