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SargentNE

A town of 534.

Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Population
534
−4.8% since 2010
Median home value
$58K
Census ACS
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
44.2
years
Jobs based here
214
Balanced
Small town

534 people, and everyone knows the way

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Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Sargent has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–38°
Spring35–61°
Summer59–84°
Fall37–63°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in nine working residents works right in Sargent

Most working residents leave Sargent for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Broken Bow (33%), Omaha (4%) and Kilfoil (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

11%work in town

Where working residents work

In Sargent11%
Broken Bow33%
Omaha4%
Kilfoil4%
Burwell3%
22 mi
median commute distance
214
jobs based in Sargent
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Sargent is

Sargent beats the Nebraska average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
8 better19 too close to call5 worse
What stands outSargentNE
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.2%12.4%
Fewer uninsured adults7.4%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.2%8.3%
Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical Center
21 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
2
paid flood claims since 2010
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Sargent is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 689 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Sargent Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Sargent

City in Nebraska, United States

Sargent is a city in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sargent had a population of 500.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
500
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
2,316 ft
ZIP code
68874
Area code
308

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