County profile
Kimball County, NE
United States · GDP 2024
#2779 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 54% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$263.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-6.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,045
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
113
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,391
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.2%
Median HH income
$56.7k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
15.0%±2.9%
Poverty rate
12.2%±3.8%
Business applications
31 · 2025
Retail establishments
24
72.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1George Risk Industries, Inc.Industrials$22.5M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Admin & support25%
Manufacturing23%
Retail trade18%
Health care13%
Food & accommodation11%
Mining & energy9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,391
residents · 2025 · -0.5% since 2020
Income per capita $64.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−9
International migration+40
Natural change−51
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$165.7M2019
$182.2M2020
$203.9M2021
$271.8M2022
$281.1M2023
$263.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$109.4k±$11.6k
Median gross rent
$846/mo±$76/mo
Vacancy rate
16.4%±4.9%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$3.4M
19 units · 5.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
7.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$961/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 81Drought 79Ice storm 71
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1692016
1942017
2152018
2302019
2432020
2752021
3342022
3882023
3812024
3972025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 1800% since 202112021
42022
22023
172024
192025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.9 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
4.6 km
UP
Nearest port
622.4 km
JEBRO DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
75.8 km
SCOTTSBLUFF/WESTERN NEBRASKA RGNL/WM B HEILIG FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.2k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kimball?
Kimball's economy produced $263.4M in 2024, contracting 6.3% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is admin & support.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.