Sargent, Nebraska Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 6:27 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Sargent is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, with a population of 548. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 94.50% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.00% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 5.50% as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.00% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Ancestry

Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Sargent include German, Irish, American, English, and Norwegian. Measured by location quotient — comparing the city share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in city are Czech, Danish, and Eastern European.

Native and foreign-born population

An estimated 97.80% of Sargent residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 2.20% of the population that is foreign-born, 0.00% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.

Age

The population of Sargent is older than the United States as a whole. The median age is 55.1 years, 17.2 years more than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 27.00% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Sargent, 49.50% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 3.90% of households are occupied by single male householders, 2.10% by single female householders, and 44.50% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 68.30% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Nebraska and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Sargent, 97.7% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 95% of the 5 and older population across Nebraska only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Sargent are more likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 61.1% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across Nebraska as a whole, 52.9% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is less common in Sargent than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 7.5% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In Nebraska, 10.3% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 14.6% of Sargent residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Sargent, 8.8% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 8.4% of the civilian population in all of Nebraska.

Educational attainment

In Sargent, adults are more likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, but are less likely to have a four-year college education. Among Sargent residents 25 and older, 89.60% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 13.40% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across Nebraska, 91.1% of adults have graduated high school, and 31.3 have a bachelor’s degree.

Income

The typical household in Sargent earns $31,336 a year, about $29,000 less than the national median of $60,293 and $27,800 less than the median household income across the state of $59,116.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is more common in Sargent than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 15.90%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 11.6% of the population lives below the poverty line.