West Union's Livability
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About West Union, NE
West Union, NE is located in Custer County in the state of Nebraska.
The total City Population for West Union is about 956 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $66,500, which is roughly 50% lower than the Average Home Value of $131,959 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 69% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $35,500, which is roughly 43% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,697 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 45% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.29Male Population Estimate: 50.4%
Female Population Estimate: 49.6%
Median Age: 47.6
Male Median Age: 46.0
Female Median Age: 48.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.26%
Black:0.84%
Asian:0.42%
Indian:0.31%
Other:0.21%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 13.12%
Libertarian: 1.95%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of West Union specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Custer County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Custer County: About 139.231 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Custer County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 52% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for West Union is about 2.2%.
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.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 68874Latitude: 41.669312
Longitude: -99.385268
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 2351.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 308