Otoe County, Nebraska

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,075
Median household income: $81,430
Median home value: $185,000

Otoe County, Nebraska counts 16,075 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $81,430, its median household income sits above Nebraska's $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Otoe County's population held roughly steady from 15,949 to 16,075, while its median household income rose 37.6% from $59,167 to $81,430.

The median resident is 41.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,075
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $81,430
Median home value: $185,000
Median gross rent: $905
Housing units: 6,987
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,94916,075

Median household income

$59,167$81,430

Median home value

$143,900$185,000

Median gross rent

$692$905

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,949	$59,167	$143,900	$692
2020	15,965	$64,755	$145,100	$746
2021	15,916	$70,072	$151,300	$816
2022	15,995	$73,031	$172,500	$881
2023	16,075	$81,430	$185,000	$905

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	907	5.6%
5 to 17	2,988	18.6%
18 to 24	1,143	7.1%
25 to 34	1,672	10.4%
35 to 44	1,989	12.4%
45 to 54	1,901	11.8%
55 to 64	2,190	13.6%
65 to 74	1,881	11.7%
75 and over	1,404	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,908	86.5%
Black or African American	129	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.2%
Asian	13	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	666	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,331	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	720	6.5%
High school graduate	3,688	33.4%
Some college or associate's	3,629	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,063	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	937	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,462	80.3%
Carpooled	843	10.5%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	228	2.8%
Bicycle	19	0.2%
Worked from home	474	5.9%
Other means	21	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,203	42.3%
15 to 29 min	1,495	19.7%
30 to 44 min	1,574	20.8%
45 to 59 min	1,038	13.7%
60+ min	265	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 9.5% (1,514 of 15,867)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,173	65.0%
Nonfamily households	2,250	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,423	91.9%
Vacant	564	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,149	80.2%
Renter-occupied	1,274	19.8%

1-unit, detached85.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,986	85.7%
1-unit, attached	186	2.7%
2 to 4 units	175	2.5%
5 to 19 units	196	2.8%
20 or more units	207	3.0%
Mobile home & other	237	3.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 31131
State: Nebraska
Land area: 616 sq mi
Water area: 3.4 sq mi
Center point: 40.6380, -96.1310