Saunders County, Nebraska

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,761
Median household income: $89,395
Median home value: $241,100

Home to 22,761 residents, Saunders County is one of Nebraska's counties. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $89,395 is above the Nebraska median ($74,985).

From 2019 to 2023, Saunders County's population grew 7.5% from 21,165 to 22,761, while its median household income rose 30.2% from $68,682 to $89,395.

86.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,761
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $89,395
Median home value: $241,100
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 10,154
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,16522,761

Median household income

$68,682$89,395

Median home value

$165,600$241,100

Median gross rent

$745$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,165	$68,682	$165,600	$745
2020	21,356	$70,414	$171,600	$762
2021	22,008	$76,485	$183,800	$818
2022	22,374	$84,474	$220,600	$892
2023	22,761	$89,395	$241,100	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,415	6.2%
5 to 17	4,258	18.7%
18 to 24	1,542	6.8%
25 to 34	2,345	10.3%
35 to 44	3,001	13.2%
45 to 54	2,566	11.3%
55 to 64	3,485	15.3%
65 to 74	2,467	10.8%
75 and over	1,682	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,162	93.0%
Black or African American	149	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	51	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.2%
Two or more races	710	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	617	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	608	3.9%
High school graduate	4,601	29.6%
Some college or associate's	5,626	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,003	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,708	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.7%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,279	78.1%
Carpooled	974	8.2%
Public transit	88	0.7%
Walked	373	3.1%
Bicycle	40	0.3%
Worked from home	1,065	9.0%
Other means	66	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,611	24.1%
15 to 29 min	3,347	30.9%
30 to 44 min	3,394	31.4%
45 to 59 min	1,014	9.4%
60+ min	454	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 6.4% (1,442 of 22,459)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,157	69.8%
Nonfamily households	2,663	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,820	86.9%
Vacant	1,334	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,203	81.7%
Renter-occupied	1,617	18.3%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,765	86.3%
1-unit, attached	195	1.9%
2 to 4 units	280	2.8%
5 to 19 units	414	4.1%
20 or more units	116	1.1%
Mobile home & other	384	3.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 31155
State: Nebraska
Land area: 749 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 41.2230, -96.6427