What is the population of Papillion city?

Papillion city has 24,063 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #10 of 593 in Nebraska.

What is the median household income in Papillion city?

Median household income in Papillion city is $109,602 a year, 39.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Papillion city?

Median gross rent is $1,210 a month and the median home value is $290,900, so rent absorbs about 13.2% of median household income.

Is Papillion city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Papillion city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Papillion, NE population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Papillion, Nebraska (Papillion, NE — Census place “Papillion city”) is 24,063 residents, ranking #10 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $109,602, the median home is worth $290,900 and median gross rent runs $1,210 a month. Looking for the Papillion Nebraska ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Papillion, NE: 68046, 68138.

Population: 24,063Papillion city residents
Median household income: $109,602Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $290,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,210Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71.2%Owner-occupied households

Papillion ZIP codes (Nebraska)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Papillion.

The Papillion NE ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Papillion city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Papillion city median would spend about 13.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.2% of residents and 71.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Papillion city, NE in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Papillion city is a mid-size town in Nebraska, with 24,063 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #10 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Papillion city earn a median of $109,602 a year, 39.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 63% above the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 4.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Papillion city is valued at $290,900, 4.1% below the national figure and 80% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,210 a month, 13.9% below the national figure, or roughly $14,520 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Papillion city?: Papillion city has 24,063 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #10 of 593 in Nebraska.
What is the median household income in Papillion city?: Median household income in Papillion city is $109,602 a year, 39.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Papillion city?: Median gross rent is $1,210 a month and the median home value is $290,900, so rent absorbs about 13.2% of median household income.
Is Papillion city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Papillion city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Papillion city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.