Kimball County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 2,672 82.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 321 9.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 54 1.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 22 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 127 3.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 52 1.6%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 635 19.6%
• 18–24 177 5.4%
• 25–44 718 22.1%
• 45–64 804 24.8%
• 65 and over 914 28.1%

Median household income

$60,362

90% interval $53,424–$67,300

−$16,216 vs NE · 86th of 93

Below poverty line

12.9%

90% interval 9.7%–16.1%

+2.3 pp vs NE · 20th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.3%

−0.66 pp vs. state

County GDP

$263.4M

0.14% of state

Avg. annual pay

$54,190

Establishments

138

• Education & health services 281 17.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 214 13.6%
• Manufacturing 191 12.1%
• Public administration 183 11.6%
• Natural resources & mining 106 6.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 78 5.0%
• Financial activities 33 2.1%
• Other services 18 1.1%
• Construction 10 0.6%

The sectors listed cover 70.7% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

75.2%

+8.7 pp vs NE · 47th of 93

Median gross rent

$846

−$226 vs NE · 36th of 93

Owner-occupied

1,120

Renter-occupied

369

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 44% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $59,723/yr) pays 3.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,653/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 1,424 82.8%
• Democratic 272 15.8%
• Other / third-party 24 1.4%

• Spanish 62 2.0%
• German or other West Germanic 5 0.2%

Households

1,489

Family households

851

57.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

173

20.3% of families

Single-mother families

73

8.6% of families

Veterans

120

4.6% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 549 16.0%
• Catholic 468 13.6%
• Evangelical Protestant 372 10.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 114 3.3%

Health insured

85.6%

±3.6 pp

Uninsured

14.4%

±3.6 pp

1st of 93

With a disability

22.8%

±3.7 pp

1st of 93

Bachelor's or higher

15.0%

±2.9 pp

−19.6 pp vs NE · 91st of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.3%

90% interval 10.0%–12.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

12th Judicial District Court

Judges

3 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Chappell, Gering, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hyannis, Kimball, Oshkosh, Rushville, Sidney

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

5

191.35 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4