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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Nemaha County is $25,319, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Nemaha County median household income is $47,141, which has grown by 37.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Nemaha County residents spend 13.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 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, #40

Nemaha County	25,319 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nemaha County	28,191 USD
Kansas	29,793 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

Nemaha County	36,185 USD
Kansas	35,528 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

Nemaha County	20,348 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #46

Nemaha County	47,141 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Nemaha County	61,993 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #44

Nemaha County	37.45%
Kansas	27.69%
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

	Nemaha County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.30%	$10,934, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.44%	$16,496, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.91%	$4,608, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.27%	$13,899, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	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

Nemaha County	65,375 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Nemaha County	76,700 USD
Kansas	83,035 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

	Nemaha County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$47,232, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$38,750, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,583, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Two or More Races	$61,250, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Nemaha County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$31,000, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,970, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,864, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$30,375, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Nemaha County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,865, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	3,878, 49.31%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,801, 72.23%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.08%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,798, 72.15%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,750, 98.28%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	48, 1.72%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,077, 27.77%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	3,987, 50.69%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,471, 61.98%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.08%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,468, 61.90%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,428, 98.38%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 1.62%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,516, 38.02%, see rank	37.80%	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

	Nemaha County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,066, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,898, 76.94%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	403, 7.95%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	39, 0.77%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	345, 6.81%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	63, 1.24%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	318, 6.28%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Nemaha County	13.8 minutes
Kansas	18.6 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

	Nemaha County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,178	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	2,750, 53.11%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	904, 32.87%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	202, 7.35%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	363, 13.20%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	105, 3.82%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	278, 10.11%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	669, 24.33%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	2,428, 46.89%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	843, 34.72%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	603, 24.84%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	708, 29.16%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	56, 2.31%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	206, 8.48%, see rank	5.97%	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

	Nemaha County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,178, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	653, 12.61%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	278, 5.37%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	882, 17.03%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	105, 2.03%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	440, 8.50%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	272, 5.25%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	44, 0.85%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	236, 4.56%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	139, 2.68%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,342, 25.92%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	304, 5.87%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	159, 3.07%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	324, 6.26%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Nemaha County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,149	11.74%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	237	8.50%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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