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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Merrick County is $25,403, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Merrick County median household income is $49,637, which has grown by 41.98% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Merrick County 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, #48

Merrick County	25,403 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

Merrick County	26,811 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

Merrick County	32,656 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

Merrick County	20,426 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, #31

Merrick County	49,637 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Merrick County	62,610 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #52

Merrick County	41.98%
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

	Merrick County		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.48%	$15,316, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.56%	$18,519, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.24%	$1,910, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.48%	$35,094, 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

Merrick County	57,986 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Merrick County	74,261 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

	Merrick County	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$49,261, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Hispanic	$39,545, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
One Race, Other	$40,893, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,125, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Merrick County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$22,688, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,775, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,500, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$38,536, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Merrick County	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,175, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	3,043, 49.28%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,228, 73.22%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,228, 73.22%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,112, 94.79%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	116, 5.21%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	815, 26.78%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	3,132, 50.72%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,131, 68.04%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,131, 68.04%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,023, 94.93%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	108, 5.07%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,001, 31.96%, 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

	Merrick County	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,020, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,092, 76.92%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	342, 8.51%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.02%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	216, 5.37%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	47, 1.17%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	322, 8.01%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Merrick County	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

	Merrick County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,135	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	2,112, 51.08%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	652, 30.87%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	147, 6.96%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	277, 13.12%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	63, 2.98%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	288, 13.64%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	522, 24.72%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	2,023, 48.92%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	630, 31.14%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	563, 27.83%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	695, 34.35%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.35%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	120, 5.93%, 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

	Merrick County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,135, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	429, 10.37%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	304, 7.35%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	538, 13.01%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	197, 4.76%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	490, 11.85%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	272, 6.58%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	49, 1.19%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	235, 5.68%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	109, 2.64%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	911, 22.03%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	277, 6.70%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	95, 2.30%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	229, 5.54%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Merrick County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	840	11.13%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	130	5.98%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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