Income and Poverty in Lincoln, NE
The household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $47,029, which amounts to a 4 percent decline. The Lincoln, NE MSA, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 1 of 1 metro area in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Nebraska. Lincoln ranks 193 of 233 metro area when comparing the decline in household income across the nation.
As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in the Lincoln, NE metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 22.4 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Lincoln, encountering a 86.7 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.
In Lincoln, NE White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $49,967 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lincoln had a median household income level of $26,471, this median was 45.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $47,190. This median income level is 3.6 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 34.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $32,018. Hispanic households in Lincoln, NE , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,573, this median is 25.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.
When put side-by-side with other Metros throughout the United States, the Lincoln metro area can be considered to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 27.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lincoln, reporting 13.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
The rate of poverty in the Lincoln, NE Metro has increased by 1.6 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 9.5 percent to 11.1 percent.
Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Lincoln metro area reported a medium-high household income of $48,965 (2005 Dollars). This median is 6.2 percent higher than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 0.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
As the median household income witnessed a decline in the last five year in the Lincoln, NE metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median household income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 22.4 percent since the year 2000. The Asian population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Lincoln, encountering a 86.7 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.
In Lincoln, NE White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $49,967 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 2 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Lincoln had a median household income level of $26,471, this median was 45.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $47,190. This median income level is 3.6 percent less than the all households reported median in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 34.6 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $32,018. Hispanic households in Lincoln, NE , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $36,573, this median is 25.3 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.
When put side-by-side with other Metros throughout the United States, the Lincoln metro area can be considered to have a rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 9.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 27.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Lincoln, reporting 13.2 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.
The rate of poverty in the Lincoln, NE Metro has increased by 1.6 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 9.5 percent to 11.1 percent.
Compared to other MSAs throughout the nation, the Lincoln metro area reported a medium-high household income of $48,965 (2005 Dollars). This median is 6.2 percent higher than the median income in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 0.3 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

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