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Gothenburg, NE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gothenburg is $24,630, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Gothenburg median household income is $51,726, which has grown by 43.72% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Gothenburg residents spend 11.1 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, #205

Gothenburg, NE	24,630 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

Gothenburg, NE	28,043 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

Gothenburg, NE	36,667 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

Gothenburg, NE	16,154 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, #139

Gothenburg, NE	51,726 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gothenburg, NE	58,869 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #206

Gothenburg, NE	43.72%
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

	Gothenburg, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.23%	$8,560, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.57%	$17,096, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.84%	$3,700, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.27%	$12,626, 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

Gothenburg, NE	61,675 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gothenburg, NE	71,698 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

	Gothenburg, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$51,726, see rank	$54,303	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Gothenburg, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$56,204, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$59,250, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,309, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$29,342, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Gothenburg, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,772, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	1,403, 50.61%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,054, 75.12%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,054, 75.12%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	973, 92.31%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	81, 7.69%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	349, 24.88%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	1,369, 49.39%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	746, 54.49%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	746, 54.49%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	709, 95.04%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 4.96%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	623, 45.51%, 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

	Gothenburg, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,665, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,398, 83.96%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	177, 10.63%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	56, 3.36%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.54%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	25, 1.50%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gothenburg, NE	11.1 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

	Gothenburg, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,682	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	973, 57.85%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	278, 28.57%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	75, 7.71%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	205, 21.07%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 3.19%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	131, 13.46%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	202, 20.76%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	709, 42.15%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	208, 29.34%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	200, 28.21%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	271, 38.22%, 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	12, 1.69%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 2.54%, 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

	Gothenburg, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,682, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	123, 7.31%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	154, 9.16%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	157, 9.33%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	47, 2.79%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	269, 15.99%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	160, 9.51%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	26, 1.55%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	77, 4.58%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20, 1.19%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	401, 23.84%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	111, 6.60%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	65, 3.86%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	72, 4.28%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Gothenburg, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	359	10.35%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	53	5.74%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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