Chadron vs Whitney

A side-by-side comparison of Chadron and Whitney: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chadron has the higher population (5,207 vs 57 in Whitney). Whitney has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $54,026 in Chadron). Chadron has the higher median home value ($153,300 vs $36,900 in Whitney).

Population, income & housing

	Chadron	Whitney
Population	5,207	57
Median age	26.8 yrs	62.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,026	$67,500
Median home value	$153,300	$36,900
Median gross rent	$1,044	—
Housing units	2,437	54
Homeownership rate	61.2%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.4%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chadron	Whitney
Population	5,591 → 5,207 (-6.9%)	116 → 57 (-50.9%)
Median household income	$47,288 → $54,026 (+14.2%)	$51,250 → $67,500 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$127,200 → $153,300 (+20.5%)	$37,500 → $36,900 (-1.6%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $1,044 (+43.4%)	$556 → $550 (-1.1%)

Chadron

Population

5,5915,207

Median household income

$47,288$54,026

Median home value

$127,200$153,300

Median gross rent

$728$1,044

Whitney

Population

11657

Median household income

$51,250$67,500

Median home value

$37,500$36,900

Median gross rent

$556$550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chadron	Whitney
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	3.5%
18 to 24	27.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	5.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	21.1%
45 to 54	6.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	19.3%
65 to 74	6.4%	36.8%
75 and over	7.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chadron	Whitney
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chadron	Whitney
No high school diploma	6.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	20.4%	52.7%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chadron	Whitney
Drove alone	73.7%	65.5%
Carpooled	13.6%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.8%	17.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	3.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chadron	Whitney
1-unit, detached	72.4%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	35.2%

Poverty & households

	Chadron	Whitney
Poverty rate	13.8%	5.3%
Average household size	2.19	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	11	21
Median year structure built	1954	1940