Lancaster County vs Sarpy County

A side-by-side comparison of Lancaster County and Sarpy County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lancaster County and Sarpy County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lancaster County has the higher population (323,673 vs 194,051 in Sarpy County). Sarpy County has the higher median household income ($101,402 vs $72,625 in Lancaster County). Sarpy County has the higher median home value ($287,600 vs $258,900 in Lancaster County).

Population, income & housing

	Lancaster County	Sarpy County
Population	323,673	194,051
Median age	34.3 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,625	$101,402
Median home value	$258,900	$287,600
Median gross rent	$1,045	$1,284
Housing units	138,232	75,293
Homeownership rate	58.8%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	41.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lancaster County	Sarpy County
Population	313,158 → 323,673 (+3.4%)	181,232 → 194,051 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$60,527 → $72,625 (+20.0%)	$82,032 → $101,402 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$177,400 → $258,900 (+45.9%)	$195,300 → $287,600 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,045 (+22.7%)	$1,006 → $1,284 (+27.6%)

Lancaster County

Population

313,158323,673

Median household income

$60,527$72,625

Median home value

$177,400$258,900

Median gross rent

$852$1,045

Sarpy County

Population

181,232194,051

Median household income

$82,032$101,402

Median home value

$195,300$287,600

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,284

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lancaster County	Sarpy County
Under 5	5.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	20.0%
18 to 24	14.6%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.8%
75 and over	5.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lancaster County	Sarpy County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	77.6%
Black or African American	3.7%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	4.1%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lancaster County	Sarpy County
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.3%
High school graduate	20.5%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lancaster County	Sarpy County
Drove alone	76.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.4%	6.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	12.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lancaster County	Sarpy County
1-unit, detached	58.9%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	10.5%
20 or more units	12.7%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Lancaster County	Sarpy County
Poverty rate	11.7%	5.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1981	1995