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Nebraska rankings · Income

Towns with the highest incomes in Nebraska

Township 1 has the highest median household income of Nebraska’s 57 towns of 2,500+: $125,625 a year (Census ACS 2020–2024). The typical town here is at $69,403; 7 of the 57 top $100,000.

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024: median household income. Each figure is an estimate with a margin of error (in the row); towns whose ranges overlap may not truly differ. The survey reports incomes over $250,000 only as “$250,000+”. A described list: no letters. How grades work

#1

Township 1

Washington County · 4,517 people
$125,625

Median household income·±$14,895 margin·5.9% in poverty

#2

Gretna

Sarpy County · 9,207 people
$123,992

Median household income·±$11,314 margin·4.2% in poverty

#3

Township 2

Washington County · 3,213 people
$115,529

Median household income·±$12,881 margin·4.0% in poverty

All 57 towns

Median household income, highest first.

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#TownMedian household incomeMargin (±)In poverty
1Township 1Washington County · 4,517 people$125,625$14,8955.9%of residents
2GretnaSarpy County · 9,207 people$123,992$11,3144.2%of residents
3Township 2Washington County · 3,213 people$115,529$12,8814.0%of residents
4PapillionSarpy County · 25,127 people$111,679$7,6465.3%of residents
5WaverlyLancaster County · 4,533 people$111,632$25,1750.5%of residents
6ValleyDouglas County · 3,412 people$110,200$20,5345.3%of residents
7HickmanLancaster County · 3,663 people$104,375$8,6122.6%of residents
8Columbus TownshipPlatte County · 3,360 people$97,848$42,09610.1%of residents
9Township 7Washington County · 2,760 people$92,955$13,8195.3%of residents
10WahooSaunders County · 5,023 people$89,457$26,84614.2%of residents
11AshlandSaunders County · 3,483 people$89,408$7,5084.3%of residents
12Chalcounincorporated, Sarpy County · 10,595 people$85,672$12,2094.8%of residents
13BellevueSarpy County · 64,863 people$85,462$2,9147.8%of residents
14La VistaSarpy County · 16,543 people$81,961$7,7417.5%of residents
15BlairWashington County · 7,997 people$81,452$17,2317.8%of residents
16SchuylerColfax County · 6,800 people$80,399$8,5636.8%of residents
17GothenburgDawson County · 3,430 people$79,219$15,56010.1%of residents
18AuroraHamilton County · 4,787 people$77,679$12,3784.8%of residents
19CreteSaline County · 7,747 people$77,209$15,42411.6%of residents
20GeringScotts Bluff County · 8,535 people$75,093$7,09812.4%of residents
21PlattsmouthCass County · 6,955 people$73,929$8,3315.1%of residents
22Central CityMerrick County · 3,184 people$73,229$14,2994.1%of residents
23OmahaDouglas County · 488,797 people$73,201$1,37213.5%of residents
24SewardSeward County · 7,892 people$72,564$8,6619.6%of residents
25Offutt AFBunincorporated, Sarpy County · 6,074 people$72,500$9,5156.6%of residents
26LincolnLancaster County · 301,522 people$71,867$1,73412.7%of residents
27FremontDodge County · 28,350 people$71,152$6,88011.6%of residents
28KearneyBuffalo County · 34,782 people$69,724$4,86812.4%of residents
29RalstonDouglas County · 6,382 people$69,403$10,6274.0%of residents
30MindenKearney County · 3,133 people$68,449$7,4034.8%of residents
31South Sioux CityDakota County · 14,158 people$68,223$7,02812.2%of residents
32LexingtonDawson County · 11,176 people$67,666$6,19513.8%of residents
33Nebraska CityOtoe County · 7,512 people$67,117$5,62412.1%of residents
34West PointCuming County · 3,411 people$65,793$6,7207.4%of residents
35David CityButler County · 3,068 people$65,573$7,06715.1%of residents
36AllianceBox Butte County · 7,914 people$65,160$10,84512.8%of residents
37ColumbusPlatte County · 25,248 people$64,626$4,89011.3%of residents
38HastingsAdams County · 25,121 people$64,048$4,81714.8%of residents
39Grand IslandHall County · 53,943 people$63,795$4,09415.2%of residents
40YorkYork County · 8,284 people$63,265$9,18111.5%of residents
41Broken BowCuster County · 3,507 people$60,129$9,8318.8%of residents
42NorfolkMadison County · 26,677 people$58,884$4,40014.3%of residents
43OgallalaKeith County · 4,698 people$58,556$6,36312.4%of residents
44North PlatteLincoln County · 22,524 people$58,097$6,17015.4%of residents
45AuburnNemaha County · 3,498 people$57,531$13,41014.1%of residents
46BeatriceGage County · 12,318 people$57,264$4,57417.4%of residents
47McCookRed Willow County · 7,157 people$56,917$14,59817.3%of residents
48ValentineCherry County · 2,635 people$56,898$27,5399.1%of residents
49O'NeillHolt County · 3,567 people$56,510$17,73318.5%of residents
50ScottsbluffScotts Bluff County · 14,259 people$56,359$7,22415.4%of residents
51HoldregePhelps County · 5,555 people$55,789$14,76916.6%of residents
52SidneyCheyenne County · 6,432 people$54,734$9,68116.2%of residents
53ChadronDawes County · 4,975 people$54,590$4,16713.2%of residents
54CozadDawson County · 3,924 people$54,471$18,68910.9%of residents
55WayneWayne County · 6,338 people$53,702$6,25619.9%of residents
56FairburyJefferson County · 3,812 people$52,995$4,11714.9%of residents
57Falls CityRichardson County · 3,988 people$51,706$10,13111.4%of residents
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Nebraska town has the highest income?

Township 1 (Washington County): its median household income is $125,625 (±$14,895). Gretna ($123,992) and Township 2 ($115,529) follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By median household income in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), highest first. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T), including every town at the survey’s $250,000+ ceiling. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers the towns of 2,500+ that TownRatings grades with an ACS income figure (57 in Nebraska). Smaller towns show their income on their own page. Every town is on the Nebraska page.

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