Gothenburg, NE Demographic Data
Gothenburg, NE Summary
Gothenburg is located in Dawson County in Nebraska
- Population: 3,567
- Area: 3.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 981.29 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,555.77 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gothenburg, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,788
51%
50.8
Male
1,733
49%
49.2
Total Population
3,521
323,128,000
Gothenburg, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
239
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
386
11.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
317
9.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
268
7.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
143
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
289
8.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
405
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
376
10.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
194
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
163
4.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
335
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
287
8.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
119
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,411
68.5%
77.2
Female
1,198
49.7%
51.3
Male
1,213
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,282
64.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
826
23.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
741
21.0%
15.2
Female
440
59.4%
55.8
Male
301
40.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Gothenburg, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,471
98.6%
96.8
White
3,430
97.4%
72.6
Black or African American
8
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
33
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
50
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
99
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
82
2.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,422
97.2%
82.2
Gothenburg, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
110
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
138
6.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
639
29.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
540
24.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
245
11.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
331
15.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
165
7.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
248
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,920
88.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
496
22.9%
31.2
Gothenburg, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
595
23.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,469
57.0%
47.5
Divorced
277
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
3
0.1%
2.0
Widowed
235
9.1
5.8%
Gothenburg, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,189
97.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
93
2.8%
21.6%
Spanish
93
2.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Gothenburg, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
38
2.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
101
7.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
121
9.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
142
10.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
121
9.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
321
23.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
191
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
225
16.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
49
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
42
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
59,696
57,617
Per capita income
30,052
31,128
Gothenburg, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
115
7.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
122
8.0%
9.8
Construction
67
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
337
22.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
69
4.5%
6.6
Information
26
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
137
9.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
81
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
16
1.1%
11.4
Public administration
66
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
172
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
131
8.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
182
12.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
164
10.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
560
36.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
143
9.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
455
29.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
199
13.1%
18.1%
Gothenburg, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,513
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,272
84.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
145
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
54
3.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
42
2.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
11.5
26.6
Gothenburg, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
70
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
390
28.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
527
39.0%
37.1
3 or more
364
26.9%
21.0
Gothenburg, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,351
86.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,030
76.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
321
23.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
220
14.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Gothenburg, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,571
1 room
28
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
85
5.4%
2.7
3 rooms
66
4.2%
9.1
4 rooms
177
11.3%
16.5
5 rooms
303
19.3%
19.8
6 rooms
153
9.7%
17.8
7 rooms
156
9.9%
12.0
8 rooms
250
15.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
353
22.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Gothenburg, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,571
1-unit, detached
1,231
78.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
32
2.0%
5.9
2-units
23
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
43
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
54
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
10
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
82
5.2%
9.0
Mobile home
96
6.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gothenburg, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
426
27.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
72
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
201
12.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
212
13.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
301
19.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
78
5.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
82
5.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
181
11.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.6%
1.4%
Gothenburg, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
841
62.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
39
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
457
33.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.4%
1.1
Gothenburg, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
616
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
6
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
15
2.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
16
2.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
95
15.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
236
38.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
248
40.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
379
62.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
109
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20
3.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
71
11.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Gothenburg, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
305
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
2.3%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
37
12.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
90
29.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
171
56.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
16
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
656
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
34
11.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
64
21.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
45
15.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
53
17.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
8.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
76
25.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Gothenburg, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,030
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
99
9.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
384
37.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
286
27.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
91
8.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
133
12.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
27
2.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,100
205,000
