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Lexington, NE Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lexington is $15,477, which is much lower than the state average of $27,339 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lexington median household income is $44,966, which has grown by 18.03% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.50% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lexington residents spend 15.9 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, #535

Lexington, NE	15,477 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

Lexington, NE	23,546 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

Lexington, NE	25,802 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

Lexington, NE	21,535 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, #260

Lexington, NE	44,966 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lexington, NE	49,686 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #425

Lexington, NE	18.03%
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

	Lexington, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.06%	$10,698, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.88%	$16,081, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.20%	$3,629, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.45%	$19,105, 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

Lexington, NE	49,875 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lexington, NE	53,710 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

	Lexington, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$43,974, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Black	$44,547, see rank	$28,376	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,052, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$55,179, see rank	$26,879	$37,170
One Race, Other	$51,250, see rank	$40,862	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lexington, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$32,885, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,892, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,616, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$36,016, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lexington, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,182, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	3,669, 51.09%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,029, 82.56%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,029, 82.56%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,866, 94.62%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	163, 5.38%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	640, 17.44%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	3,513, 48.91%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,332, 66.38%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,332, 66.38%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,040, 87.48%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	292, 12.52%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,181, 33.62%, 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

	Lexington, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,846, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,378, 69.71%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,037, 21.40%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	11, 0.23%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	186, 3.84%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	116, 2.39%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	118, 2.43%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lexington, NE	15.9 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

	Lexington, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,906	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	2,866, 58.42%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	282, 9.84%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	339, 11.83%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	257, 8.97%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	230, 8.03%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	181, 6.32%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,469, 51.26%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	2,040, 41.58%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	305, 14.95%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	383, 18.77%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	389, 19.07%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	57, 2.79%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	906, 44.41%, 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

	Lexington, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,906, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	338, 6.89%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	271, 5.52%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,266, 46.19%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	143, 2.91%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	372, 7.58%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	108, 2.20%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	11, 0.22%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	154, 3.14%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	160, 3.26%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	576, 11.74%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	189, 3.85%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	131, 2.67%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	187, 3.81%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lexington, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,953	19.48%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	408	17.85%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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