Impossible to find a good job! (Omaha, Lincoln: best city, crime rate, roughest)

[kosnebbear]

Is all of this your own personal thoughts? Why don't you want to share where you get your vast wisdom from? Why not share everything with all of us brainwashed individuals of Nebraska. MattDen you could be our savior by helping all of us become unbrainwashed like you are. Please MattDen help us, all tell us from where you get all of knowledge. We all want to get a good laugh from it!!! Post your source here MattDen please unless you have none!!

Not just tell us which web site you are getting the information post the web link here MattDen just like I have done for you many times pointing out where you are wrong.

[ehenningsen]

Here is what I got from the census.gov...

First a LINK!!:

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/incom...statemhi2.html

Two-Year-Average1 Median Household Income by State: 2003-20052

(Income in 2005 dollars)

Change in median income
(2004-2005 average less
2003-2004 2004-2005 2003-2004 average
State

90-percent 90-percent
Median confidence Median confidence Percentage
income interval3 (+) income interval3 (+) Dollars change

The state of nebraska was above average as a whole


United States 45,893 272 46,071 243 178 0.4
Alabama 38,695 2,049 37,502 1,732 -1,193 -3.1
Alaska 55,957 2,211 56,398 2,376 440 0.8
Arizona 44,499 1,824 45,279 1,658 779 1.8
Arkansas 35,058 1,254 36,406 1,584 1,348 * 3.8 *
California 51,593 1,052 51,312 779 -281 -0.5
Colorado 52,792 1,951 51,518 1,987 -1,274 -2.4
Connecticut 57,636 2,270 56,889 2,255 -747 -1.3
Delaware 50,838 1,981 50,445 1,729 -392 -0.8
District of Columbia 46,353 2,327 44,949 2,768 -1,404 -3.0
Florida 41,624 988 42,440 991 816 2.0
Georgia 43,695 1,149 44,140 1,002 445 1.0
Hawaii 56,565 2,141 58,854 2,015 2,289 * 4.0 *
Idaho 45,404 1,683 45,009 1,818 -395 -0.9
Illinois 47,768 1,350 48,008 1,243 240 0.5
Indiana 44,383 1,494 43,091 1,548 -1,293 * -2.9 *
Iowa 44,380 1,722 45,671 1,970 1,291 2.9
Kansas 44,690 2,180 42,233 1,926 -2,456 * -5.5 *
Kentucky 37,999 1,474 36,750 1,467 -1,249 * -3.3 *
Louisiana 36,603 1,660 37,442 1,745 839 2.3
Maine 41,048 1,537 43,317 1,824 2,269 * 5.5 *
Maryland 57,265 2,069 59,762 2,183 2,498 * 4.4 *
Massachusetts 53,916 1,877 54,888 2,349 971 1.8
Michigan 45,724 1,282 44,801 1,218 -923 -2.0
Minnesota 57,018 1,630 56,098 1,589 -921 -1.6
Mississippi 35,324 1,589 34,396 1,665 -928 -2.6
Missouri 44,994 1,379 43,266 1,419 -1,727 * -3.8 *
Montana 35,644 1,274 36,202 1,295 559 1.6
Nebraska 45,958 1,867 46,587 1,908 629 1.4
Nevada 48,366 2,082 48,496 2,104 129 0.3
New Hampshire 58,842 1,860 57,850 2,314 -992 -1.7
New Jersey 58,300 1,633 60,246 2,460 1,946 3.3 *
New Mexico 39,070 1,935 39,916 2,255 846 2.2
New York 45,775 1,179 46,659 1,112 884 1.9
North Carolina 40,572 1,244 41,820 1,220 1,247 * 3.1 *
North Dakota 41,708 1,496 41,362 1,699 -346 -0.8
Ohio 45,340 1,349 44,349 1,389 -991 -2.2
Oklahoma 39,519 1,353 39,292 1,768 -227 -0.6
Oregon 43,276 1,426 43,262 1,680 -14 0.0
Pennsylvania 45,571 1,289 45,941 1,239 369 0.8
Rhode Island 48,493 2,297 49,511 2,377 1,018 2.1
South Carolina 40,410 1,518 40,107 1,528 -302 -0.7
South Dakota 42,212 1,415 42,816 1,628 605 1.4
Tennessee 39,583 1,587 39,376 1,544 -207 -0.5
Texas 42,228 937 42,102 671 -127 -0.3
Utah 52,432 1,294 53,693 1,536 1,261 2.4 *
Vermont 47,411 1,593 49,808 1,771 2,397 * 5.1 *
Virginia 55,494 1,915 52,383 1,580 -3,111 * -5.6 *
Washington 51,004 1,755 51,119 1,452 115 0.2
West Virginia 34,629 1,533 35,467 1,548 838 2.4
Wisconsin 48,181 1,643 45,956 1,732 -2,226 * -4.6 *
Wyoming 46,038 1,519 45,817 1,826 -221 -0.5

