Lincoln, Nebraska Economy Profile

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Lincoln, Nebraska Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Lincoln, Nebraska equals 94,065. Government workers comprise 20.07% of workers in Lincoln, Nebraska. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.22% of Lincoln, Nebraska labor force. There are two hundred and eleven unpaid family workers in Lincoln, Nebraska.

six point four percent of population are involved in construction, 11.63% are in manufacturing, and 2.82% are in wholesale trade. 9.09% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Lincoln, Nebraska. 8.45% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

seventy-three point three seven percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Lincoln, Nebraska. 80.68% of Lincoln, Nebraska workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point nine percent of Lincoln, Nebraska residents work at home. 1.26% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Lincoln, Nebraska	%, Lincoln, Nebraska	United States
Population 16 years and over	179,490		217,168,077
In labor force	131,691	73.37%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	131,203	73.1%	63.39%
- - Employed	126,176	70.3%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,027	2.8%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	488	0.27%	0.53%
Not in labor force	47,799	26.63%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	90,860	50.62%	51.66%
In labor force	63,120	35.17%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	63,025	35.11%	29.65%
- - Employed	60,483	33.7%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	17,589	9.8%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	12,694		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	124,882		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	100,761	80.68%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	12,603	10.09%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,576	1.26%	4.73%
Walked	4,221	3.38%	2.93%
Other means	2,096	1.68%	1.19%
Worked at home	3,625	2.9%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	17.1	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	126,176		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	45,461	36.03%	33.65%
Service occupations	19,327	15.32%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	34,166	27.08%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	342	0.27%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	10,154	8.05%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,726	13.26%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	774	0.61%	1.87%
Construction	8,071	6.4%	6.78%
Manufacturing	14,668	11.63%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	3,557	2.82%	3.6%
Retail trade	14,151	11.22%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,037	3.99%	5.2%
Information	3,581	2.84%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	10,024	7.94%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	11,472	9.09%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	30,251	23.98%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	10,666	8.45%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	5,373	4.26%	4.87%
Public administration	8,551	6.78%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	94,065	74.55%	78.47%
Government workers	25,319	20.07%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	6,581	5.22%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	211	0.17%	0.31%

	Lincoln, Nebraska	%, Lincoln, Nebraska	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	90,560		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,934	7.66%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,801	6.41%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	12,987	14.34%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	13,028	14.39%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	16,261	17.96%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	19,185	21.18%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,344	9.21%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,493	6.07%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,289	1.42%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,238	1.37%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	40,605		41,994
With earnings	77,951	43.43%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	48,765		56,604
With Social Security income	18,194	10.14%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,412		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,627	1.46%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,718		6,320
With public assistance income	2,796	1.56%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,000		3,032
With retirement income	11,737	6.54%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,052		17,376
Families	54,201		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,997	3.68%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,825	3.37%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,900	9.04%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,190	11.42%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,072	18.58%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	15,118	27.89%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,147	13.19%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,782	8.82%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,152	2.13%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	1,018	1.88%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	52,558		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	20,984		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	33,899		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	25,402		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,164		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,628	83.06%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,505	47.57%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,883		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,728	91.77%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	911	48.38%	42.27%
Individuals	21,627		33,899,812
18 years and over	15,863	73.35%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,353	6.26%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	5,421	25.07%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	3,563	16.47%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	11,512	53.23%	31.63%

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