Denton vs Sprague

A side-by-side comparison of Denton and Sprague: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Denton has the higher population (147 vs 140 in Sprague). Sprague has the higher median household income ($85,156 vs $54,063 in Denton). Denton has the higher median home value ($221,200 vs $189,300 in Sprague).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Sprague
Population	147	140
Median age	34.2 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,063	$85,156
Median home value	$221,200	$189,300
Median gross rent	$1,078	$1,563
Housing units	85	57
Homeownership rate	78.6%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Sprague
Population	197 → 147 (-25.4%)	91 → 140 (+53.8%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $54,063 (-13.5%)	$56,250 → $85,156 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $221,200 (+68.5%)	$117,500 → $189,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $1,078 (+54.0%)	$950 → $1,563 (+64.5%)

Denton

Population

197147

Median household income

$62,500$54,063

Median home value

$131,300$221,200

Median gross rent

$700$1,078

Sprague

Population

91140

Median household income

$56,250$85,156

Median home value

$117,500$189,300

Median gross rent

$950$1,563

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Sprague
Under 5	2.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.1%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.0%
25 to 34	26.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	4.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	13.6%	14.3%
75 and over	6.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Sprague
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	97.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
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	2.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	Sprague
No high school diploma	2.8%	6.5%
High school graduate	36.8%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Sprague
Drove alone	83.1%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	19.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Sprague
1-unit, detached	71.8%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Sprague
Poverty rate	12.9%	10.0%
Average household size	2.10	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1974	1941