Sutherland, NE Demographics

Population 1,679 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Sutherland

Household size in Sutherland

Household size, people per household
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–102.562.522.68
2010–142.552.532.73
2015–192.512.512.71
2020–242.362.512.65
Change−0.20−0.01−0.03
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Households in Sutherland are small: just 2.36 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.56 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Sutherland

Median age, years
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–1041.937.437.7
2010–1442.937.938.6
2015–1942.938.339.6
2020–2443.938.340.1
Change+2.0+0.9+2.3
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The median resident of Sutherland is 43.9 years old, older than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Sutherland

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–107.6%10.1%12.3%
2010–148.3%10.6%12.3%
2015–199.4%10.1%11.6%
2020–2411.2%10.4%11.6%
Change+3.6 pts+0.3 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head just over one in ten households in Sutherland (11.2%), close to the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Sutherland

Renters in Sutherland

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–1023.0%31.4%33.3%
2010–1422.8%33.5%35.6%
2015–1917.5%33.9%36.0%
2020–2420.3%33.5%34.8%
Change−2.7 pts+2.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Sutherland is largely a place of homeowners: only 20.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 50.4% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Sutherland

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–1011.8%10.0%11.4%
2010–149.2%9.1%11.4%
2015–1913.5%9.4%11.1%
2020–249.6%7.8%9.6%
Change−2.1 pts−2.2 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy in Sutherland is the same as the national rate: 9.6% of homes are empty. The rate is higher than in Nebraska as a whole (7.8%).

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Sutherland

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–10196919691974
2010–14196719701975
2015–19197319721977
2020–24197019751980
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The housing in Sutherland is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1970, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Sutherland

Rent, per month
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–10$465$730$965
2010–14$684$805$1,040
2015–19$793$911$1,213
2020–24$704$1,159$1,571
Change+$239+$429+$606
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Rent in Sutherland runs $704 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 21.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Sutherland

Bachelor's degrees in Sutherland

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–1017.1%29.5%28.4%
2010–1417.2%30.4%29.6%
2015–1922.2%32.4%32.1%
2020–2419.8%34.9%35.6%
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Fewer adults in Sutherland have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 19.8%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Sutherland

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–1095.7%90.3%84.9%
2010–1495.5%90.6%86.1%
2015–1994.6%91.3%87.7%
2020–2493.1%91.8%89.3%
Change−2.6 pts+1.6 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Sutherland is above the national rate: 93.1% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%. The picture is much the same across Nebraska.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Sutherland

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSutherlandNebraskaU.S.
2006–102.3%5.1%8.1%
2010–142.1%5.5%9.4%
2015–191.7%3.4%5.6%
2020–244.4%3.1%5.4%
Change+2.1 pts−2.1 pts−2.7 pts
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Jobs have been a little easier to find in Sutherland than nationally: unemployment was 4.4%, against 5.4%. Even so, the rate is higher than in Nebraska as a whole (3.1%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Sutherland compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Sutherland2.3643.911.2%20.3%9.6%1970$70419.8%93.1%4.4%
Hershey2.3044.17.3%27.6%11.7%1971$58619.3%95.9%0.8%
Sarben2.3348.36.5%21.5%17.4%1974$79624.8%92.4%1.7%
Paxton2.3332.57.6%28.4%18.3%1954$88422.3%92.8%0.6%
North Platte2.1842.713.8%37.4%11.5%1969$93222.5%94.0%3.5%
Dickens2.3847.75.8%21.2%19.1%1964$66629.3%95.2%1.6%
Roscoe2.3046.35.4%22.6%17.5%1966$85325.4%92.9%0.4%
Wallace2.4347.36.4%18.0%18.5%1962$70431.0%94.5%1.8%
Keystone2.0053.31.0%26.0%49.3%1975$89817.1%93.2%0.9%
Elsie2.5038.64.5%19.8%18.3%1951$64920.1%87.3%4.0%
Tryon2.3545.72.0%29.0%15.5%1957$65725.2%96.0%0.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Sutherland. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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