Western, NE Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Western	Nebraska	National
Income per capita	$33,542	$42,745	$44,883
Median household income	$53,587	$81,154	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,233	$102,351	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$47,625	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,418	$53,280	$54,343
Median earnings female	$25,887	$37,214	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.6%	12.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Western is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Western is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Western is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Western is 3% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,721 $53,587 $107,174

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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Western median earnings by income bracket

Western employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.5%	17.5%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	9.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	23.8%	23.8%
Education, health & social services	6.3%	6.3%
Other	31.7%	31.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wilber, NE	2,129	$98,831	21.5%
De Witt, NE	599	$93,699	15.2%
Swanton, NE	134	$92,536	13.8%
Harbine, NE	100	$87,750	7.9%
Jansen, NE	93	$84,968	4.5%
Western, NE	211	$53,587	34.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bear Valley, CA	211	$67,518	17.0%
Glen Ridge, FL	211	$140,838	73.2%
Coulter, IA	211	$69,926	14.0%
Sherrill, IA	211	$133,481	64.1%
Bloomington, ID	211	$96,005	18.0%
Western, NE	211	$53,587	34.1%

Source: The Western, 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.