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

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dakota City	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$25,768	$28,596	$29,829
Median household income	$73,456	$54,384	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$85,000	$69,541	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$34,250	$32,466	$35,192
Median earnings male	$42,305	$36,411	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,116	$24,833	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.0%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dakota City is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Dakota City is 33% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dakota City is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dakota City is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,965 $73,456 $146,912

City

$36,252 $54,384 $108,768

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Dakota City median earnings by income bracket

Dakota City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	22.3%	22.3%
Manufacturing sector	36.0%	36.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%	9.2%
Public administration	0.6%	0.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.4%	8.4%
Education, health & social services	4.5%	4.5%
Other	15.6%	15.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dakota Dunes, SD	3,231	$103,466	87.0%
Sergeant Bluff, IA	4,901	$94,397	70.6%
Lawton, IA	1,055	$89,531	61.8%
Hinton, IA	805	$85,000	53.6%
Bronson, IA	325	$77,813	40.7%
Dakota City, NE	2,249	$73,456	32.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Union, PA	2,249	$34,915	36.9%
South Sumter, SC	2,249	$35,000	36.7%
Newton, TX	2,249	$33,077	40.2%
Inkerman, NB	2,249	n/a
Cordova, AK	2,248	$91,442	65.3%
Dakota City, NE	2,249	$73,456	32.8%

Source: The Dakota City, NE employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).