Amherst, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Amherst	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$40,399	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$82,599	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$80,794	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$81,133	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,249	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,516	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.7%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Amherst is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Amherst is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Amherst is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Amherst is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,060 $82,599 $165,198

City

$54,097 $81,154 $162,308

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Amherst median earnings by income bracket

Amherst employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.8%	9.8%
Manufacturing sector	7.8%	7.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.6%	19.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.8%	7.8%
Education, health & social services	13.7%	13.7%
Other	41.2%	41.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Glenwood, NE	560	$131,082	61.2%
Elm Creek, NE	1,159	$102,875	26.5%
Sumner, NE	313	$102,453	26.0%
Riverdale, NE	317	$98,140	20.7%
Kearney, NE	34,543	$92,300	13.5%
Amherst, NE	178	$82,599	1.6%

Cities with similar population

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Tanana, AK	178	$54,752	32.7%
Gantt, AL	178	$0	100.0%
Silver Plume, CO	178	$99,309	22.1%
Franklin, IA	178	$67,585	16.9%
North Washington, IA	178	$93,118	14.5%
Amherst, NE	178	$82,599	1.6%

Source: The Amherst, NE employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.