Friend, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Friend	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$44,980	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$101,107	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,567	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$50,058	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,489	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,046	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.0%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Friend is equal to the national average
The median household income in Friend is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Friend is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Friend is 54% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,397 $101,107 $202,214

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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Friend median earnings by income bracket

Friend employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.0%	6.0%
Manufacturing sector	11.2%	11.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.9%	11.9%
Public administration	1.5%	1.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	9.0%
Other	46.3%	46.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Goehner, NE	159	$110,910	36.4%
Dorchester, NE	573	$102,060	25.5%
Milford, NE	2,496	$89,567	10.1%
Beaver Crossing, NE	384	$83,922	3.2%
Exeter, NE	584	$82,167	1.0%
Friend, NE	1,200	$101,107	24.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rodney Village, DE	1,200	$57,314	29.5%
Kenwood Estates, FL	1,200	$65,312	19.7%
LaBarque Creek, MO	1,200	$163,285	100.8%
North Haverhill, NH	1,200	$81,891	0.7%
Pine Plains, NY	1,200	$90,932	11.8%
Friend, NE	1,200	$101,107	24.3%

Source: The Friend, 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.