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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Columbus Public Schools is $25,154, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Columbus Public Schools median household income is $51,962. On average Columbus Public Schools residents spend 12.8 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, #155

Columbus Public Schools	25,154 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

Columbus Public Schools	28,896 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

Columbus Public Schools	32,603 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

Columbus Public Schools	24,286 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, #102

Columbus Public Schools	51,962 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbus Public Schools	61,931 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Columbus Public Schools	13.95%
Nebraska	33.50%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Columbus Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Nebraska and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Columbus Public Schools		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.94%	$8,432, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.08%	$17,245, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.48%	$4,051, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.27%	$16,140, 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

Columbus Public Schools	63,373 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbus Public Schools	73,974 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

	Columbus Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$52,288, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Hispanic	$53,636, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
One Race, Other	$58,571, see rank	$40,862	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,250, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbus Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$31,612, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,355, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,271, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$30,065, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Columbus Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	18,035, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	8,931, 49.52%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,189, 80.49%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,189, 80.49%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,791, 94.46%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	398, 5.54%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,742, 19.51%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	9,104, 50.48%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,219, 68.31%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,219, 68.31%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,856, 94.16%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	363, 5.84%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,885, 31.69%, 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

	Columbus Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,476, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,237, 82.05%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,413, 11.33%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	390, 3.13%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	123, 0.99%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	313, 2.51%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbus Public Schools	12.8 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

	Columbus Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,647	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	6,791, 53.70%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,554, 22.88%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	799, 11.77%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,161, 17.10%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	171, 2.52%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	653, 9.62%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,991, 29.32%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	5,856, 46.30%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,839, 31.40%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,076, 18.37%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,732, 29.58%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 0.50%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 0.41%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,156, 19.74%, 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

	Columbus Public Schools	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,647, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	395, 3.12%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	934, 7.39%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,576, 28.28%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	175, 1.38%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,271, 10.05%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	760, 6.01%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	144, 1.14%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	470, 3.72%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	777, 6.14%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,338, 18.49%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	978, 7.73%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	326, 2.58%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	503, 3.98%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Columbus Public Schools	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,328	10.07%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	432	7.20%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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