With 16,563 people, La Vista is a city in Nebraska. The population is up 42% since 2000. The median age is 33.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,939 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $260,900.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,961, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Vista
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants58.8% → 51.6%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population9,840 → 16,563(+68%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$130,804 → $260,900(+99%)US over the same years: +67%
La Vista's population equals 8.4% of Sarpy County's. Its number of veterans equals 5.8% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)40%(411)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38%(390)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.9%(276)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,027 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
La Vista, decade by decade
La Vista population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,840
$76,409
$130,804
17.5%
18.0
2000
11,699
$86,128
$168,685
20.1%
27.0
2010
15,758
$83,001
$206,723
31.4%
36.6
2020
16,746
$85,066
$204,956
31.2%
52.0
2024
16,563
$81,961
$260,900
35.8%
53.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
