A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Nebraska & Wisconsin

MEASURENEBRASKAWISCONSINDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count2,005,466#37 of 50 states5,960,975#20 of 50 states−3,955,509
Housing units ↗Reported count844,278#38 of 50 states2,727,726#19 of 50 states−1,883,448
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count56,509#45 of 50 states285,340#18 of 50 states−228,831
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,102#15 of 50 states$1,142#18 of 50 states−$40
Employed residents ↗Reported count1,045,068#36 of 50 states3,090,398#20 of 50 states−2,045,330
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count36,785#39 of 50 states97,244#29 of 50 states−60,459
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count7,146#32 of 50 states3,964#40 of 50 states+3,182
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count496,015#39 of 50 states1,691,367#21 of 50 states−1,195,352
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count4,838#38 of 50 states41,697#20 of 50 states−36,859
Residents working from home ↗Reported count100,914#38 of 50 states360,127#20 of 50 states−259,213
Mean commute time ↗Minutes19.9 min#6 of 50 states22.7 min#10 of 50 states−2.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$76,376#31 of 50 states$77,488#28 of 50 states−$1,112
Per capita income ↗Dollars$41,026#34 of 50 states$43,361#25 of 50 states−$2,335
Mean household income ↗Dollars$100,280#34 of 50 states$100,929#33 of 50 states−$649
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count68,814#38 of 50 states279,061#18 of 50 states−210,247
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count245,217#39 of 50 states838,090#19 of 50 states−592,873
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count182,543#39 of 50 states682,575#17 of 50 states−500,032
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count32,827#40 of 50 states103,852#22 of 50 states−71,025
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,574#41 of 50 states44,567#22 of 50 states−27,993
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count1,837,378#37 of 50 states5,586,532#20 of 50 states−3,749,154
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count139,831#38 of 50 states310,536#25 of 50 states−170,705
Private health insurance ↗Reported count1,451,517#36 of 50 states4,289,987#19 of 50 states−2,838,470
Public health insurance ↗Reported count630,738#39 of 50 states2,084,516#21 of 50 states−1,453,778
Private wage workers ↗Reported count822,196#36 of 50 states2,536,422#18 of 50 states−1,714,226
Government workers ↗Reported count154,229#37 of 50 states399,987#21 of 50 states−245,758
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count66,192#37 of 50 states149,053#22 of 50 states−82,861
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count1,483,350#37 of 50 states4,634,941#18 of 50 states−3,151,591
Black or African American population ↗Reported count90,019#35 of 50 states354,440#25 of 50 states−264,421
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count13,416#28 of 50 states34,534#12 of 50 states−21,118
Asian population ↗Reported count55,154#35 of 50 states183,440#23 of 50 states−128,286
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count271,524#35 of 50 states499,904#26 of 50 states−228,380

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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