Bignell's Livability
![](/assets/images/livability_c.png)
-
B-
Affordability -
B
Housing -
B+
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
A-
Commute -
D+
Education -
C+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Bignell, NE
Bignell, NE is located in Lincoln County in the state of Nebraska.
The total City Population for Bignell is about 815 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $152,200, which is roughly 13% higher than the Average Home Value of $131,959 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 30% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $63,281, which is roughly 1% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,697 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 3% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.65Male Population Estimate: 51.3%
Female Population Estimate: 48.7%
Median Age: 41.6
Male Median Age: 41.2
Female Median Age: 42.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:2%
Indian:0.7%
Black:0.6%
Other:0.4%
Asian:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Deb Fischer](/assets/images/politicians/senators/deb_fischer.jpg)
![Pete Ricketts](/assets/images/politicians/senators/pete_ricketts.jpg)
![Jim Pillen](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jim_pillen.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 21.58%
Libertarian: 2.01%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Bignell specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lincoln County: About 5.3 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2016)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lincoln County: About 273.992 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lincoln County is about 25% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 5% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Nebraska is ranked #25 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 46.35 out of 100.
![](/assets/images/score_marker.png)
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 32.54The average living wage for the state of Nebraska is $31.44/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Nebraska a minimum wage score of 35.2 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Nebraska a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.61 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Nebraska is $180.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 26.56 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Nebraska does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Nebraska does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Nebraska does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Nebraska does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Nebraska does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Nebraska does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Nebraska does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Nebraska does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Nebraska does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Nebraska does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Nebraska does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Nebraska does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Nebraska does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Nebraska does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Nebraska does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Nebraska does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Nebraska does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Nebraska does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.
Nearby Location
- Maxwell, NE ( 4.52 mi. )
- North Platte, NE ( 9.08 mi. )
- Brady, NE ( 12.99 mi. )
- Hershey, NE ( 21.24 mi. )
- Wellfleet, NE ( 22.28 mi. )
- Gothenburg, NE ( 25.68 mi. )
- Dickens, NE ( 25.79 mi. )
- Sutherland, NE ( 27.46 mi. )
- Maywood, NE ( 27.94 mi. )
- Moorefield, NE ( 28.03 mi. )
- Gandy, NE ( 29.16 mi. )
- Stapleton, NE ( 29.24 mi. )
- Custer, NE ( 29.73 mi. )
- Delight, NE ( 29.73 mi. )
- Elim, NE ( 29.73 mi. )
- Ryno, NE ( 29.73 mi. )
- Triumph, NE ( 29.73 mi. )
- Curtis, NE ( 30.12 mi. )
- Willow Island, NE ( 30.60 mi. )
- Farnam, NE ( 32.14 mi. )
- Ringgold, NE ( 32.14 mi. )
- Wallace, NE ( 32.80 mi. )
- Arnold, NE ( 32.97 mi. )
- Cozad, NE ( 35.43 mi. )
- Sarben, NE ( 36.76 mi. )
- Stockville, NE ( 38.45 mi. )
- Tryon, NE ( 38.53 mi. )
- Paxton, NE ( 38.79 mi. )
- Callaway, NE ( 39.20 mi. )
- Cliff, NE ( 39.94 mi. )
- Buffalo, NE ( 40.72 mi. )
- Eustis, NE ( 40.99 mi. )
- Darr, NE ( 41.46 mi. )
- Thune, NE ( 42.29 mi. )
- Elsie, NE ( 43.24 mi. )
- Hayes Center, NE ( 43.73 mi. )
- Kilfoil, NE ( 44.03 mi. )
- Oconto, NE ( 44.51 mi. )
- Lexington, NE ( 49.24 mi. )
- East Custer, NE ( 49.49 mi. )
- Madrid, NE ( 49.97 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 69151Latitude: 41.063300
Longitude: -100.611000
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 2775.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 308