Lincoln, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

30%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lincoln	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$27,585	$28,596	$29,829
Median household income	$51,126	$54,384	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$73,481	$69,541	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$29,925	$32,466	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,905	$36,411	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,527	$24,833	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.5%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lincoln is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lincoln is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lincoln is 30% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lincoln is 3% higher than the national average

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$34,080 $51,126 $102,252

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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Lincoln employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.7%	1.0%
Manufacturing sector	13.5%	1.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.6%	7.5%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	12.2%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.4%	1.3%
Education, health & social services	14.5%	39.4%
Other	25.4%	25.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walton, NE	284	$163,594	195.7%
Woodland Hills, NE	149	$158,125	185.8%
Yankee Hill, NE	378	$98,333	77.7%
Waverly, NE	3,686	$82,500	49.1%
Hickman, NE	1,891	$77,727	40.5%
Lincoln, NE	273,018	$51,126	7.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Henderson, NV	277,872	$64,277	16.2%
Plano, TX	279,088	$85,085	53.8%
Newark, NJ	280,139	$33,025	40.3%
Toledo, OH	280,854	$34,548	37.6%
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Lincoln, NE	273,018	$51,126	7.6%

Source: The Lincoln, NE employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).