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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Southwest Public Schools is $26,513, which is about the same as the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Southwest Public Schools median household income is $55,375. On average Southwest Public Schools residents spend 16.1 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, #119

Southwest Public Schools	26,513 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

Southwest Public Schools	22,401 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

Southwest Public Schools	34,118 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

Southwest Public Schools	17,218 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, #70

Southwest Public Schools	55,375 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Southwest Public Schools	64,163 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Southwest Public Schools	24.89%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Southwest Public Schools 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

	Southwest Public Schools		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.01%	$10,238, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.19%	$15,469, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.99%	$2,059, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.60%	$11,064, 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

Southwest Public Schools	62,763 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Southwest Public Schools	71,790 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

	Southwest Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$56,625, see rank	$54,303	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Southwest Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$26,250, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,896, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,929, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$27,188, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Southwest Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,748, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	849, 48.57%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	611, 71.97%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	611, 71.97%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	598, 97.87%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 2.13%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	238, 28.03%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	899, 51.43%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	509, 56.62%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	509, 56.62%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	480, 94.30%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	29, 5.70%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	390, 43.38%, 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

	Southwest Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,046, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	868, 82.98%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	62, 5.93%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	21, 2.01%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.76%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	87, 8.32%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Southwest Public Schools	16.1 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

	Southwest Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,078	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	598, 55.47%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	182, 30.43%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	54, 9.03%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	71, 11.87%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	77, 12.88%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	63, 10.54%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	104, 17.39%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	480, 44.53%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	153, 31.88%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	108, 22.50%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	189, 39.38%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	30, 6.25%, 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

	Southwest Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,078, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	248, 23.01%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	70, 6.49%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	67, 6.22%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	35, 3.25%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	140, 12.99%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	90, 8.35%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	12, 1.11%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	66, 6.12%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17, 1.58%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	228, 21.15%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	58, 5.38%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	26, 2.41%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 1.95%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Southwest Public Schools	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	224	10.54%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	51	7.75%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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