Fairmont, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

83%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairmont	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$28,022	$28,596	$29,829
Median household income	$49,063	$54,384	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$54,375	$69,541	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,417	$32,466	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,167	$36,411	$36,919
Median earnings female	$37,250	$24,833	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.6%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairmont is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fairmont is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairmont is 83% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairmont is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,705 $49,063 $98,126

City

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

State

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

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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Fairmont employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.1%	25.1%
Manufacturing sector	13.6%	13.6%
Financial & insurance services	6.0%	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	11.6%
Public administration	4.5%	4.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	25.6%	25.6%
Education, health & social services	2.0%	2.0%
Other	11.6%	11.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McCool Junction, NE	559	$105,210	90.2%
Geneva, NE	1,955	$72,273	30.6%
Sutton, NE	1,368	$65,750	18.8%
Henderson, NE	946	$62,917	13.7%
Grafton, NE	146	$61,250	10.7%
Fairmont, NE	750	$49,063	11.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Ridge, AL	750	$70,671	27.7%
Garrison, KY	750	$35,188	36.4%
Ulm, MT	750	$80,625	45.7%
Rougemont, NC	750	$0	100.0%
San Jose, NM	750	$40,909	26.1%
Fairmont, NE	750	$49,063	11.3%

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