Roca

Population: 172
Median household income: $90,500
Median home value: $191,700

Roca, a community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, has 172 residents. At $90,500, its median household income sits above Lancaster County's $72,625.

Between 2019 and 2023, Roca's population declined 5.0% from 181 to 172, while its median home value rose 32.8% from $144,400 to $191,700.

14.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 92.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 172
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $90,500
Median home value: $191,700
Median gross rent: $1,075
Housing units: 80
Homeownership rate: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

181172

Median household income

$42,500$90,500

Median home value

$144,400$191,700

Median gross rent

$975$1,075

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	181	$42,500	$144,400	$975
2020	130	$58,750	$153,800	$950
2021	167	$76,875	$154,200	$963
2022	159	$83,281	$171,900	$950
2023	172	$90,500	$191,700	$1,075

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6423.3%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	4.1%
5 to 17	22	12.8%
18 to 24	12	7.0%
25 to 34	27	15.7%
35 to 44	14	8.1%
45 to 54	22	12.8%
55 to 64	40	23.3%
65 to 74	17	9.9%
75 and over	11	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	168	97.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	2	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's51.1%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	2.3%
High school graduate	42	32.1%
Some college or associate's	67	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	13	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	89	82.4%
Carpooled	8	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	9.3%
Other means	1	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	15.3%
15 to 29 min	48	49.0%
30 to 44 min	22	22.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	13	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 1.2% (2 of 172)

	Count	Share
Family households	49	64.5%
Nonfamily households	27	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	76	95.0%
Vacant	4	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	70	92.1%
Renter-occupied	6	7.9%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76	95.0%
1-unit, attached	2	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3141830
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6585, -96.6614