Gretna vs Papillion

A side-by-side comparison of Gretna and Papillion: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Papillion has the higher population (24,063 vs 9,117 in Gretna). Gretna has the higher median household income ($118,765 vs $109,602 in Papillion). Gretna has the higher median home value ($326,000 vs $290,900 in Papillion).

Population, income & housing

	Gretna	Papillion
Population	9,117	24,063
Median age	34.5 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$118,765	$109,602
Median home value	$326,000	$290,900
Median gross rent	$1,467	$1,210
Housing units	3,294	9,509
Homeownership rate	77.1%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.1%	48.1%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gretna	Papillion
Population	5,037 → 9,117 (+81.0%)	20,423 → 24,063 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$83,103 → $118,765 (+42.9%)	$80,619 → $109,602 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$185,500 → $326,000 (+75.7%)	$189,900 → $290,900 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$971 → $1,467 (+51.1%)	$917 → $1,210 (+32.0%)

Gretna

Population

5,0379,117

Median household income

$83,103$118,765

Median home value

$185,500$326,000

Median gross rent

$971$1,467

Papillion

Population

20,42324,063

Median household income

$80,619$109,602

Median home value

$189,900$290,900

Median gross rent

$917$1,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gretna	Papillion
Under 5	7.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	23.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	18.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	5.7%	9.5%
75 and over	4.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gretna	Papillion
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gretna	Papillion
No high school diploma	2.1%	4.0%
High school graduate	17.5%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.9%	31.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gretna	Papillion
Drove alone	78.0%	78.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	14.5%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gretna	Papillion
1-unit, detached	83.1%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	11.5%
20 or more units	8.9%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gretna	Papillion
Poverty rate	3.5%	4.2%
Average household size	2.83	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	2003	1990