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Crawford, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Crawford is a Census city of 878 people across 1.17 square miles of land, in Dawes County. Median household income is $51,528, 81.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Crawford
What Crawford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land748 plus or minus 184
- 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.
Crawford
How many people live in Crawford
- Population878 plus or minus 216
- Median age57.8
- Population under 18133 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1815.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over337 plus or minus 85
- Share 65 and over38.4 percent
- Households419
- Family households234 plus or minus 77
- Share of households that are families55.8 percent plus or minus 14.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crawford
Income and work in Crawford
- Median household income$51,528 plus or minus $35,991
- Per capita income$31,279
- Civilian labor force356 plus or minus 106
- Employed346 plus or minus 105
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over678
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.4 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crawford
Housing in Crawford
- Housing units509
- Occupied units419
- Vacant units90 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate17.7 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Owner occupied342 plus or minus 76
- Renter occupied77 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate81.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,700 plus or minus $17,259
- Median gross rent, monthly$625 plus or minus $376
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Single family units455 plus or minus 97
- Share single family89.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more6.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1942
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crawford
How Crawford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute295 plus or minus 86
- Commuting under 15 minutes154 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.2 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more82 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.8 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Drove alone72.5 percent
- Carpooled1.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked10.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Worked from home10.9 percent plus or minus 11.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crawford
Flood risk in Crawford
- NFIP communityCity of Crawford
- NFIP community number310056
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11(M)
The City of Crawford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310056 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 Crawford
Dawes County context, not Crawford 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 Crawford.
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.
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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
Crawford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crawford, Nebraska?
878, in 419 households. Crawford city covers 1.17 square miles of land, which is 748 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Crawford 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 Crawford?
$51,528. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,700. Median gross rent is $625 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Crawford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Crawford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Crawford, city of, community 310056, 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 Crawford 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 Crawford.
Is zoning published for Crawford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.