La Vista

Population: 16,594
Median household income: $78,145
Median home value: $244,900

Located in Sarpy County, Nebraska, La Vista is a community with a population of 16,594. At $78,145, its median household income sits below Sarpy County's $101,402.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Vista's population declined 2.8% from 17,078 to 16,594, while its median home value rose 58.7% from $154,300 to $244,900.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $1,267.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,594
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $78,145
Median home value: $244,900
Median gross rent: $1,267
Housing units: 7,293
Homeownership rate: 53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,07816,594

Median household income

$68,551$78,145

Median home value

$154,300$244,900

Median gross rent

$1,030$1,267

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,078	$68,551	$154,300	$1,030
2020	17,081	$70,184	$169,100	$1,033
2021	16,786	$70,310	$186,200	$1,099
2022	16,713	$77,748	$222,900	$1,183
2023	16,594	$78,145	$244,900	$1,267

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	835	5.0%
5 to 17	2,802	16.9%
18 to 24	1,772	10.7%
25 to 34	2,814	17.0%
35 to 44	1,796	10.8%
45 to 54	2,511	15.1%
55 to 64	1,864	11.2%
65 to 74	1,456	8.8%
75 and over	744	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,922	77.9%
Black or African American	810	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.2%
Asian	326	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	553	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,928	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	417	3.7%
High school graduate	2,792	25.0%
Some college or associate's	3,976	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,759	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,241	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,713	77.8%
Carpooled	703	7.1%
Public transit	58	0.6%
Walked	6	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,327	13.4%
Other means	108	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,676	31.2%
15 to 29 min	4,496	52.4%
30 to 44 min	1,042	12.1%
45 to 59 min	65	0.8%
60+ min	309	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 5.6% (930 of 16,562)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,536	63.4%
Nonfamily households	2,621	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,157	98.1%
Vacant	136	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,841	53.7%
Renter-occupied	3,316	46.3%

1-unit, detached60.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units25.7%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,373	60.0%
1-unit, attached	93	1.3%
2 to 4 units	34	0.5%
5 to 19 units	1,877	25.7%
20 or more units	916	12.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3126385
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1818, -96.0682