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Offutt AFB, Nebraska.

A community in Sarpy County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Sarpy County’s.

Living in Offutt AFB, Sarpy County, Nebraska

Offutt AFB, in Sarpy County, had 5,363 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $72,500 a year and half less, against $103,321 across Sarpy County; 7% of its people live below the poverty line. 1% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 99% are rented. Unemployment in Sarpy County was 2.6% in August 2026, and the county had 3.2% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 5,363 in the 2020 census; median age 24.6
Household income $72,500 the median, give or take $9,515 · Sarpy County: $103,321
Unemployment 2.6% Sarpy County, August 2026; 2.7% a year before
Homes 1% lived in by their owners; 99% rented
  • 1,894households
  • 26%of adults have a degree
  • 7%below the poverty line
  • 18 mintypical commute
  • 5%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care27%
  • Shops (retail)11%
  • Professional and business services10%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment8%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%
  • Government8%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Sarpy County had 83,436 jobs in 2025, 3.2% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 32° and 13°; warmest in July, 86° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 32° 13° F M A M J J 86° 67° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 32° and 13°; warmest in July, 86° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 32° 13° F M A M J J 86° 67° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 32° and lows near 13°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 67°. About 33 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Springfield 7E weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Sarpy County

  1. AmazonGeneral warehousing and storage2,093
  2. Papillion La Vista Community SchoolsSchool district1,537FTE
  3. Bellevue UniversityUniversity or college1,484
  4. Bellevue Public SchoolsSchool district1,362FTE
  5. Gretna Public SchoolsSchool district891FTE
  6. Vala's Pumpkin Farm and Fall FestivalParks, amusement642
  7. Rotella's Italian BakeryBakery597
  8. Oriental Trading CompanyWarehousing and storage, general merchandise466

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 201 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 22,819 people in all across the county; Offutt AFB has one of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. TornadoesRelatively high
  2. HailRelatively moderate
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate
  4. Winter weatherRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Offutt AFB’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Sarpy County.