Lincoln, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lincoln	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$47,431	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$87,788	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$122,862	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,264	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,730	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,896	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.8%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lincoln is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lincoln is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lincoln is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lincoln is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,519 $87,788 $175,576

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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Lincoln median earnings by income bracket

Lincoln employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.5%	10.5%
Manufacturing sector	12.9%	12.9%
Financial & insurance services	5.3%	5.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	16.0%	16.0%
Other	25.9%	25.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodland Hills, NE	210	$227,256	179.4%
Hickman, NE	2,489	$150,047	84.5%
Raymond, NE	238	$144,008	77.1%
Panama, NE	253	$127,368	56.6%
Waverly, NE	4,029	$123,493	51.8%
Lincoln, NE	293,945	$87,788	7.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gatineau, QC	293,695	n/a
Orlando, FL	294,679	$83,762	3.0%
Newark, NJ	290,764	$55,278	32.0%
Plano, TX	297,929	$140,975	73.3%
Durham, NC	285,434	$92,427	13.6%
Lincoln, NE	293,945	$87,788	7.9%

Source: The Lincoln, 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.