Roca vs Sprague

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

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

Roca has the higher population (172 vs 140 in Sprague). Roca has the higher median household income ($90,500 vs $85,156 in Sprague). Roca has the higher median home value ($191,700 vs $189,300 in Sprague).

Population, income & housing

	Roca	Sprague
Population	172	140
Median age	49.1 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$90,500	$85,156
Median home value	$191,700	$189,300
Median gross rent	$1,075	$1,563
Housing units	80	57
Homeownership rate	92.1%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roca	Sprague
Population	181 → 172 (-5.0%)	91 → 140 (+53.8%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $90,500 (+112.9%)	$56,250 → $85,156 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$144,400 → $191,700 (+32.8%)	$117,500 → $189,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,075 (+10.3%)	$950 → $1,563 (+64.5%)

Roca

Population

181172

Median household income

$42,500$90,500

Median home value

$144,400$191,700

Median gross rent

$975$1,075

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)

	Roca	Sprague
Under 5	4.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	15.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	8.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	23.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	14.3%
75 and over	6.4%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roca	Sprague
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	1.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roca	Sprague
No high school diploma	2.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	32.1%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	51.1%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roca	Sprague
Drove alone	82.4%	74.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	19.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roca	Sprague
1-unit, detached	95.0%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Roca	Sprague
Poverty rate	1.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	38	29
Median year structure built	1978	1941