Valley County vs Webster County

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

Valley 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.

Valley County has the higher population (4,094 vs 3,385 in Webster County). Webster County has the higher median household income ($65,197 vs $58,902 in Valley County). Valley County has the higher median home value ($122,200 vs $102,000 in Webster County).

Population, income & housing

	Valley County	Webster County
Population	4,094	3,385
Median age	45.4 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,902	$65,197
Median home value	$122,200	$102,000
Median gross rent	$616	$673
Housing units	2,116	1,767
Homeownership rate	72.9%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Valley County	Webster County
Population	4,206 → 4,094 (-2.7%)	3,537 → 3,385 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$55,324 → $58,902 (+6.5%)	$46,188 → $65,197 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$110,400 → $122,200 (+10.7%)	$78,400 → $102,000 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $616 (+6.4%)	$458 → $673 (+46.9%)

Valley County

Population

4,2064,094

Median household income

$55,324$58,902

Median home value

$110,400$122,200

Median gross rent

$579$616

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)

	Valley County	Webster County
Under 5	5.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	13.1%
75 and over	12.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Valley County	Webster County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	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	0.8%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Valley County	Webster County
No high school diploma	5.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	32.7%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Valley County	Webster County
Drove alone	82.6%	82.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.1%	3.8%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Valley County	Webster County
1-unit, detached	85.8%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Valley County	Webster County
Poverty rate	9.3%	9.9%
Average household size	2.21	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	15	21
Median year structure built	1954	1950