Income

Median household income is $48,748 and per capita income is $25,515 in Lincoln. Median income is well below the U.S. median income. Average household income is $62,887 per year. Lincoln's per capita income is well below the state of Nebraska and the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 6.1% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 27.1% and is well above Nebraska and US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is low overall at 4.4%. White-collar professions account for 55.8% of employment. Service occupations comprise 24.0% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 20.1% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		Lincoln, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Lincoln
		Nebraska
Latitude / Longitude:		40.813616, -96.702596
Radius		2 miles
INCOME
Per capita income		$25,515	$40,063	$43,829
Median household income		$48,748	$74,572	$79,068
Average household income		$62,887	$100,942	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		27.1%	14.8%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		10.0%	7.1%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		13.7%	11.7%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		20.4%	16.5%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		12.4%	13.2%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		10.2%	18.3%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		3.2%	9.2%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		2.8%	9.1%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		32.8%	29.7%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		7,851	235,249	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		56.7%	59.7%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		13,568	473,259	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		33,400	1,044,843	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		4.4%	2.3%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		12.4%	18.3%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		24.8%	24.0%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		7.9%	8.6%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		10.7%	10.1%	10.1%
Services		24.0%	15.6%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		20.1%	23.4%	21.0%