Sarpy County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 150,640 76.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22,804 11.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7,937 4.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 5,476 2.8%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 8,797 4.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 299 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 145 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1,291 0.7%

• Under 18 51,948 26.3%
• 18–24 17,059 8.6%
• 25–44 57,163 29.0%
• 45–64 45,880 23.2%
• 65 and over 25,339 12.8%

Median household income

$102,043

90% interval $97,526–$106,560

+$25,465 vs NE · 1st of 93

Below poverty line

5.8%

90% interval 4.9%–6.7%

−4.8 pp vs NE · 93rd of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.8%

−0.18 pp vs. state

County GDP

$13.7B

7.22% of state

Avg. annual pay

$60,316

Establishments

4,810

• Trade, transportation & utilities 25,178 30.2%
• Education & health services 14,955 17.9%
• Leisure & hospitality 9,726 11.7%
• Construction 9,477 11.4%
• Professional & business services 8,904 10.7%
• Public administration 4,533 5.4%
• Financial activities 3,741 4.5%
• Manufacturing 3,653 4.4%
• Other services 2,130 2.6%
• Information 1,014 1.2%
• Natural resources & mining 125 0.1%

Home ownership

70.4%

+3.9 pp vs NE · 65th of 93

Median gross rent

$1,334

+$262 vs NE · 1st of 93

Owner-occupied

52,128

Renter-occupied

21,969

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 60% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $94,706/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $24,355/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 17 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 55,567 55.2%
• Democratic 43,825 43.5%
• Other / third-party 1,343 1.3%

• Spanish 12,023 6.5%
• Vietnamese 1,161 0.6%
• German or other West Germanic 1,150 0.6%
• Tagalog 769 0.4%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 522 0.3%
• Chinese 345 0.2%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 321 0.2%
• Korean 140 0.1%
• Arabic 55 0.0%

Households

74,097

Family households

52,438

70.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

19,969

38.1% of families

Single-mother families

3,944

7.5% of families

Veterans

17,793

12.6% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 25,823 13.5%
• Evangelical Protestant 20,031 10.5%
• Mainline Protestant 7,283 3.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 6,222 3.3%
• Black Protestant 510 0.3%
• Orthodox 186 0.1%

Health insured

95.3%

±0.5 pp

Uninsured

4.7%

±0.5 pp

83rd of 93

With a disability

10.0%

±0.5 pp

88th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

42.6%

±1.2 pp

+8.0 pp vs NE · 1st of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

5.4%

90% interval 4.9%–5.9% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

2nd Judicial District Court

Judges

4 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Papillion, Plattsmouth

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

8

5.5 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

8