Omaha, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

34%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Omaha	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$34,449	$28,596	$29,829
Median household income	$62,213	$54,384	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$83,972	$69,541	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,315	$32,466	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,528	$36,411	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,295	$24,833	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.0%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Omaha is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Omaha is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Omaha is 34% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Omaha is 21% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,471 $62,213 $124,426

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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Omaha median earnings by income bracket

Omaha employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.8%	12.8%
Manufacturing sector	10.7%	10.7%
Financial & insurance services	7.6%	7.6%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.5%	8.5%
Education, health & social services	12.1%	12.1%
Other	28.3%	28.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cedar Creek, NE	396	$98,194	77.5%
Bennington, NE	2,075	$92,738	67.6%
Papillion, NE	24,310	$90,000	62.7%
Crescent, IA	753	$84,531	52.8%
Chalco, NE	10,092	$76,250	37.8%
Omaha, NE	479,529	$62,213	12.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Colorado Springs, CO	471,686	$67,719	22.4%
Raleigh, NC	469,698	$69,720	26.0%
Kansas City, MO	491,158	$56,179	1.5%
Long Beach, CA	462,081	$66,410	20.0%
Atlanta, GA	497,642	$64,179	16.0%
Omaha, NE	479,529	$62,213	12.5%

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