Nebraska City, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Nebraska City	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$27,678	$28,596	$29,829
Median household income	$56,947	$54,384	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$67,774	$69,541	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,192	$32,466	$35,192
Median earnings male	$33,309	$36,411	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,873	$24,833	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.0%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Nebraska City is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Nebraska City is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Nebraska City is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Nebraska City is 19% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,960 $56,947 $113,894

City

$36,252 $54,384 $108,768

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Nebraska City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.1%	7.1%
Manufacturing sector	16.2%	16.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	9.8%	9.8%
Public administration	2.7%	2.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.0%	15.0%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	28.1%	28.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lorton, NE	33	$120,938	118.6%
Thurman, IA	172	$75,125	35.8%
Dunbar, NE	229	$70,000	26.5%
Nehawka, NE	208	$63,750	15.2%
Percival, IA	73	$62,500	13.0%
Nebraska City, NE	7,270	$56,947	2.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dade City, FL	7,270	$53,406	3.5%
Valley Falls, SC	7,269	$39,688	28.3%
Digby, NS	7,269	n/a
Dunlap, IN	7,273	$67,439	21.9%
Williston Park, NY	7,266	$120,625	118.0%
Nebraska City, NE	7,270	$56,947	2.9%

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