Western vs Wilber

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

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

Wilber has the higher population (2,178 vs 232 in Western). Wilber has the higher median household income ($80,227 vs $46,667 in Western). Wilber has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $61,700 in Western).

Population, income & housing

	Western	Wilber
Population	232	2,178
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,667	$80,227
Median home value	$61,700	$154,700
Median gross rent	$596	$815
Housing units	116	797
Homeownership rate	85.3%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Western	Wilber
Population	252 → 232 (-7.9%)	1,880 → 2,178 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $46,667 (+20.4%)	$52,214 → $80,227 (+53.7%)
Median home value	$46,400 → $61,700 (+33.0%)	$119,000 → $154,700 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$614 → $596 (-2.9%)	$631 → $815 (+29.2%)

Western

Population

252232

Median household income

$38,750$46,667

Median home value

$46,400$61,700

Median gross rent

$614$596

Wilber

Population

1,8802,178

Median household income

$52,214$80,227

Median home value

$119,000$154,700

Median gross rent

$631$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Western	Wilber
Under 5	3.0%	9.7%
5 to 17	19.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	16.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	15.1%	8.9%
75 and over	8.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Western	Wilber
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	66.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Western	Wilber
No high school diploma	10.4%	17.3%
High school graduate	40.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Western	Wilber
Drove alone	76.4%	87.8%
Carpooled	12.7%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Western	Wilber
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Western	Wilber
Poverty rate	10.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1938	1953