Demographics of Saunders County, Nebraska

Saunders County, Nebraska had 23,702 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,337 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Saunders County, in four figures

23,702
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,337 people.; 40.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,066 ±$7,432
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Saunders County, Nebraska's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Saunders County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Saunders County, Nebraska's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Saunders County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,365	100.0	100.0
2021	22,825	102.1	100.2
2022	23,152	103.5	100.7
2023	23,500	105.1	101.6
2024	23,444	104.8	102.5
2025	23,702	106.0	103.1

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Population of Saunders County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	22,365	+94	+1	0	+96
2021	22,825	+460	+8	+1	+460
2022	23,152	+327	−23	+5	+340
2023	23,500	+348	+73	+6	+269
2024	23,444	−56	+52	+5	−110
2025	23,702	+258	+48	+2	+211

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±0.5: for men 40.1 ±0.7 and for women 40.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Saunders County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	1,396 ±37	6.1% ±0.2	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,312 ±238	18.7% ±1.0	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,548 ±148	6.7% ±0.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,434 ±216	23.6% ±0.9	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,093 ±292	26.4% ±1.3	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,265 ±280	18.5% ±1.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,066 ±$7,432, and income per person $44,334 ±$2,164, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Saunders County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	960 ±196	10.8% ±2.2	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,039 ±178	11.7% ±2.0	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,526 ±212	17.1% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,127 ±160	12.7% ±1.8	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,170 ±317	24.4% ±3.5	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,235 ±206	13.9% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	842 ±169	9.5% ±1.9	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Saunders County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	1,430 ±366	6.3% ±1.6	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	325 ±129	5.8% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	730 ±192	6.6% ±1.7	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	375 ±111	6.2% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Saunders County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Saunders County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	10,276 ±41	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±2.4	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±2.4	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.1% ±2.4	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.9% ±2.5	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$271,700 ±$10,924	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$960 ±$103	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Saunders County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	654 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,242 ±305	92.2% ±1.3	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14 to 88	0.1% to 0.4%	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	153 ±45	0.7% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	889 ±314	3.9% ±1.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Saunders County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	18,477 ±403	80.2% ±1.7	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,076 ±417	17.7% ±1.8	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	144 ±67	0.6% ±0.3	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	351 ±110	1.5% ±0.5	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	154 ±61	0.7% ±0.3	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	94 to 300	0.4% to 1.3%	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Saunders County among the counties of Nebraska

14th of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Saunders County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Scotts Bluff County	35,586	−1.3%
Lincoln County	33,303	−3.6%
Adams County	31,071	−0.3%
Cass County	27,657	+3.9%
Dawson County	24,452	+1.5%
Saunders County	23,702	+6.0%
Gage County	21,711	+0.2%
Dakota County	21,687	+0.7%
Washington County	21,302	+1.8%
Seward County	18,032	+2.3%
Otoe County	16,531	+3.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026