Imperial, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Imperial	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$45,997	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$90,351	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$95,006	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$69,487	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,070	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,615	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.7%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Imperial is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Imperial is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Imperial is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Imperial is 29% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,227 $90,351 $180,702

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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Imperial median earnings by income bracket

Imperial employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.9%	9.9%
Manufacturing sector	0.9%	0.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	24.8%	24.8%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	8.6%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	8.6%
Other	33.3%	33.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wauneta, NE	775	$63,663	21.7%
Enders, NE	6	$0	100.0%
Champion, NE	44	$0	100.0%
Imperial, NE	2,226	$90,351	11.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Hamilton, AR	2,226	$67,926	16.5%
Glasco, NY	2,226	$59,875	26.4%
Cave Junction, OR	2,226	$43,729	46.2%
Sullivan's Island, SC	2,226	$222,978	174.2%
Manchester, MI	2,225	$95,094	16.9%
Imperial, NE	2,226	$90,351	11.1%

Source: The Imperial, 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.