Merna vs Sargent

A side-by-side comparison of Merna and Sargent: population, income, housing, and more.

Merna and Sargent are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sargent has the higher population (425 vs 380 in Merna). Merna has the higher median household income ($73,500 vs $46,250 in Sargent). Merna has the higher median home value ($107,500 vs $67,300 in Sargent).

Population, income & housing

	Merna	Sargent
Population	380	425
Median age	33.3 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,500	$46,250
Median home value	$107,500	$67,300
Median gross rent	$1,083	$573
Housing units	166	273
Homeownership rate	79.3%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merna	Sargent
Population	353 → 380 (+7.6%)	501 → 425 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $73,500 (+61.8%)	$37,000 → $46,250 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$75,000 → $107,500 (+43.3%)	$50,000 → $67,300 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,083 (+31.9%)	$825 → $573 (-30.5%)

Merna

Population

353380

Median household income

$45,417$73,500

Median home value

$75,000$107,500

Median gross rent

$821$1,083

Sargent

Population

501425

Median household income

$37,000$46,250

Median home value

$50,000$67,300

Median gross rent

$825$573

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merna	Sargent
Under 5	9.2%	8.9%
5 to 17	22.4%	6.8%
18 to 24	4.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	3.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	18.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	21.9%
65 to 74	5.5%	11.3%
75 and over	5.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merna	Sargent
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	5.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merna	Sargent
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	38.9%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merna	Sargent
Drove alone	73.0%	91.2%
Carpooled	12.8%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	5.1%	1.5%
Worked from home	4.6%	0.5%
Other means	4.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merna	Sargent
1-unit, detached	86.7%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Merna	Sargent
Poverty rate	8.5%	13.8%
Average household size	2.71	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1958	1942