and here is a site indicating the average personal income is less than a $1,000 less than the national average... Now that includes the rural areas that have a large tendancy to be well below average in income and Nebraska has a larger Rural to Urban ratio than most states:

and a cost of living that is way below the national average.. all the info
in this LINK:

http://info.neded.org/trends/trends.htm (broken link)

Money Magazine has Omaha as the #7 best place to live in the US

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/money...PL3137000.html

Omaha is in the top 50 in metro areas in PER CAPITA INCOME, that is individual based LINK:

http://bea.gov/bea/newsrel/MPINewsRelease.htm

[MattDen]

http://factfinder.census.gov
Get fact sheet for your community
Omaha, Nebraska
2005 fact sheet
Omaha / U.S
Median Household Income: 40,484 / 46,242
Per-Capita 23,501 / 25,035

2005 Census: American Community Survey Data Profile Highlands

Thats my source for the information I have been providing

[ehenningsen]

Originally Posted by MattDen

http://factfinder.census.gov
Get fact sheet for your community
Omaha, Nebraska
2005 fact sheet
Omaha / U.S
Median Household Income: 40,484 / 46,242
Per-Capita 23,501 / 25,035

2005 Census: American Community Survey Data Profile Highlands

Thats my source for the information I have been providing

Mattden, that is the city-core, my stats are for the metro, your statistics represent half the metro population, if you go buy the whole metro omaha is rated in the top 50 for average per capita income... to base an income of an area by one of it's cities and discounting the rest is twisting information around Mattden..... here is where you got your info:

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet...rd=&_industry=

[Bhaalspawn]

Originally Posted by someguyfromnebraska

I live in a University town and you should see all the 4 yr degrees we got workin at McDonalds!!! They still can't ever get your burger right though. Sometimes you just have to choose the town you want, or the job you want, if your patient and work hard you may likely get both though. That is the prob with this instant gratification society we live in now patience is no longer a virtue.

If someone has a bachelor's degree and they're working at McDonalds, then it's a huge tragedy. It means that they have received almost zero value for their investment of time and money in higher education (the stuff politicians and media pundits claim almost guarantees a good job). These poor folks are liable to suffer humiliation, suicidal depression, and poverty for many years.

I suspect that when most people speak of "working your way up" they are referring to starting at an entry level white collar knowledge-based college-education-requiring job and climbing up from there, not working at the McDonalds right beside high school dropouts.

Welcome to the new (third world) American economy. We sent all of our good jobs to India and China and imported visa-holders to take the other jobs and now our college graduates are left with poverty-wage McJobs and Walmart jobs. Good job Congress. Fire and deport Congress and the President, I say. No amnesty for traitorous politicians!

[Rumblebelly]

Having lived both in Nebraska and Colorado, they aren't much different. There are jobs but you often gotta start low with low pay if you are just out of college. People want work experience. Of course, this all depends on the field you go into.

The urban areas pay a little more but it doesn't help with the higher costs of living. I've lived in Fort Collins for 10 years and what they pay most people, this is excluding the higher paying professional jobs, is at par with rural areas in Nebraska.

The original poster mentioned his personality is difficult for some. If that's reflected in an interview, you won't get the job. You can have the best qualifications and resume in the world but if you don't interview well, forget about it. If an employer senses you might have a problem working well with others, they are increasing their risk of replacing you if you don't work out.

[mattpoulsen]

Many of the comments concerning Nebraska/Omaha/Lincoln are pretty ridiculous. First of all, calling the panel of interviewers "retards", in a nutshell, probably explains why you didn't get the job! You seem to carry quite the arrogant chip on your shoulder. You have a Masters in Economics, so what's the problem?? You can't possibly tell me there aren't positions available in Omaha. Maybe your resume and attitude just get you crossed off the list.

As far as the incomes in Omaha and Lincoln being lower than the rest of the nation....well, I would just say duh! Why don't you look at the cost of living compared to the coasts!! It is completely in line with the incomes you see here. You spend $400,000 on a house in Omaha and Lincoln and you're practically living in a mansion. Try and do that in L.A. and you're living in a shack. Its not complicated to understand why wages in Lincoln/Omaha are lower than other cities.

