Kimball County vs Sherman County

A side-by-side comparison of Kimball County and Sherman County: population, income, housing, and more.

Kimball County and Sherman County are counties in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kimball County has the higher population (3,348 vs 2,974 in Sherman County). Sherman County has the higher median household income ($61,935 vs $59,438 in Kimball County). Sherman County has the higher median home value ($135,000 vs $109,900 in Kimball County).

Population, income & housing

	Kimball County	Sherman County
Population	3,348	2,974
Median age	48.5 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,438	$61,935
Median home value	$109,900	$135,000
Median gross rent	$853	$866
Housing units	1,812	1,797
Homeownership rate	71.9%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kimball County	Sherman County
Population	3,633 → 3,348 (-7.8%)	3,033 → 2,974 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$53,403 → $59,438 (+11.3%)	$50,781 → $61,935 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $109,900 (+33.1%)	$88,700 → $135,000 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $853 (+15.1%)	$534 → $866 (+62.2%)

Kimball County

Population

3,6333,348

Median household income

$53,403$59,438

Median home value

$82,600$109,900

Median gross rent

$741$853

Sherman County

Population

3,0332,974

Median household income

$50,781$61,935

Median home value

$88,700$135,000

Median gross rent

$534$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kimball County	Sherman County
Under 5	4.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	8.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	16.4%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	15.1%
75 and over	13.9%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kimball County	Sherman County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kimball County	Sherman County
No high school diploma	10.8%	8.7%
High school graduate	37.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kimball County	Sherman County
Drove alone	81.6%	78.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	3.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	7.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kimball County	Sherman County
1-unit, detached	83.2%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Kimball County	Sherman County
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.14	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1953	1962