Gretna vs Springfield

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

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

Gretna has the higher population (9,117 vs 1,620 in Springfield). Gretna has the higher median household income ($118,765 vs $92,153 in Springfield). Gretna has the higher median home value ($326,000 vs $237,300 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Gretna	Springfield
Population	9,117	1,620
Median age	34.5 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$118,765	$92,153
Median home value	$326,000	$237,300
Median gross rent	$1,467	$1,137
Housing units	3,294	626
Homeownership rate	77.1%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.1%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gretna	Springfield
Population	5,037 → 9,117 (+81.0%)	1,466 → 1,620 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$83,103 → $118,765 (+42.9%)	$72,679 → $92,153 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$185,500 → $326,000 (+75.7%)	$149,900 → $237,300 (+58.3%)
Median gross rent	$971 → $1,467 (+51.1%)	$907 → $1,137 (+25.4%)

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

Springfield

Population

1,4661,620

Median household income

$72,679$92,153

Median home value

$149,900$237,300

Median gross rent

$907$1,137

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gretna	Springfield
Under 5	7.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.8%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	11.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	18.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.7%	10.3%
75 and over	4.3%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gretna	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	2.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gretna	Springfield
No high school diploma	2.1%	3.2%
High school graduate	17.5%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	31.9%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gretna	Springfield
Drove alone	78.0%	84.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.2%	9.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gretna	Springfield
1-unit, detached	83.1%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	8.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Gretna	Springfield
Poverty rate	3.5%	4.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	2003	1975