Population
9,193
+14.5% since 2010
Typical home
$428K
+1.7% in a year
Household income
$124K
median
Jobs based here
7,539
A job hub
What makes Gretna stand out The 3 things Gretna does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Gretna has grown 14.5% since 2010 4,441 people in 2010; 9,193 today.
What’s changed most in Gretna? 4,441 2010
5,083 2020
9,193 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Housing
A typical Gretna home is worth about $428K The typical Gretna home is worth about $428,000, up 1.7% in a year, 53% above the Nebraska typical home.
$428K Zillow home value
Typical home value Gretna $428K
Nebraska $281K
Market temperature
Seller’s market A strong seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s +1.7%
value change, 1 year
Schools
Gretna’s public schools outperform 90% of Nebraska districts The public schools Gretna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A School Grade
Work & commute
About one in nine working residents works right in Gretna Most working residents leave Gretna for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Omaha (56%), Papillion (4%) and Lincoln (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
11% work in town
Where working residents work In Gretna 11%
Omaha 56%
Papillion 4%
Lincoln 3%
La Vista 2%
11 mi
median commute distance
7,539
jobs based in Gretna
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Outdoors
9.6% of Gretna is conserved land 5.8 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.
#7 for trails in NE
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 9.6%
conserved · 429 of 4,495 acres
5.8 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
#5
most conserved land in NE
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Chalco Hills Recreation Area 3.5 mi 360 2. Leo Royal Memorial Park 0.7 mi 18 3. Plum Creek Subdivision Park and Recreation Area 0.3 mi 4
Health
Healthier than 94% of U.S. towns Gretna beats the Nebraska average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
A Health Grade
32 measures vs. Nebraska
What stands out Gretna NE Fewer adults facing food insecurity 6.5% 12.3% Fewer uninsured adults 5.5% 9.9%
Chi Health Lakeside
7.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
98th
percentile among NE towns
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Gretna has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
36″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 17–36°
Spring 40–62°
Summer 64–84°
Fall 42–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with tornadoes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
40 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
40 Moderate risk Lower Higher Tornadoes Inland flooding Cold waves
2
paid flood claims since 2019
4
federal disasters paid out here
A job hub Every workday, about 6,991 people come to Gretna for work Where Gretna’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
56% → Omaha Omaha 56%
4% → Papillion Papillion 4%
3% → Lincoln Lincoln 3%
2% → La Vista La Vista 2%
2% → Bellevue Bellevue 2%
1% → Chalco Chalco 1%
Gretna · 11% stay
7,539 jobs based in Gretna
11% of working residents work in town
11 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Gretna?
Census LEHD 2023
c. 1895 · Meat Market · Wikimedia Commons
Gretna’s story
140 years in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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Gretna is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Omaha metropolitan area and considered a suburban bedroom community for Omaha. The city's population was 5,083 at the 2020 census and estimated to be 9,071 in 2022.
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Established 1886
Population 5,083
Area 2.3 sq mi
Elevation 1,270 ft
ZIP code 68028
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