Lincoln, NE Employment & Jobs

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Lincoln employment information

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Income per capita$30,427$25,065$26,505
Median household income$58,877$51,179$54,595
Median household income owner occupied$80,210$59,549$63,664
Median household income renter occupied$36,294$33,606$35,685
Median earnings male$37,253$36,591$38,921
Median earnings female$25,175$21,273$23,115
Unemployment rate (2000)3.8%2.8%4.0%
Unemployment rate (2010)4.7%4.8%9.5%
Unemployment rate (2012)3.6%4.1%8.3%
Poverty level10.1%9.4%12.3%
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The income per capita in Lincoln is 21.4% greater than the Nebraska average and 14.8% greater than the national average. The median household income in Lincoln is 15% greater than the Nebraska average and 7.8% greater than the national average. The median household income in Lincoln for owner occupied housing is 121% greater than the median household income for renter occupied housing in Lincoln.

The poverty level in Lincoln is 7.1% greater than the Nebraska average and 17.8% less than the national average. The median earnings for males in Lincoln is 48% greater than the median earnings for females in Lincoln.

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Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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