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Lincoln Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lincoln Area is $27,516, which is about the same as the state average of $27,339 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Lincoln Area median household income is $52,291. On average Lincoln Area residents spend 18.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #160

Lincoln Area	27,516 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

Lincoln Area	27,074 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

Lincoln Area	32,880 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

Lincoln Area	22,409 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, #191

Lincoln Area	52,291 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lincoln Area	68,465 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lincoln Area	3.66%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Lincoln Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Nebraska and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Lincoln Area		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.07%	$13,543, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.03%	$18,862, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.90%	$2,944, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.78%	$20,046, 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

Lincoln Area	69,410 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lincoln Area	84,832 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

	Lincoln Area	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$54,479, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Black	$26,952, see rank	$28,376	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,623, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
Asian	$42,662, see rank	$51,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,197, see rank	$26,879	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$46,172, see rank	$43,839	$53,370
One Race, Other	$32,813, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,906, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lincoln Area	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$23,245, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,845, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,919, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$42,611, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lincoln Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	246,271, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	122,911, 49.91%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	92,497, 75.26%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	334, 0.27%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	92,163, 74.98%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	86,172, 93.50%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,991, 6.50%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	30,414, 24.74%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	123,360, 50.09%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	84,379, 68.40%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	34, 0.03%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	84,345, 68.37%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	79,950, 94.79%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,395, 5.21%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	38,981, 31.60%, 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

	Lincoln Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	163,687, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	132,428, 80.90%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,527, 9.49%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,905, 1.16%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	4,348, 2.66%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	3,549, 2.17%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,930, 3.62%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lincoln Area	18.2 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

	Lincoln Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	166,122	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	86,172, 51.87%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30,323, 35.19%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	11,243, 13.05%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,538, 19.19%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	796, 0.92%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,365, 8.55%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,890, 17.28%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	79,950, 48.13%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	33,571, 41.99%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17,166, 21.47%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	24,299, 30.39%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	262, 0.33%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	184, 0.23%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,277, 5.35%, 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

	Lincoln Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	166,122, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,626, 1.58%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	10,030, 6.04%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	15,896, 9.57%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,829, 2.30%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	18,922, 11.39%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7,033, 4.23%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	3,944, 2.37%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13,012, 7.83%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15,120, 9.10%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	43,805, 26.37%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	14,770, 8.89%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	9,831, 5.92%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,304, 4.40%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lincoln Area	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	43,094	14.57%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,788	9.01%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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