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Otoe County, Nebraska

Otoe County had 16,591 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 615.6 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
16,591
#19 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,000 in US
Area
615.6 sq mi
#43 of 93 in Nebraska · #1,572 in US
Density
27 / sq mi
#16 of 93 in Nebraska · #2,015 in US
Median household income
$76,448
#15 of 93 in Nebraska · #606 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Otoe County within Nebraska. Pin: Lincoln.

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Otoe County population, land area and income

Otoe County had 16,591 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 615.6 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 93 in Nebraska by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 27.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Nebraska has 6,103 residents, so Otoe County is 2.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,448 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,591

3144th1st

2000th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

616 sq mi

3144th1st

1572nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

27.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2015th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,448

3143rd1st

606th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Nebraska (93)

Population

16,591

93rd1st

19th of 93 (NE)

Land area

616 sq mi

93rd1st

43rd of 93 (NE)

Density

27.0 / sq mi

93rd1st

16th of 93 (NE)

Median household income

$76,448

93rd1st

15th of 93 (NE)

How Otoe County's population changed since 2020

Otoe County gained 688 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 5th of 93 in Nebraska for growth. The median Nebraska county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +2.1%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Otoe County recorded 777 births and 834 deaths, a natural change of -57. Net international migration added +495 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +243. The largest single component was international migration, which added 495 people.

15.9k202016.0k202116.2k202216.4k202316.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
777
Deaths
834
Net international migration
+495
Net domestic migration
+243
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+143

Where Otoe County is

The Census internal point of Otoe County is at 40.638000, -96.131000. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Nebraska's 93 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Otoe County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

York County: +1.9%Boone County: -0.1%Grant County: -7.0%Saline County: +0.2%Adams County: +0.1%Clay County: -0.1%Logan County: -3.3%Hamilton County: +1.7%Thomas County: -5.9%Lancaster County: +3.0%Sherman County: -0.1%Lincoln County: -3.5%Stanton County: -1.1%Dawes County: -1.9%Madison County: +0.1%Perkins County: -2.9%Arthur County: -2.1%Deuel County: +3.2%Banner County: -1.9%Dundy County: -4.2%Garfield County: -5.4%Wheeler County: +4.3%Seward County: +0.9%Johnson County: -1.4%Wayne County: +1.7%Hayes County: -0.4%Gosper County: -4.6%Blaine County: +6.1%Valley County: -0.6%Keith County: -2.1%Antelope County: +1.3%Hooker County: -1.3%Hitchcock County: -6.1%Box Butte County: -1.1%Morrill County: -1.6%Chase County: -3.2%Howard County: +1.3%Holt County: +0.1%Phelps County: +0.7%Cuming County: -0.7%Jefferson County: -1.7%Garden County: -4.5%Dodge County: +2.1%Buffalo County: +1.9%Butler County: +1.0%Fillmore County: -1.0%Boyd County: -5.7%Nuckolls County: +0.1%Loup County: -3.8%Sioux County: -3.7%Thayer County: -3.1%Cheyenne County: +1.2%Rock County: -1.9%Nance County: -3.9%Greeley County: +0.8%Hall County: +0.1%Brown County: -0.9%Dakota County: -1.0%Kearney County: +0.9%Webster County: -1.9%Nemaha County: -0.6%Franklin County: -2.5%Furnas County: -3.5%Sarpy County: +7.1%Platte County: +3.5%Kimball County: -3.0%Polk County: +1.0%Dixon County: -1.1%Knox County: -1.0%Thurston County: -1.8%Douglas County: +2.7%Scotts Bluff County: -0.9%Pierce County: -0.1%Burt County: +0.0%Merrick County: +2.3%Sheridan County: -3.5%Washington County: +1.6%Frontier County: +1.3%Colfax County: +2.6%Cass County: +3.3%Pawnee County: -0.8%Richardson County: -2.5%Cedar County: -1.3%Gage County: +0.2%Dawson County: +2.0%Keya Paha County: +7.8%Cherry County: +1.9%McPherson County: -5.1%Otoe County: +4.3%Red Willow County: -2.6%Custer County: -0.0%Harlan County: -1.2%Saunders County: +4.6%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -1.1%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.7%
  5. ≥ +1.7%
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Orange pin: Otoe County internal point. Dark pin: Lincoln.

Internal point

Decimal
40.638000, -96.131000
DMS
40°38'16.80"N 96°07'51.60"W
UTM
14N 742618.2E 4502530.8N
Geohash
9z5xhmzt9
Plus code
86G5JVQ9+6J

Towns in Otoe County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Otoe County, 9,541 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Otoe County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Nebraska City with 7,526.

  1. 01Nebraska City7,526
  2. 02Syracuse2,015
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Otoe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Otoe County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lancaster County, NE, with 332,857 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Lincoln and the nearest big city

Lincoln is 32.0 miles WNW of Otoe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE (population 300,619), 30.9 miles away.

Otoe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Otoe County is 31131: state code 31 for Nebraska plus county code 131. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,448.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Otoe County, Nebraska?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,591. That is up 688 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,903.

What is the FIPS code of Otoe County?

31131. The first two digits (31) are Nebraska; the last three (131) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Otoe County?

Nebraska City, with 7,526 residents inside Otoe County in 2024.

Which counties border Otoe County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lancaster County, NE; Cass County, NE; Gage County, NE; Nemaha County, NE; Fremont County, IA; Johnson County, NE; Atchison County, MO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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