Sarpy County, Nebraska

Sarpy County has a population of 197,389 and has grown 9.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $314,100, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $103,321.

Home price
$314,100
Income
$103,321
Population
197,389
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$314,100county
Median gross rent$1,334county
Median year homes here were built1996county
Share of homes built before 198028.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant3.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,466county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,368county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,148county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,813county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$103,321county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate5.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.5%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force72.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government16.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.6%county
Economic output per resident$69,261county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.74%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2583212county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station9.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths8.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher42.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.6%county
Public schools in the county73county
Public school enrollment34055county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible23.1%county
Elementary schools46county
Middle schools10county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.0%county
Frequent mental distress12.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population197,389county
Land area in square miles238county
People per square mile of land829.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store29.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.4%county
Population change since 2020+9.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age35.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.8%county
Share of households that are one person23.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.1%county
Second languages10.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents51county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in8,336county
Households that moved away7,513county
Average income of arriving households$68,333county
Average income of departing households$70,168county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes21county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,594county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings23.4%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.0 incounty
Annual snowfall24.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.17 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing115 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$109county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use885 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas72.8%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband95.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk73.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.9county
Landslide risk69.1county
Hail risk97.0county
Earthquake risk28.9county
Tornado risk97.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk89.7county
Winter weather risk87.6county
Strong wind risk96.2county
Wildfire risk81.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Sarpy County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nebraska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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