Kimball County, Nebraska

Kimball County has a population of 3,248 and has shrunk 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $109,400, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $56,712.

Home price
$109,400
Income
$56,712
Population
3,248
Unemployment
0.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$109,400county
Median gross rent$846county
Median year homes here were built1952county
Share of homes built before 198090.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$732county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,279county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$56,712county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate12.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.3%county
Unemployment rate0.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$81,108county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.67%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time14.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13841county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station68 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths369.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment470county
Students per full-time teacher10.9county
Free lunch eligible36.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.5%county
Frequent mental distress14.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,248county
Land area in square miles952county
People per square mile of land3.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store28.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age49.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.1%county
Share of households that are one person39.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents349county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents25county
Households that moved in88county
Households that moved away82county
Average income of arriving households$42,716county
Average income of departing households$39,915county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.0%(statewide)
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.1 incounty
Annual snowfall19.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.63 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing174 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days128 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostSep 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use871 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.4%county
Homes heated by propane23.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.7%county
Households with broadband85.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk7.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.7county
Landslide risk5.4county
Hail risk80.9county
Earthquake risk26.0county
Tornado risk23.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk3.8county
Winter weather risk37.4county
Strong wind risk15.0county
Wildfire risk55.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kimball County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nebraska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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