Alliance, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,075
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.8
4.62% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.8%
12.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$65,160
0.669% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$161,800
3.52% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,820
6% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Alliance, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Alliance, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Alliance, NE was $161,800, and the homeownership rate was 75.2%.

Most people in Alliance, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Alliance, NE was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Alliance, NE is home to a population of 8.08k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.929% of Alliance, NE residents were born outside of the country (75 people).

In 2024, there were 15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.28k people) in Alliance, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 420 Other (Hispanic) and 382 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
94.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Alliance, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alliance, NE was 94.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alliance, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.28k ± 302
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    420 ± 242
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    382 ± 143
12.4%
Hispanic Population
1k people

In 2024, there were 15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.28k people) in Alliance, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 420 Other (Hispanic) and 382 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.4% of the people in Alliance, NE are hispanic (1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alliance, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.929%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
75 people
6.43%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
520 people

As of 2024, 0.929% of Alliance, NE residents (75 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alliance, NE was 6.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    149 ± 79
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    144 ± 140
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    53 ± 64

Alliance, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Alliance, NE employs 3.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alliance, NE were Health Care & Social Assistance (575 people), Transportation & Warehousing (510 people), and Manufacturing (413 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,697), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,827), and Transportation & Warehousing ($81,538).

Occupations

3.82k
2024 Value
± 539
−6%
1 Year decline
± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alliance, NE declined at a rate of −6%, from 4.06k employees to 3.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alliance, NE, are Production Occupations (433 people), Transportation Occupations (398 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (386 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alliance, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

3.82k
2024 Value
± 539
−6%
1 Year decline
± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alliance, NE declined at a rate of −6%, from 4.06k employees to 3.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alliance, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (575 people), Transportation & Warehousing (510 people), and Manufacturing (413 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alliance, NE, though some of these residents may live in Alliance, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,105
Median earning men ± $3,228
$36,743
Median earning women ± $7,548

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($80,895), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,911), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,420).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,143), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,389), and Information ($41,183).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Alliance, NE was $161,800 in 2024, which is 0.486 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,300 to $161,800, a 3.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Alliance, NE is 75.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alliance, NE have an average commute time of 10.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alliance, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$161,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,277
$2,641
Median Property Taxes
±$404

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alliance, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alliance, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

75.2%
Homeownership
2024
58.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.2% of the housing units in Alliance, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$65,160
Median Household Income
± $10,845
3.51k
Number of Households
± 478

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.51k households in Alliance, NE declined from $65,160 from the previous year's value of $65,599.

The following chart displays the households in Alliance, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alliance, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (86.9%)
  2. Carpooled (10.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.8%)

In 2024, 86.9% of workers in Alliance, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (1.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

10.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alliance, NE have a shorter commute time (10.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Alliance, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alliance, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alliance, NE have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alliance, NE (1.02k out of 7.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alliance, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.7% of the population of Alliance, NE has health coverage, with 48.3% on employee plans, 13.5% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 0.88% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.27%
Uninsured
48.3%
Employer Coverage
13.5%
Medicaid
16.9%
Medicare
15.2%
Non-Group
0.88%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alliance, NE declined by 17.6% from 6.39% to 5.27%.

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