Elk Creek, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elk Creek	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$43,056	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$70,633	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$68,486	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,917	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.9%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elk Creek is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elk Creek is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elk Creek is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Elk Creek is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,083 $70,633 $141,266

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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Elk Creek employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.0%	19.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	81.0%	81.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sterling, NE	513	$86,644	6.5%
Johnson, NE	247	$82,338	1.2%
Auburn, NE	3,374	$79,286	2.5%
Table Rock, NE	409	$71,148	12.5%
Humboldt, NE	943	$66,627	18.1%
Elk Creek, NE	96	$70,633	13.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rock House, AZ	96	$49,693	38.9%
Sun Valley, AZ	96	$0	100.0%
Ricketts, IA	96	$38,883	52.2%
Glasgow, IL	96	$48,888	39.9%
Mount Auburn, IN	96	$84,886	4.4%
Elk Creek, NE	96	$70,633	13.2%

Source: The Elk Creek, 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.