Champion vs Imperial

A side-by-side comparison of Champion and Imperial: population, income, housing, and more.

Champion and Imperial are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Imperial has the higher population (2,182 vs 13 in Champion). Since 2019, Imperial's population has grown faster (+8.7% vs -69.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Champion	Imperial
Population	13	2,182
Median age	—	36.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,667
Median home value	—	$176,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,046
Housing units	31	1,037
Homeownership rate	100.0%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Champion	Imperial
Population	42 → 13 (-69.0%)	2,008 → 2,182 (+8.7%)
Median household income	—	$59,145 → $71,667 (+21.2%)
Median home value	—	$150,100 → $176,700 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$721 → $1,046 (+45.1%)

Champion

Population

4213

Imperial

Population

2,0082,182

Median household income

$59,145$71,667

Median home value

$150,100$176,700

Median gross rent

$721$1,046

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Champion	Imperial
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	100.0%	7.7%
75 and over	0.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Champion	Imperial
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	70.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Champion	Imperial
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.2%
High school graduate	46.2%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	53.8%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Champion	Imperial
Drove alone	100.0%	77.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Champion	Imperial
1-unit, detached	80.6%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Champion	Imperial
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	—	1974