Moving to Dodge, Nebraska

Population: 700. Estimated population in July 2024: 683 (-2.4% change)
Males: 325 (46.4%), Females: 375 (53.6%)

Dodge County

Zip code: 68633

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $33,864
Median house value: $53,200

Population by Race

Races in Dodge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Other race (2.0%)

Ancestries: German (53.9%), Czech (18.4%), Irish (6.3%), United States (4.0%), Polish (3.3%), Swedish (2.7%).

Elevation: 1400 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dodge

  • High school or higher: 70.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dodge village

  • Never married: 10.7%
  • Now married: 77.5%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +175 (+33.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dodge:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dodge:

  • KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 43 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 58 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 61 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dodge:

  • SCRIBNER STATE (about 21 miles; SCRIBNER, NE; Abbreviation: SCB)
  • PENDER MUNI (about 29 miles; PENDER, NE; Abbreviation: 0C4)
  • FREMONT MUNI (about 32 miles; FREMONT, NE; Abbreviation: FET)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dodge:

  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 58 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 58 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 64 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)

Schools

Public high school in Dodge:

  • DODGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 102; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Dodge:

  • DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 68; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Dodge:

  • ST WENCESLAUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location: 212 LINDEN STREET; Grades: 1 – 8)

Libraries

Library in Dodge:

  • JOHN ROGERS MEMORIAL (Operating income: $29,655; Location: 703 2ND STREET; 6,233 books; 85 audio materials; 140 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)