Saunders County, NE

Omaha metro * 22.5K residents

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22.5K

Population

$94.1K

Median income

per household

$271.7K

Home value

6.3%

Poverty rate

What stands out

Median household income: $94.1K (top 10% vs US counties).
Median home value: $271.7K (top quartile vs US counties).
Poverty rate: 6.3% (low poverty; bottom 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

3 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$94.1K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$271.7K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

6.3%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

40.2%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

24.2%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

12.2%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.9×

Within typical 3-5x range

Household income mix

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracket	Share of households
< $50k	22.5%
$50–100k	29.8%
$100–200k	38.3%
$200k+	9.5%

< $50k

22.5%

$50–100k

29.8%

$100–200k

38.3%

$200k+

9.5%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
Tenure	Percent
Owners	82.1%
Renters	17.9%

82.1%

Owners

82.1%

Renters

17.9%

See Omaha metro economy→See NE state economy→

Health

4 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

39.3%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

10.5%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

12.8%

U.S.

12.8%

See Omaha metro health data→See NE state health data→

Connectivity

Connectivity snapshot

Broadband and wireless availability

2 of 3 metrics better than U.S..

Comparison

2/3 above U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

94.8%

U.S.

94.5%

Gigabit ready

43.8%

U.S.

65.2%

5G available

85.7%

U.S.

77.4%

See Omaha metro connectivity→See NE state connectivity→

Map

Saunders County, NE

Population

22.5K

Area

748.7 sq mi

Density

30.1/sq mi

Neighbors

Butler County, NE Cass County, NE Dodge County, NE Douglas County, NE Lancaster County, NE Sarpy County, NE

Rankings

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year: 2020–2024
CDC PLACES: 2025
BLS (LAUS): 2026-04
Broadband: 2025-12-summary
Mobile coverage: 2025-11-24
Page updated: 2026-06-11

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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Median household income

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U.S.

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Median home value

$271.7K

U.S.

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Poverty rate

6.3%

U.S.

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