Humboldt vs Shubert

A side-by-side comparison of Humboldt and Shubert: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Humboldt has the higher population (780 vs 201 in Shubert). Humboldt has the higher median home value ($68,500 vs $57,000 in Shubert). Since 2019, Shubert's population has grown faster (+14.2% vs -9.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Shubert
Population	780	201
Median age	50.6 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,500	—
Median home value	$68,500	$57,000
Median gross rent	$480	$850
Housing units	467	122
Homeownership rate	62.8%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Shubert
Population	863 → 780 (-9.6%)	176 → 201 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$42,969 → $45,500 (+5.9%)	$41,667 → $50,000 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$46,800 → $68,500 (+46.4%)	$39,400 → $57,000 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$429 → $480 (+11.9%)	$600 → $850 (+41.7%)

Humboldt

Population

863780

Median household income

$42,969$45,500

Median home value

$46,800$68,500

Median gross rent

$429$480

Shubert

Population

176201

Median household income

$41,667$50,000

Median home value

$39,400$57,000

Median gross rent

$600$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt	Shubert
Under 5	2.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	7.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	2.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	2.5%
35 to 44	7.3%	6.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	46.3%
65 to 74	13.3%	16.9%
75 and over	15.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Shubert
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	4.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Shubert
No high school diploma	13.4%	16.9%
High school graduate	43.0%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Shubert
Drove alone	75.8%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	5.9%
Other means	4.1%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Shubert
1-unit, detached	87.2%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Shubert
Poverty rate	15.0%	7.5%
Average household size	2.01	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938