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:
- ST FRANCIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WEST POINT, NE)
- ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SCHUYLER, NE)
- OAKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; OAKLAND, NE)
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)