Oconto vs Sargent

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

Oconto 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 170 in Oconto). Sargent has the higher median home value ($67,300 vs $57,500 in Oconto). Since 2019, Oconto's population has grown faster (+18.9% vs -15.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Oconto	Sargent
Population	170	425
Median age	45.2 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,250
Median home value	$57,500	$67,300
Median gross rent	—	$573
Housing units	93	273
Homeownership rate	91.4%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oconto	Sargent
Population	143 → 170 (+18.9%)	501 → 425 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $53,750 (+6.8%)	$37,000 → $46,250 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$58,500 → $57,500 (-1.7%)	$50,000 → $67,300 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$825 → $573 (-30.5%)

Oconto

Population

143170

Median household income

$50,313$53,750

Median home value

$58,500$57,500

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)

	Oconto	Sargent
Under 5	3.5%	8.9%
5 to 17	19.4%	6.8%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	2.4%	15.8%
35 to 44	20.6%	3.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	18.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	21.9%
65 to 74	17.6%	11.3%
75 and over	4.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oconto	Sargent
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oconto	Sargent
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	28.0%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oconto	Sargent
Drove alone	78.9%	91.2%
Carpooled	16.9%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.5%
Other means	4.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oconto	Sargent
1-unit, detached	77.4%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Oconto	Sargent
Poverty rate	11.2%	13.8%
Average household size	2.10	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1959	1942