Sherman County vs Webster County

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

Sherman 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 2,974 in Sherman County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($65,197 vs $61,935 in Sherman County). Sherman County has the higher median home value ($135,000 vs $102,000 in Webster County).

Population, income & housing

	Sherman County	Webster County
Population	2,974	3,385
Median age	47.9 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,935	$65,197
Median home value	$135,000	$102,000
Median gross rent	$866	$673
Housing units	1,797	1,767
Homeownership rate	76.4%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sherman County	Webster County
Population	3,033 → 2,974 (-1.9%)	3,537 → 3,385 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$50,781 → $61,935 (+22.0%)	$46,188 → $65,197 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$88,700 → $135,000 (+52.2%)	$78,400 → $102,000 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$534 → $866 (+62.2%)	$458 → $673 (+46.9%)

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

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)

	Sherman County	Webster County
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.4%
65 to 74	15.1%	13.1%
75 and over	12.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sherman County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sherman County	Webster County
No high school diploma	8.7%	6.1%
High school graduate	35.6%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sherman County	Webster County
Drove alone	78.8%	82.4%
Carpooled	9.8%	7.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	3.7%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.0%	3.8%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sherman County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	76.7%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Sherman County	Webster County
Poverty rate	9.5%	9.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1962	1950