Sandhills Today

Halsey ranked 494th among cities in Nebraska by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Halsey residents was an inflation-adjusted $19,167 per year. Halsey had 30 households in 2017, with a population of 64.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Walton. Walton's median income was $77,583 per year after adjusting for inflation – $58,416 more than Halsey. It had 97 households in 2017 and a population of 259.

Verdel had the lowest annual resident income among cities in Nebraska, with a median income of only $8,750 per year. That was $10,417 less than the median income in Halsey at the time. Verdel had 9 households in 2017 and a population of 15.

The table below shows the top 100 cities ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Rank	City	Earnings per resident ($$$)
1	Walton	77,583
2	Woodland Hills	75,250
3	Overland	60,278
4	Gandy	51,875
5	Raymond	46,111
6	Venice	45,833
7	Nenzel	45,417
8	Ragan	43,828
9	Saronville	43,092
10	Hallam	42,841
11	Fort Calhoun	42,708
12	Hickman	42,456
13	Gretna	42,081
14	Henry	41,250
15	Lisco	41,250
16	Foster	40,893
17	Tryon	40,833
18	Panama	40,435
19	Yankee Hill	40,417
20	Steinauer	40,000
21	Arlington	39,750
22	Colon	39,375
23	Ceresco	39,063
24	Sprague	39,000
25	Davey	38,750
26	Julian	38,750
27	Stockville	38,750
28	Cedar Creek	38,421
29	Waverly	38,090
30	Thayer	37,917
31	Lorton	37,917
32	Douglas	37,917
33	Bennington	37,857
34	Kennard	37,679
35	Chalco	37,594
36	Glenwood	37,167
37	Louisville	37,143
38	Harbine	37,083
39	Wellfleet	36,875
40	Clinton	36,667
41	Utica	36,513
42	Hendley	36,250
43	Bennet	35,972
44	La Vista	35,908
45	Springfield	35,848
46	Axtell	35,804
47	Aurora	35,778
48	Battle Creek	35,547
49	Swanton	35,357
50	Rulo	35,114
51	Diller	35,000
52	Yutan	35,000
53	Ithaca	35,000
54	Holmesville	34,750
55	Papillion	34,499
56	Hadar	34,412
57	Staplehurst	34,375
58	Cortland	34,375
59	Sidney	34,339
60	Malcolm	34,250
61	Mead	34,125
62	Lamar	34,063
63	Weeping Water	33,799
64	Tobias	33,750
65	Jackson	33,750
66	La Platte	33,750
67	Eagle	33,681
68	Dorchester	33,676
69	Henderson	33,510
70	Lewiston	33,438
71	Pierce	33,397
72	Murray	33,393
73	Thurston	33,250
74	Pleasant Dale	33,203
75	Daykin	33,125
76	Elmwood	33,083
77	St. Libory	33,068
78	Venango	32,813
79	Poole	32,750
80	Valley	32,580
81	Roca	32,500
82	Osceola	32,500
83	Clatonia	32,500
84	Oconto	32,500
85	Cairo	32,315
86	Riverdale	32,232
87	Palmyra	32,228
88	Johnson	32,188
89	Ralston	32,145
90	Lindsay	32,115
91	Amherst	32,083
92	Wallace	31,979
93	Waterloo	31,949
94	Garland	31,875
95	Adams	31,800
96	Geneva	31,667
97	Abie	31,563
98	Martinsburg	31,563
99	Syracuse	31,543
100	Bellevue	31,368

* All values are inflation-adjusted