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Chadron, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Chadron is a Census city of 5,160 people across 3.90 square miles of land, in Dawes County. Median household income is $54,590, 56.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $260,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chadron
What Chadron is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.9 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,323
- County holding the largest share of its areaDawes County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chadron
How many people live in Chadron
- Population5,160
- Median age30.5
- Population under 18927 plus or minus 224
- Share under 1818.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over805 plus or minus 194
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households2,097
- Family households970
- Share of households that are families46.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chadron
Income and work in Chadron
- Median household income$54,590
- Per capita income$29,737
- Civilian labor force2,936
- Employed2,884
- Unemployed52 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over2,969
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher43.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chadron
- Housing units2,456
- Occupied units2,097
- Vacant units359 plus or minus 192
- Vacancy rate14.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied1,178
- Renter occupied919 plus or minus 209
- Ownership rate56.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,800 plus or minus $52,097
- Median gross rent, monthly$881
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units1,834
- Share single family74.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more540 plus or minus 223
- Share in buildings of two or more22.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 67
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chadron
How Chadron gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,787
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,197
- Share commuting under 15 minutes78.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more403 plus or minus 164
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Drove alone75.5 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chadron
SBA loans in Chadron (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$260,000
- Average approval$260,000
- Median approval$260,000
- Largest approval$260,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chadron, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chadron
Flood risk in Chadron
- NFIP communityCity of Chadron
- NFIP community number310357
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11(M)
The City of Chadron participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310357 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dawes County, not Chadron
Dawes County context, not Chadron figures
- Establishments in Dawes County249
- Covered employment, Dawes County3,156
- Average annual pay, Dawes County$41,535
- Housing units permitted, Dawes County12
Every figure in this section is published for Dawes County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chadron.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Chadron questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chadron, Nebraska?
5,160, in 2,097 households. Chadron city covers 3.90 square miles of land, which is 1,323 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chadron in?
Dawes County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Chadron?
$54,590. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,800. Median gross rent is $881 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chadron businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $260,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $260,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chadron, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chadron borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chadron. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chadron in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chadron appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chadron, city of, community 310357, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chadron figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dawes County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Chadron.
Is zoning published for Chadron?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.