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Lincoln, NE Urban Area

293,055 Population
94.2 square miles 3,112.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,969 ±$2,448 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$67,925 ±$3,012 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.2% ±1.8% (34,152  ±5,139) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18 minutes ±0.6 (2,536,445  ±125,813) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

126,191 ±1,585 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0 (279,144  ±1,433) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.1% ±1.1% (2,271  ±805) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

130,987 ±948 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$264,600 ±$7,154 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.3% ±2% (50,329  ±5,776.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94% ±3.5% (172,386  ±6,544.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
42.5% ±2.2% (77,866  ±4,095.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.2% ±1% (24,041  ±2,955) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.4% ±0.7% (12,335  ±1,501) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
12,335 Total veterans ±1,501 10,955 Male ±1,349 1,380 Female ±661

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