Sutton

Population: 1,349
Median household income: $80,714
Median home value: $151,300

Sutton is a community in Clay County, Nebraska, home to 1,349 residents. Its median household income of $80,714 runs above the Clay County figure of $75,938.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sutton's population declined 10.2% from 1,503 to 1,349, while its median home value rose 43.5% from $105,400 to $151,300.

The median gross rent is $863. 27.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,349
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $80,714
Median home value: $151,300
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 647
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5031,349

Median household income

$60,625$80,714

Median home value

$105,400$151,300

Median gross rent

$701$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,503	$60,625	$105,400	$701
2020	1,368	$65,750	$113,400	$744
2021	1,448	$68,333	$129,300	$766
2022	1,384	$67,865	$142,400	$818
2023	1,349	$80,714	$151,300	$863

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	6.2%
5 to 17	175	13.0%
18 to 24	113	8.4%
25 to 34	136	10.1%
35 to 44	129	9.6%
45 to 54	212	15.7%
55 to 64	196	14.5%
65 to 74	152	11.3%
75 and over	153	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,223	90.7%
Black or African American	9	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	4	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	110	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	4.8%
High school graduate	292	29.9%
Some college or associate's	371	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	167	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	101	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	600	79.9%
Carpooled	68	9.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	2.5%
Bicycle	6	0.8%
Worked from home	54	7.2%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	400	57.4%
15 to 29 min	172	24.7%
30 to 44 min	89	12.8%
45 to 59 min	25	3.6%
60+ min	11	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 7.4% (98 of 1,323)

	Count	Share
Family households	388	65.3%
Nonfamily households	206	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	594	91.8%
Vacant	53	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	496	83.5%
Renter-occupied	98	16.5%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	557	86.1%
1-unit, attached	19	2.9%
2 to 4 units	38	5.9%
5 to 19 units	25	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3147955
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6070, -97.8573