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North Platte Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of North Platte Area is $26,838, which is about the same as the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. North Platte Area median household income is $49,227. On average North Platte Area residents spend 13.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #197

North Platte Area	26,838 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

North Platte Area	28,383 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

North Platte Area	41,101 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

North Platte Area	19,985 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, #297

North Platte Area	49,227 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

North Platte Area	63,168 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

North Platte Area	10.13%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

*The North Platte 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

	North Platte Area		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.81%	$19,893, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.10%	$19,632, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.35%	$3,402, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.64%	$21,741, 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

North Platte Area	62,539 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

North Platte Area	76,391 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

	North Platte Area	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$49,878, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Black	$20,625, see rank	$28,376	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,901, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
Asian	$46,758, see rank	$51,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,833, see rank	$26,879	$37,170
One Race, Other	$44,469, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$27,083, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	North Platte Area	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$39,902, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,412, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,613, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$32,114, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	North Platte Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	28,988, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	14,211, 49.02%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,240, 72.06%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.01%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,239, 72.05%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,835, 96.05%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	404, 3.95%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,971, 27.94%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	14,777, 50.98%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,680, 58.74%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,680, 58.74%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,217, 94.67%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	463, 5.33%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,097, 41.26%, 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

	North Platte Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17,767, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,513, 81.69%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,531, 8.62%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	52, 0.29%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	454, 2.56%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	228, 1.28%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	989, 5.57%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

North Platte Area	13.7 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

	North Platte Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,052	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	9,835, 54.48%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,027, 20.61%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,194, 12.14%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,410, 14.34%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	316, 3.21%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	747, 7.60%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,858, 29.06%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	8,217, 45.52%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,741, 33.36%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,154, 26.21%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,780, 33.83%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	45, 0.55%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.09%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	400, 4.87%, 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

	North Platte Area	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,052, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	972, 5.38%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	801, 4.44%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	728, 4.03%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	439, 2.43%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,472, 13.69%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,339, 18.50%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	322, 1.78%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	624, 3.46%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	860, 4.76%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,424, 24.51%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,437, 7.96%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	720, 3.99%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	914, 5.06%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	North Platte Area	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,577	12.57%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	864	8.71%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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