Census Reporter

Lincoln, NE

268,743 Population
90.4 square miles 2,972.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2013 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 32.9 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 36.3 ±0.2

Economics

$25,745 ±$817 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: $27,009 ±$902
  • a little less than the amount in Nebraska: $27,093 ±$394
$49,419 ±$2,157 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: $52,300 ±$2,033
  • a little less than the amount in Nebraska: $51,440 ±$493

16.9% ±2.2% (43,455  ±5,654) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 15.5% † 46,833 (±1.9% / ±5,684)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 239,433 (±0.6% / ±11,539)

17.8 minutes ±0.6 (2,475,420  ±107,888) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 18.4 3,006,225 (±0.6 / ±118,016)
  • about the same as the figure in Nebraska: 18.1 16,537,300 (±0.3 / ±256,940)

Families

106,874 ±1,818 Number of households
  • the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 123,469 ±1,891
  • Nebraska: 730,579 ±4,441
2.4 ±0 (255,820  ±1,998) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 2.5 302,335 (±0 / ±2,374)
  • a little less than the figure in Nebraska: 2.5 1,817,080 (±0)

6.4% ±1.6% (4,367  ±1,066) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 6.2% † 4,917 (±1.4% / ±1,135)
  • a little higher than the rate in Nebraska: 6% 26,077 (±0.6% / ±2,487)

Housing

112,643 ±942 Number of housing units
  • the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 130,673 ±1,005
  • Nebraska: 806,888 ±638

$148,400 ±$4,599 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: $153,600 ±$3,993
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Nebraska: $132,700 ±$1,497

21.2% ±1.8% (55,985  ±4,751.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 20.1% 62,668 (±1.6% / ±5,140.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nebraska: 16.1% 296,112 (±0.6% / ±11,474)

Social

92.7% ±3% (152,917  ±5,227.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 93.1% 182,510 (±2.8% / ±5,569.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Nebraska: 90.3% 1,096,695 (±1% / ±12,488.9)
36.4% ±1.8% (60,052  ±3,036.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 36.3% 71,218 (±1.6% / ±3,236.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 29.4% 356,792 (±0.6% / ±7,203.2)

11.8% ±0.6% (28,664  ±1,561.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2013 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 10.5% 29,970 (±0.6% / ±1,583.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 10.5% 180,422 (±0.2% / ±3,183.4)

7.8% ±0.7% (20,858  ±1,997) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 6.8% 21,400 (±0.6% / ±2,024)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 6.6% 123,182 (±0.3% / ±4,739)

7.1% ±0.7% (14,788  ±1,518) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 7.4% 17,972 (±0.7% / ±1,578)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 8.9% 124,987 (±0.3% / ±3,925)
14,788 Total veterans ±1,518 13,776 Male ±1,484 1,012 Female ±403