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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benkelman is $21,685, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Benkelman median household income is $38,182, which has grown by 37.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benkelman residents spend 8.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is much 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, #353

Benkelman, NE	21,685 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

Benkelman, NE	26,508 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

Benkelman, NE	29,931 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

Benkelman, NE	21,510 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, #399

Benkelman, NE	38,182 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benkelman, NE	44,492 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #256

Benkelman, NE	37.40%
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

	Benkelman, NE		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.34%	$7,471, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.79%	$15,922, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.85%	$275, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.11%	$14,486, 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

Benkelman, NE	49,881 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benkelman, NE	57,250 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

	Benkelman, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$38,636, see rank	$54,303	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benkelman, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$26,917, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,109, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,786, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$24,107, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benkelman, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	785, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	369, 47.01%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	238, 64.50%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	238, 64.50%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	231, 97.06%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 2.94%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	131, 35.50%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	416, 52.99%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	227, 54.57%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	227, 54.57%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	213, 93.83%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 6.17%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	189, 45.43%, 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

	Benkelman, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	434, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	354, 81.57%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	29, 6.68%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	22, 5.07%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	13, 3.00%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	16, 3.69%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benkelman, NE	8.5 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

	Benkelman, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	444	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	231, 52.03%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	46, 19.91%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9, 3.90%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35, 15.15%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 3.03%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	60, 25.97%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51, 22.08%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	213, 47.97%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85, 39.91%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	49, 23.00%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60, 28.17%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	19, 8.92%, 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

	Benkelman, NE	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	444, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30, 6.76%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	70, 15.77%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 6.08%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 2.48%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	41, 9.23%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 5.18%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	8, 1.80%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	40, 9.01%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 2.48%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	126, 28.38%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9, 2.03%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 2.48%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	37, 8.33%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benkelman, NE	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	119	12.70%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11	4.20%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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