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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Nebraska is $27,339, which is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Nebraska median household income is $52,400, which has grown by 33.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Nebraska residents spend 17.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which 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, #25

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

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

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

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, #26

Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #17

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

	Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.60%	$14,303, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.63%	$17,983, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.18%	$2,801, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.78%	$19,991, see rank	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

Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

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

	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$54,303, see rank	$56,900
Black	$28,376, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,328, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$51,551, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,879, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$43,839, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$40,862, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,139, see rank	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$26,753, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,879, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,436, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$36,868, see rank	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Nebraska	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,442,692	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	709,804	49.20%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	535,482	75.44%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,981	0.56%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	531,501	74.88%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	501,172	94.29%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	30,329	5.71%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	174,322	24.56%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	732,888	50.80%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	481,359	65.68%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	567	0.08%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	480,792	65.60%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	456,336	94.91%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	24,456	5.09%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	251,529	34.32%, see rank	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

	Nebraska	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	945,395	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	767,564	81.19%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	91,000	9.63%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,514	0.69%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	26,232	2.77%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	12,017	1.27%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	42,068	4.45%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

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

	Nebraska	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	957,508	-	143,435,233
Male¹	501,172	52.34%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	161,928	32.31%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	60,475	12.07%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	87,722	17.50%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11,464	2.29%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47,328	9.44%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	99,213	19.80%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	456,336	47.66%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	177,101	38.81%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	100,179	21.95%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	145,051	31.79%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,060	0.45%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,345	0.29%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29,630	6.49%, see rank	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

	Nebraska	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	957,508	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43,684	4.56%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	62,076	6.48%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	102,662	10.72%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	26,337	2.75%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	111,394	11.63%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	54,186	5.66%, see rank	4.93%
Information	18,956	1.98%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	71,413	7.46%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	78,873	8.24%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	228,935	23.91%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	74,971	7.83%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	40,705	4.25%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	43,316	4.52%, see rank	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Nebraska	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	231,762	12.86%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	42,127	8.86%, see rank	11.47%

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