Income and Poverty in Kimball County, Nebraska

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Kimball County reported a medium-low median income for all households of $35,786 (2005 Dollars). This median is 28.3 percent lower than the median in Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 37.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

In Kimball County, Nebraska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $35,588 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 0.6 percent less than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Kimball County, Nebraska , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $57,038, this median household income is 59.4 percent greater than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Kimball County reported an income level of $55,758, this was 55.8 percent greater than the median for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $44,168. This income level is 23.4 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Kimball County, Nebraska can be considered to have a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 11.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 34 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Kimball County, accounting 19.7 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.