Sargent

Population: 425
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $67,300

Sargent is a community in Custer County, Nebraska, home to 425 residents. At $46,250, its median household income sits below Custer County's $66,310.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sargent's population declined 15.2% from 501 to 425, while its median home value rose 34.6% from $50,000 to $67,300.

Households average 2.07 people. The median gross rent is $573.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 425
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $46,250
Median home value: $67,300
Median gross rent: $573
Housing units: 273
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

501425

Median household income

$37,000$46,250

Median home value

$50,000$67,300

Median gross rent

$825$573

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	501	$37,000	$50,000	$825
2020	479	$39,018	$52,300	$885
2021	515	$42,361	$57,200	$923
2022	486	$49,750	$66,300	$727
2023	425	$46,250	$67,300	$573

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 443.1%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6421.9%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	8.9%
5 to 17	29	6.8%
18 to 24	27	6.4%
25 to 34	67	15.8%
35 to 44	13	3.1%
45 to 54	78	18.4%
55 to 64	93	21.9%
65 to 74	48	11.3%
75 and over	32	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	383	90.1%
Black or African American	6	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's39.3%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18	5.4%
High school graduate	133	40.2%
Some college or associate's	130	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	40	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home0.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	187	91.2%
Carpooled	8	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.0%
Bicycle	3	1.5%
Worked from home	1	0.5%
Other means	4	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	115	56.4%
15 to 29 min	22	10.8%
30 to 44 min	55	27.0%
45 to 59 min	7	3.4%
60+ min	5	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 13.8% (58 of 421)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	53.2%
Nonfamily households	96	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	205	75.1%
Vacant	68	24.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	148	72.2%
Renter-occupied	57	27.8%

1-unit, detached87.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	240	87.9%
1-unit, attached	2	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8	2.9%
5 to 19 units	14	5.1%
20 or more units	2	0.7%
Mobile home & other	7	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3143685
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6397, -99.3689