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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Harlan County is $25,050, which is about the same as the state average of $25,229 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Harlan County median household income is $44,656, which has grown by 45.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 23.33% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Harlan County residents spend 18.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 17.4 minutes and is 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, #15

Harlan County	25,050 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

Harlan County	22,957 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

Harlan County	30,000 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

Harlan County	20,016 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, #31

Harlan County	44,656 USD
Nebraska	49,342 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harlan County	56,971 USD
Nebraska	62,707 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #10

Harlan County	45.56%
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

	Harlan County		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	34.07%	$10,479, see rank	27.72%	$11,682	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	38.20%	$16,125, see rank	26.94%	$15,663	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.71%	$1,164, see rank	2.21%	$2,481	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	14.41%	$15,321, 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

Harlan County	53,073 USD
Nebraska	61,888 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harlan County	70,298 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

	Harlan County	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$44,281, see rank	$50,904	$54,999

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Harlan County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$23,750, see rank	$25,891	$26,465
25 to 44	$50,850, see rank	$54,640	$57,132
45 to 64	$55,446, see rank	$61,439	$63,398
65 or over	$34,180, see rank	$31,963	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Harlan County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,813	see rank	1,397,699	238,733,844
Male¹	1,425	50.66%, see rank	49.09%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	987	69.26%, see rank	76.42%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	987	69.26%, see rank	75.68%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	964	97.67%, see rank	94.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	23	2.33%, see rank	5.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	438	30.74%, see rank	23.58%	29.08%
Female¹	1,388	49.34%, see rank	50.91%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	830	59.80%, see rank	66.00%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	830	59.80%, see rank	65.88%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	817	98.43%, see rank	95.16%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13	1.57%, see rank	4.84%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	558	40.20%, 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

	Harlan County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,701	100%	923,456	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,351	79.42%, see rank	79.95%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	152	8.94%, see rank	10.04%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.66%	4.94%
Walked	44	2.59%, see rank	3.19%	2.85%
Other Means	36	2.12%, see rank	1.29%	1.72%
Worked at Home	118	6.94%, see rank	4.87%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harlan County	18.1 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

	Harlan County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,781	-	937,574	141,833,331
Male¹	964	54.13%, see rank	52.42%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	378	39.21%, see rank	32.30%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	59	6.12%, see rank	11.69%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	99	10.27%, see rank	17.36%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	105	10.89%, see rank	2.41%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	154	15.98%, see rank	9.56%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	102	10.58%, see rank	20.19%	18.08%
Female¹	817	45.87%, see rank	47.58%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	327	40.02%, see rank	37.58%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	201	24.60%, see rank	21.26%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	238	29.13%, see rank	33.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, 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	51	6.24%, 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

	Harlan County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,781	100%	937,574	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	303	17.01%, see rank	4.80%	1.86%
Construction	180	10.11%, see rank	6.51%	7.13%
Manufacturing	145	8.14%, see rank	10.94%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	58	3.26%, see rank	3.09%	3.06%
Retail Trade	178	9.99%, see rank	11.60%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	75	4.21%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	6	0.34%, see rank	2.06%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	139	7.80%, see rank	7.72%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	56	3.14%, see rank	8.14%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	491	27.57%, see rank	23.14%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	79	4.44%, see rank	7.58%	8.86%
Public Administration	42	2.36%, see rank	3.94%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29	1.63%, see rank	4.47%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Harlan County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	352	10.28%, see rank	11.82%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	67	6.55%, see rank	7.95%	10.08%

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