Saunders County, Nebraska

Saunders County has a population of 23,048 and has grown 6.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $271,700, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $94,066.

Home price
$271,700
Income
$94,066
Population
23,048
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$271,700county
Median gross rent$960county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198061.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,089county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,432county
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$94,066county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate6.3%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government15.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$47,304county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.30%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 time26.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport129968county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.4%county
Traffic deaths65.1county
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 higher32.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher97.0%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment3755county
Students per full-time teacher13.3county
Free lunch eligible26.0%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.3%county
Frequent mental distress13.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.7%county

Place

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

Population23,048county
Land area in square miles749county
People per square mile of land30.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store24.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person26.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages2.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents202county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in662county
Households that moved away653county
Average income of arriving households$98,488county
Average income of departing households$69,060county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year180county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.7 incounty
Annual snowfall24.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F22 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing119 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days173 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$118county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.7¢county
Household electricity use1,015 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.5%county
Homes heated by propane22.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband92.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk77.1county
Landslide risk54.3county
Hail risk89.2county
Earthquake risk12.2county
Tornado risk59.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk20.5county
Winter weather risk50.6county
Strong wind risk64.8county
Wildfire risk72.2county

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 teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Saunders 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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