Buccaneer BayNE
A town of 1,418.
Is Buccaneer Bay a good place to live?
The best of Buccaneer Bay’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D for walkability. Buccaneer Bay’s median household income is $161,000, above both the Nebraska town median ($69,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 1 of Nebraska’s 132 towns score lower on walkability. A typical home costs about $363K, 2.3 years of the county’s $161K median household income. Buccaneer Bay’s trail density is 3.8 miles per square mile, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Buccaneer Bay has 1 place on the National Register. Buccaneer Bay has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,418 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Buccaneer Bay grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nebraska), ordered by how far Buccaneer Bay is from typical.
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Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Buccaneer Bay. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Zoo & aquariumOmaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
19 mi MuseumStrategic Air and Space Museum
15 mi MuseumJoslyn Art Museum
16 mi MuseumUSS Hazard
28 mi LandmarkFort Atkinson
17 mi MuseumPottawattamie County JailPhoto credits
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium: OmahaZoo, Public domain · Strategic Air and Space Museum: User Kandykornhead on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Joslyn Art Museum: akasped, CC BY 2.0 · USS Hazard: Dave Aldworth / Oldfarm at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Atkinson: Unknown, Public domain · Pottawattamie County Jail: Smallbones, CC0
Moving to Buccaneer Bay: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Buccaneer Bay, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Buccaneer Bay.
Buccaneer Bay stands out in Nebraska and nationally: the median age there is higher
Buccaneer Bay’s median age is 50.9 years. No town among the 58 in Nebraska we compare has a lower share of children under 18 than Buccaneer Bay. 16% of residents are 65 or older in Buccaneer Bay.
| Buccaneer Bay | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.9 years | 37.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 28% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.
| Buccaneer Bay | NE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.3% | 11.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 28.4% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 7.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.2% | 25% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.4% | 11% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 6.8% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 24.2% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
A smaller share of working residents in Buccaneer Bay work locally than in the typical Nebraska or U.S. town
0.3% of Buccaneer Bay working residents work locally. Jobs based in Buccaneer Bay grew to 37 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Buccaneer Bay is 29 minutes.
| Buccaneer Bay | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 34% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Buccaneer Bay
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Buccaneer Bay, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Buccaneer Bay has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 14° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Buccaneer Bay
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Buccaneer Bay
About 4 of every 100 Buccaneer Bay residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
100% of working residents leave Buccaneer Bay for work
Where Buccaneer Bay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Buccaneer Bay
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Buccaneer Bay, NE expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.