McLean, NE

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.6

0.68% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.65%

12.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$97,625

12.4% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of McLean, NE employs 69 people. In 2024, the largest industries in McLean, NE were Public Administration (39 people), Construction (11 people), and Finance & Insurance (4 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,250) and Retail Trade ($23,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 72

−10.4%

1 Year decline

± 162%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in McLean, NE declined at a rate of −10.4%, from 77 employees to 69 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in McLean, NE, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (40 people), Management Occupations (12 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of McLean, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 72

−10.4%

1 Year decline

± 162%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in McLean, NE declined at a rate of −10.4%, from 77 employees to 69 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in McLean, NE, are Public Administration (39 people), Construction (11 people), and Finance & Insurance (4 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of McLean, NE, though some of these residents may live in McLean, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$14,663

Median earning men ± $36,047

$40,962

Median earning women ± $13,613

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($23,750).

Housing & Living

People in McLean, NE have an average commute time of 33.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in McLean, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$18,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,829

$24

Median Property Taxes

±$35

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 McLean, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$97,625

Median Household Income

± $28,241

Number of Households

± 35

In 2024, the median household income of the 27 households in McLean, NE grew to $97,625 from the previous year's value of $86,875.

The following chart displays the households in McLean, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for McLean, NE is from Nebraska.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2024, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.182% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (98.6%)
Carpooled (1.45%)

In 2024, 98.6% of workers in McLean, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (1.45%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Commute Time

33.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in McLean, NE have a longer commute time (33.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in McLean, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in McLean, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in McLean, NE (4 out of 86 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in McLean, NE is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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