Tobias vs Western

A side-by-side comparison of Tobias and Western: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Western has the higher population (232 vs 63 in Tobias). Western has the higher median household income ($46,667 vs $44,375 in Tobias). Western has the higher median home value ($61,700 vs $39,400 in Tobias).

Population, income & housing

	Tobias	Western
Population	63	232
Median age	56.2 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,375	$46,667
Median home value	$39,400	$61,700
Median gross rent	—	$596
Housing units	39	116
Homeownership rate	91.2%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tobias	Western
Population	112 → 63 (-43.8%)	252 → 232 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $44,375 (-22.0%)	$38,750 → $46,667 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$38,200 → $39,400 (+3.1%)	$46,400 → $61,700 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$614 → $596 (-2.9%)

Tobias

Population

11263

Median household income

$56,875$44,375

Median home value

$38,200$39,400

Western

Population

252232

Median household income

$38,750$46,667

Median home value

$46,400$61,700

Median gross rent

$614$596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tobias	Western
Under 5	4.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	12.7%	19.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	3.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	30.2%	9.1%
65 to 74	15.9%	15.1%
75 and over	6.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tobias	Western
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	93.5%
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%	5.2%
Some other race	3.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tobias	Western
No high school diploma	9.6%	10.4%
High school graduate	42.3%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tobias	Western
Drove alone	76.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	18.4%	12.7%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tobias	Western
1-unit, detached	94.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Tobias	Western
Poverty rate	16.4%	10.3%
Average household size	1.85	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938