Emerald's Livability
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Amenities
About Emerald, NE
Emerald, NE is located in Lancaster County in the state of Nebraska.
The total City Population for Emerald is about 4 with about 35 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $151,100, which is roughly 27% higher than the Average Home Value of $110,358 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 20% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $63,590, which is roughly 11% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $56,634 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 10% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.47Male Population Estimate: 100%
Female Population Estimate: 48.9%
Median Age: 27.7
Male Median Age: 27.8
Female Median Age: 27.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:8.4%
Black:6.1%
Asian:5.5%
Other:4.4%
Indian:1.8%
Hawaiian:0.1%
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
Republican: 44.9%
Libertarian: 2.37%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Emerald specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lancaster County: About 1.75466 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lancaster County: About 325.955 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lancaster County is about 56% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 12% higher 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.
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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.
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Nearby Location
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 68528Latitude: 40.813100
Longitude: -96.835400
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1233.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 402