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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Laurel is $20,853, which is lower than the state average of $25,229 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Laurel median household income is $36,417, which has grown by 22.53% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 23.33% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Laurel residents spend 14.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #283

Laurel, NE	20,853 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

Laurel, NE	25,398 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

Laurel, NE	34,837 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

Laurel, NE	18,846 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, #372

Laurel, NE	36,417 USD
Nebraska	49,342 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Laurel, NE	48,202 USD
Nebraska	62,707 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #293

Laurel, NE	22.53%
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

	Laurel, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.27%	$9,700, see rank	27.72%	$11,682	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	39.63%	$14,356, see rank	26.94%	$15,663	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.60%	$350, see rank	2.21%	$2,481	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	11.44%	$8,342, 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

Laurel, NE	50,313 USD
Nebraska	61,888 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Laurel, NE	59,892 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

	Laurel, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$36,333, see rank	$50,904	$54,999

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Laurel, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$22,857, see rank	$25,891	$26,465
25 to 44	$47,500, see rank	$54,640	$57,132
45 to 64	$53,750, see rank	$61,439	$63,398
65 or over	$26,250, see rank	$31,963	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Laurel, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	722	see rank	1,397,699	238,733,844
Male¹	329	45.57%, see rank	49.09%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	225	68.39%, see rank	76.42%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	225	68.39%, see rank	75.68%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	211	93.78%, see rank	94.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14	6.22%, see rank	5.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	104	31.61%, see rank	23.58%	29.08%
Female¹	393	54.43%, see rank	50.91%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	182	46.31%, see rank	66.00%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	182	46.31%, see rank	65.88%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	168	92.31%, see rank	95.16%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14	7.69%, see rank	4.84%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	211	53.69%, 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

	Laurel, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	375	100%	923,456	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	284	75.73%, see rank	79.95%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	52	13.87%, see rank	10.04%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.66%	4.94%
Walked	22	5.87%, see rank	3.19%	2.85%
Other Means	15	4.00%, see rank	1.29%	1.72%
Worked at Home	2	0.53%, see rank	4.87%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Laurel, NE	14.4 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

	Laurel, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	379	-	937,574	141,833,331
Male¹	211	55.67%, see rank	52.42%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	83	39.34%, see rank	32.30%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	9	4.27%, see rank	11.69%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22	10.43%, see rank	17.36%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12	5.69%, see rank	2.41%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11	5.21%, see rank	9.56%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	46	21.80%, see rank	20.19%	18.08%
Female¹	168	44.33%, see rank	47.58%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	58	34.52%, see rank	37.58%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	52	30.95%, see rank	21.26%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44	26.19%, 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	3	1.79%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11	6.55%, 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

	Laurel, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	379	100%	937,574	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	48	12.66%, see rank	4.80%	1.86%
Construction	14	3.69%, see rank	6.51%	7.13%
Manufacturing	49	12.93%, see rank	10.94%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	21	5.54%, see rank	3.09%	3.06%
Retail Trade	26	6.86%, see rank	11.60%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23	6.07%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.06%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24	6.33%, see rank	7.72%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5	1.32%, see rank	8.14%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	116	30.61%, see rank	23.14%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12	3.17%, see rank	7.58%	8.86%
Public Administration	21	5.54%, see rank	3.94%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	20	5.28%, see rank	4.47%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Laurel, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	76	8.90%, see rank	11.82%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	16	6.93%, see rank	7.95%	10.08%

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