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Saunders County, NE

Demographic and economic profile of Saunders County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Saunders County is a small Nebraska county of 22,761 residents that has grown 8.3% over five years, with a 2.1% unemployment rate and a labor force participation rate of 69.4%. The workforce skews toward practical credentials rather than college degrees—96.1% hold a high school diploma or higher, while 30.3% have a bachelor's degree or above—with median worker earnings of $47,667 against a relatively low cost of living anchored by a median home value of $241,100 and median gross rent of $930 per month. A median household income of $94,066 and a poverty rate of 6.4% reflect a financially stable residential base, reinforced by an 82.1% homeownership rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,761

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$94,066

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+8.3% since 2018

Saunders County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,415 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race760 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races443 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone189 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone157 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone55 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish194
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic73
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island55
  4. 4.Vietnamese32
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic22

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,287

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,459

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,922

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,865
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,348
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,188
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,178
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,169

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,969
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,452
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,858
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,492
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,473

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.76×)527
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.30×)1,076
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.24×)871
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.19×)1,414
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.02×)816

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$241,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$930/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,210 (16.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999996 (13.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999861 (11.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999836 (11.4%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999698 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999637 (8.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,667

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,360 (77.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,203 (9.9%)
  • Carpooled849 (7.0%)
  • Walked485 (4.0%)
  • Public Transit93 (0.8%)
  • Other59 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.