Oconto, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oconto	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$40,487	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$86,623	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$86,833	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,585	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,906	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.8%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oconto is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oconto is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oconto is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Oconto is 9% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,742 $86,623 $173,246

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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Oconto median earnings by income bracket

Oconto employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	18.2%	18.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	2.3%	2.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	25.0%	25.0%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	34.1%	34.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sumner, NE	313	$102,453	26.0%
Eddyville, NE	107	$79,215	2.6%
Callaway, NE	559	$61,673	24.2%
Berwyn, NE	98	$59,655	26.7%
Oconto, NE	178	$86,623	6.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tanana, AK	178	$54,752	32.7%
Gantt, AL	178	$0	100.0%
Silver Plume, CO	178	$99,309	22.1%
Franklin, IA	178	$67,585	16.9%
North Washington, IA	178	$93,118	14.5%
Oconto, NE	178	$86,623	6.5%

Source: The Oconto, 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.