Central City, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Central City	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$35,340	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$73,507	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$101,329	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,362	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,657	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,049	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.6%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Central City is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Central City is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Central City is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Central City is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,999 $73,507 $147,014

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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Central City median earnings by income bracket

Central City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.4%	13.4%
Manufacturing sector	18.2%	18.2%
Financial & insurance services	5.3%	5.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.5%	14.5%
Public administration	12.1%	12.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.1%	9.1%
Education, health & social services	5.6%	5.6%
Other	18.5%	18.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Overland, NE	106	$142,473	75.2%
Hordville, NE	212	$131,574	61.8%
Archer, NE	47	$125,529	54.3%
Phillips, NE	275	$87,972	8.2%
Palmer, NE	474	$76,101	6.4%
Central City, NE	3,008	$73,507	9.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northwest Harwinton, CT	3,008	$136,580	67.9%
Milaca, MN	3,008	$61,646	24.2%
Bellows Falls, VT	3,007	$63,275	22.2%
Woodlynne, NJ	3,006	$84,239	3.6%
Ange-Gardien, QC	3,006	n/a
Central City, NE	3,008	$73,507	9.6%

Source: The Central City, 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.