Highlands, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Highlands	Lincoln	Nebraska
Income per capita	$50,738	$47,431	$42,745
Median household income	$133,474	$87,788	$81,154
Median income owner occupied	$0	$122,862	$102,351
Median income renter occupied	$0	$57,264	$47,625
Median earnings male	$74,698	$55,730	$53,280
Median earnings female	$49,921	$40,896	$37,214
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.6%	3.1%
Poverty level	n/a	12.8%	12.4%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Highlands is 13% higher than the national average
The median household income in Highlands is 64% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Highlands is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Highlands is 100% 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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Highlands median earnings by income bracket

Highlands employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	12.7%
Manufacturing sector	11.9%	11.9%
Financial & insurance services	10.1%	10.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.0%	13.0%
Public administration	6.0%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.4%	11.4%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	7.3%
Other	26.3%	26.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Raymond, NE	238	$144,008	77.1%
Waverly, NE	4,029	$123,493	51.8%
Bennet, NE	1,123	$123,432	51.8%
Ceresco, NE	1,378	$119,141	46.5%
Yankee Hill, NE	224	$102,319	25.8%
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 Highlands, 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.

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