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Chadron, NE Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Chadron is $16,831, which is lower than the state average of $25,229 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Chadron median household income is $29,522, which has grown by 7.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 23.33% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Chadron residents spend 8.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.4 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #474

Chadron, NE	16,831 USD
Nebraska	25,229 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	8,912 USD
Nebraska	26,786 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	12,936 USD
Nebraska	32,261 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	7,325 USD
Nebraska	21,491 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #489

Chadron, NE	29,522 USD
Nebraska	49,342 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	38,974 USD
Nebraska	62,707 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #428

Chadron, NE	7.74%
Nebraska	23.33%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Chadron, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.02%	$8,772, see rank	27.72%	$11,682	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	31.99%	$16,110, see rank	26.94%	$15,663	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.73%	$1,133, see rank	2.21%	$2,481	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	9.21%	$17,460, see rank	13.53%	$17,916	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	48,000 USD
Nebraska	61,888 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	56,888 USD
Nebraska	74,985 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chadron, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$33,500, see rank	$50,904	$54,999
American Indian, Alaska Native	$15,858, see rank	$26,932	$36,779

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chadron, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$11,202, see rank	$25,891	$26,465
25 to 44	$32,000, see rank	$54,640	$57,132
45 to 64	$42,407, see rank	$61,439	$63,398
65 or over	$28,966, see rank	$31,963	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chadron, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,007	see rank	1,397,699	238,733,844
Male¹	2,302	45.98%, see rank	49.09%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,641	71.29%, see rank	76.42%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,641	71.29%, see rank	75.68%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,486	90.55%, see rank	94.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	155	9.45%, see rank	5.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	661	28.71%, see rank	23.58%	29.08%
Female¹	2,705	54.02%, see rank	50.91%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,816	67.13%, see rank	66.00%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,816	67.13%, see rank	65.88%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,793	98.73%, see rank	95.16%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	23	1.27%, see rank	4.84%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	889	32.87%, see rank	34.00%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chadron, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,236	100%	923,456	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,025	62.58%, see rank	79.95%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	352	10.88%, see rank	10.04%	10.35%
Public Transportation	85	2.63%, see rank	0.66%	4.94%
Walked	492	15.20%, see rank	3.19%	2.85%
Other Means	192	5.93%, see rank	1.29%	1.72%
Worked at Home	90	2.78%, see rank	4.87%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chadron, NE	8.3 minutes
Nebraska	17.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chadron, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,279	-	937,574	141,833,331
Male¹	1,486	45.32%, see rank	52.42%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	293	19.72%, see rank	32.30%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	201	13.53%, see rank	11.69%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	380	25.57%, see rank	17.36%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	103	6.93%, see rank	2.41%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	198	13.32%, see rank	9.56%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	261	17.56%, see rank	20.19%	18.08%
Female¹	1,793	54.68%, see rank	47.58%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	572	31.90%, see rank	37.58%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	461	25.71%, see rank	21.26%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	673	37.53%, see rank	33.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18	1.00%, see rank	0.48%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	69	3.85%, see rank	6.69%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Chadron, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,279	100%	937,574	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	144	4.39%, see rank	4.80%	1.86%
Construction	168	5.12%, see rank	6.51%	7.13%
Manufacturing	15	0.46%, see rank	10.94%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	38	1.16%, see rank	3.09%	3.06%
Retail Trade	651	19.85%, see rank	11.60%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	153	4.67%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	65	1.98%, see rank	2.06%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	91	2.78%, see rank	7.72%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	280	8.54%, see rank	8.14%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,127	34.37%, see rank	23.14%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	384	11.71%, see rank	7.58%	8.86%
Public Administration	65	1.98%, see rank	3.94%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	98	2.99%, see rank	4.47%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chadron, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,374	28.04%, see rank	11.82%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	147	13.22%, see rank	7.95%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.