Otoe County is a county of 16,241 people in Nebraska. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $201,600. Density works out to 26 people per square mile. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,188, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Otoe County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$92,883 → $201,600(+117%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants71.5% → 82.3%(+10.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$55,655 → $82,188(+48%)US over the same years: +14%
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)27.4%(318)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(220)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(368)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,160 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
Otoe County, decade by decade
Otoe County 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
14,252
$55,655
$92,883
13.1%
3.3
2000
15,396
$67,951
$149,376
18.1%
9.1
2010
15,740
$68,322
$163,997
21.5%
18.5
2020
15,912
$78,486
$175,867
25.4%
29.2
2024
16,241
$82,188
$201,600
27.2%
32.3
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.
