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Chadron, NE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chadron is $21,885, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Chadron median household income is $36,439, which has grown by 32.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 33.50% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Chadron residents spend 11.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #347

Chadron, NE	21,885 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	18,720 USD
Nebraska	29,063 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	26,693 USD
Nebraska	34,967 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	13,594 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #429

Chadron, NE	36,439 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	51,428 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #294

Chadron, NE	32.99%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Chadron, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.75%	$6,550, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.72%	$17,830, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.51%	$1,678, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.84%	$24,227, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	64,231 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chadron, NE	72,890 USD
Nebraska	81,503 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chadron, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$40,769, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Hispanic	$14,313, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$6,463, see rank	$26,879	$37,170
Two or More Races	$60,313, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chadron, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$21,818, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,667, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$81,534, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$32,963, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chadron, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,983, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	2,358, 47.32%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,662, 70.48%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,662, 70.48%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,631, 98.13%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 1.87%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	696, 29.52%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	2,625, 52.68%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,638, 62.40%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,638, 62.40%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,568, 95.73%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	70, 4.27%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	987, 37.60%, see rank	34.32%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chadron, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,168, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,198, 69.38%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	440, 13.89%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.09%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	434, 13.70%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	28, 0.88%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	65, 2.05%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chadron, NE	11.7 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chadron, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,199	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	1,631, 50.98%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	539, 33.05%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	360, 22.07%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	321, 19.68%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	88, 5.40%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	190, 11.65%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	105, 6.44%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	1,568, 49.02%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	583, 37.18%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	523, 33.35%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	392, 25.00%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.89%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.57%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47, 3.00%, see rank	6.49%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Chadron, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,199, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	253, 7.91%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	184, 5.75%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	99, 3.09%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	487, 15.22%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	62, 1.94%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	22, 0.69%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	137, 4.28%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	188, 5.88%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,110, 34.70%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	434, 13.57%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	173, 5.41%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	50, 1.56%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chadron, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	849	17.48%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	135	10.61%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.