Syracuse

Population: 1,964
Median household income: $70,625
Median home value: $190,000

Syracuse, a community in Otoe County, Nebraska, has 1,964 residents. At $70,625, its median household income sits below Otoe County's $81,430.

Between 2019 and 2023, Syracuse's population declined 5.4% from 2,076 to 1,964, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $133,700 to $190,000.

81.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,964
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $70,625
Median home value: $190,000
Median gross rent: $644
Housing units: 942
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0761,964

Median household income

$56,094$70,625

Median home value

$133,700$190,000

Median gross rent

$611$644

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,076	$56,094	$133,700	$611
2020	2,043	$60,058	$141,900	$636
2021	1,870	$57,321	$141,400	$659
2022	1,876	$66,250	$173,900	$701
2023	1,964	$70,625	$190,000	$644

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over17.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	4.8%
5 to 17	383	19.5%
18 to 24	59	3.0%
25 to 34	287	14.6%
35 to 44	271	13.8%
45 to 54	152	7.7%
55 to 64	219	11.2%
65 to 74	161	8.2%
75 and over	338	17.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,874	95.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	81	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	2.7%
High school graduate	465	32.6%
Some college or associate's	547	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	221	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	156	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	701	80.3%
Carpooled	54	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	6.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	6.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	356	43.8%
15 to 29 min	148	18.2%
30 to 44 min	221	27.2%
45 to 59 min	54	6.6%
60+ min	34	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 7.6% (146 of 1,909)

	Count	Share
Family households	512	56.3%
Nonfamily households	397	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	909	96.5%
Vacant	33	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	691	76.0%
Renter-occupied	218	24.0%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	766	81.3%
1-unit, attached	40	4.2%
2 to 4 units	28	3.0%
5 to 19 units	67	7.1%
20 or more units	35	3.7%
Mobile home & other	6	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3148235
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6635, -96.1827