Kimball County vs Webster County

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

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

Webster County has the higher population (3,385 vs 3,348 in Kimball County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($65,197 vs $59,438 in Kimball County). Kimball County has the higher median home value ($109,900 vs $102,000 in Webster County).

Population, income & housing

	Kimball County	Webster County
Population	3,348	3,385
Median age	48.5 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,438	$65,197
Median home value	$109,900	$102,000
Median gross rent	$853	$673
Housing units	1,812	1,767
Homeownership rate	71.9%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kimball County	Webster County
Population	3,633 → 3,348 (-7.8%)	3,537 → 3,385 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$53,403 → $59,438 (+11.3%)	$46,188 → $65,197 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $109,900 (+33.1%)	$78,400 → $102,000 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $853 (+15.1%)	$458 → $673 (+46.9%)

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

Webster County

Population

3,5373,385

Median household income

$46,188$65,197

Median home value

$78,400$102,000

Median gross rent

$458$673

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kimball County	Webster County
Under 5	4.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	16.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	13.4%	13.1%
75 and over	13.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kimball County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	89.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.5%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kimball County	Webster County
No high school diploma	10.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	37.4%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kimball County	Webster County
Drove alone	81.6%	82.4%
Carpooled	8.7%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.0%	3.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kimball County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	83.2%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Kimball County	Webster County
Poverty rate	11.1%	9.9%
Average household size	2.14	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1953	1950