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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Buffalo County is $25,154, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Buffalo County median household income is $52,562, which has grown by 42.90% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Buffalo County residents spend 14.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #54

Buffalo County	25,154 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

Buffalo County	25,633 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

Buffalo County	32,108 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

Buffalo County	20,879 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, #17

Buffalo County	52,562 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Buffalo County	64,926 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #51

Buffalo County	42.90%
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

	Buffalo County		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.03%	$13,585, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.59%	$18,251, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.62%	$1,475, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.57%	$18,325, 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

Buffalo County	69,711 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Buffalo County	79,965 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

	Buffalo County	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$53,451, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Black	$22,422, see rank	$28,376	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,415, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
Asian	$25,250, see rank	$51,551	$73,244
One Race, Other	$43,393, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,235, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Buffalo County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$25,038, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,326, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,531, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$35,562, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Buffalo County	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	37,229, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	18,290, 49.13%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,265, 77.99%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	25, 0.14%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,240, 77.86%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,614, 95.60%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	626, 4.40%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,025, 22.01%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	18,939, 50.87%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,353, 70.51%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,353, 70.51%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,860, 96.31%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	493, 3.69%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,586, 29.49%, 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

	Buffalo County	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	26,074, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,790, 79.73%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,622, 10.06%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	62, 0.24%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	1,067, 4.09%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	357, 1.37%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,176, 4.51%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Buffalo County	14.1 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

	Buffalo County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,474	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	13,614, 51.42%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,256, 31.26%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,655, 12.16%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,426, 17.82%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	284, 2.09%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,097, 8.06%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,249, 23.87%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	12,860, 48.58%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,240, 32.97%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,149, 24.49%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,362, 33.92%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	89, 0.69%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.09%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	996, 7.74%, 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

	Buffalo County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,474, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,092, 4.12%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	1,431, 5.41%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,561, 13.45%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	830, 3.14%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,894, 14.71%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,305, 4.93%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	458, 1.73%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,050, 3.97%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,443, 5.45%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,945, 26.23%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,575, 9.73%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	733, 2.77%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,157, 4.37%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Buffalo County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,526	12.32%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	845	7.33%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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