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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Blue Springs is $15,325, which is much lower than the state average of $27,339 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Blue Springs median household income is $30,078, which has grown by 20.31% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.50% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Blue Springs residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #536

Blue Springs, NE	15,325 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Springs, NE	15,550 USD
Nebraska	29,063 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Springs, NE	15,179 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Springs, NE	16,023 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #507

Blue Springs, NE	30,078 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Blue Springs, NE	35,636 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #406

Blue Springs, NE	20.31%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Blue Springs, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.07%	$2,160, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.61%	$14,482, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.36%	$1,780, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.77%	$12,773, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Blue Springs, NE	31,705 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Blue Springs, NE	40,354 USD
Nebraska	81,503 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Blue Springs, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$30,078, see rank	$54,303	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Blue Springs, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
25 to 44	$29,028, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$32,125, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$27,500, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Blue Springs, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	299, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	162, 54.18%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	104, 64.20%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	104, 64.20%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	71, 68.27%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 31.73%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	58, 35.80%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	137, 45.82%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	86, 62.77%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	86, 62.77%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	75, 87.21%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11, 12.79%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	51, 37.23%, see rank	34.32%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Blue Springs, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	146, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	108, 73.97%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	28, 19.18%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	1, 0.68%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 6.16%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Blue Springs, NE	22.3 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Blue Springs, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	146	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	71, 48.63%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	21, 29.58%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 9.86%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 14.08%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	20, 28.17%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	75, 51.37%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13, 17.33%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	30, 40.00%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 37.33%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 5.33%, see rank	6.49%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Blue Springs, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	146, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	10, 6.85%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	22, 15.07%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7, 4.79%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	19, 13.01%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 2.74%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	2, 1.37%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 5.48%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10, 6.85%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	39, 26.71%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	16, 10.96%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	4, 2.74%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5, 3.42%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Blue Springs, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	110	29.57%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	23	24.73%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.