Otoe County, Nebraska
24 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,241
- Median household income
- $82,188
- ±6,560
- Unemployed
- 2.7%
- 231 of 8,510 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 93.4%
- 5,960 of 6,383 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Otoe | 15,930 (2021) | Po Box 249, Nebraska City | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Nebraska City | 7,202 (2021) | 1409 Central Ave, Nebraska City | Website |
| City of Syracuse | 1,932 (2021) | 495 Midland St, Syracuse | Website |
| Village of Burr | 53 (2021) | Po Box 97, Burr | — |
| Village of Douglas | 170 (2021) | Po Box 67, Douglas | — |
| Village of Dunbar | 164 (2021) | 105 E Nebraska St, Dunbar | — |
| Village of Lorton | 35 (2021) | 9 1st St, Lorton | — |
| Village of Otoe | 163 (2021) | Po Box 91, Otoe | — |
| Village of Palmyra | 553 (2021) | Po Box 158, Palmyra | — |
| Village of Talmage | 201 (2021) | Po Box 138, Talmage | — |
| Village of Unadilla | 295 (2021) | Po Box 87, Unadilla | Website |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska City Airport Authority | Air transportation | 1409 Central Avenue, Nebraska City | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box N, Syracuse | Website |
| Nebraska City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 200 N 3rd St, Nebraska City | — |
| Syracuse Housing Agency | Housing and community development | 990 Walnut St, Syracuse | — |
| Dunbar Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 4554 H Rd, Dunbar | — |
| Nebraska City Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 488, Nebraska City | — |
| Palmyra Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 185, Palmyra | — |
| Syracuse Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 3811 L Rd, Syracuse | — |
| Talmage Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 203 Main St, Talmage | — |
| Unadilla Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 970 B Street Po Box 57, Unadilla | — |
| Otoe County Sanitary and Improvement District 1 | Other multi-function districts | 63952 736 Rd, Peru | — |
| Otoe County Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 2, Nebraska City | — |
| Otoe County Rural Water District 3 | Water supply utility | Po Box 442, Syracuse | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district4 schools
1700 14TH AVENUE, Nebraska City, NE, 68410
PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1
School district3 schools
425 F ST, Palmyra, NE, 68418
SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS
School district3 schools
550 7TH ST, Syracuse, NE, 68446
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Eagle Farmers Market (eagle) · Plattsmouth Downtown Farmers Market (Plattsmouth)
Beatrice Farmers Market (801 Court Street P.O. Box 125 Beatrice) · Beatrice Farmers Market Indian Creek Mall (Beatrice)
Sunday Farmers' Market at College View (4801 Prescott Avenue Lincoln) · F Street Neighborhood Farmers' Market (Lincoln) · Fallbrook Farmers' Market (Lincoln) · and 2 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.