It seems to me that there are a few people on this board that clearly possess an agenda! Mattden is certainly one of them. You constantly stereotype and bunch everyone from Nebraska, Lincoln, and Omaha into one category. It gets a little tiresome and clearly shows that you have an obvious biases opinion. I could go on and on about how "all" Denver natives are snobbish uppity elitists, but I won't. I realize that just because I met some that are that doesn't require the whole city to possess those traits.

I grew up in a town of about 100 people, I am minutes from a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, I voted for Nader in both elections, I support the war in Iraq. Try and stereotype that!!

[ehenningsen]

Originally Posted by mattpoulsen

Many of the comments concerning Nebraska/Omaha/Lincoln are pretty ridiculous. First of all, calling the panel of interviewers "retards", in a nutshell, probably explains why you didn't get the job! You seem to carry quite the arrogant chip on your shoulder. You have a Masters in Economics, so what's the problem?? You can't possibly tell me there aren't positions available in Omaha. Maybe your resume and attitude just get you crossed off the list.

As far as the incomes in Omaha and Lincoln being lower than the rest of the nation....well, I would just say duh! Why don't you look at the cost of living compared to the coasts!! It is completely in line with the incomes you see here. You spend $400,000 on a house in Omaha and Lincoln and you're practically living in a mansion. Try and do that in L.A. and you're living in a shack. Its not complicated to understand why wages in Lincoln/Omaha are lower than other cities.

It seems to me that there are a few people on this board that clearly possess an agenda! Mattden is certainly one of them. You constantly stereotype and bunch everyone from Nebraska, Lincoln, and Omaha into one category. It gets a little tiresome and clearly shows that you have an obvious biases opinion. I could go on and on about how "all" Denver natives are snobbish uppity elitists, but I won't. I realize that just because I met some that are that doesn't require the whole city to possess those traits.

I grew up in a town of about 100 people, I am minutes from a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, I voted for Nader in both elections, I support the war in Iraq. Try and stereotype that!!

Actually the average income per capita in Omaha is above the US average :-)

[MattDen]

I think its ironic how image from Omaha continues to distance itself from reality. Reality is its actually easier to live in Harrison County (Tupelo), Mississippi then Omaha when you adjust wages to housing costs.

Harrison County, Mississippi
39,803 Median Household Income
11,520 Median Housing costs for mortgaged units
28,282 Median Houshold Income after Median housing costs

Omaha
40,484 median household income
13,920 median housing costs for mortgaged units
26,564 Median Household Income after Median Housing costs

Hamilton County, Indiana
78,932 Median Household Income
17,532 Median Housing costs for mortgaged units
61,400 Median Household Income after median Housing costs

34,800 dollars more the typical Hamilton County, Indiana household after housing costs then Omaha.

Nebraska
43,849 Median Household Income
13,284 Median Housing costs
30,565 Median Household Income after median housing costs

Massachusetts (coastal city)
57,184 Median Household Income
21,372 Median Housing costs
35,812 Median Household Income after median housing costs

King County, WA (coastal city)
58,370 Median Household Income
21,588 Median Housing costs
36,782 Median Household Income after median housing costs

I guess this shows King County (Seattle); Massachusetts; Mississippi people will come out far ahead after housing costs then if they chose to live in Omaha.

Looks like after housing Massachusetts a coastal state has far more in median household income after the median housing payments.

[ehenningsen]

But your reality is completely twisted as in your very last post...
you compare the whole state of Nebraska versus rich suburbs of large cities, and then the state of massachusettes who yes does make more money per capita, but their cost of living is outrageous and does not make up for the increase of income....

Omaha is rated #32 of all US metro's in Per capita household income
Omaha is rated #12 of all US metro's in having the lowest cost of living
Omaha's housing costs are about a third of those areas you posted...

You, Mattden, are just a flamer who will twist data to make someone think bad about this area even though you paint 1% of the picture...

Honestly Mattden, your obsession really is getting to the best of you and you should probably stay away from the Nebraska forums, cause most of the people here are like myself and will constantly prove you wrong. And besides your obsessing hatred for Nebraska really turns my stomache and I can't wait for you to go to Ohio so that you can stop this obsessive and sickening ranting you do here... For your sake, I would start going to the Ohio boards and start your transition out of Nebraska starting here...