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Lincoln, NE Urban Area

298,056 Population
94.2 square miles 3,165.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,445 ±$1,959 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,332 ±$4,309 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.6% ±1.8% (38,414  ±5,027) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.2 minutes ±1 (2,799,155  ±163,093) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

126,619 ±1,845 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (283,627  ±1,880) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.8% ±1.8% (4,502  ±1,418) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

132,204 ±1,183 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$276,600 ±$7,556 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.2% ±1.8% (50,707  ±5,384.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.6% ±3.3% (176,284  ±6,509.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
44.5% ±2.2% (83,918  ±4,287.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

10.2% ±1.4% (30,352  ±4,100) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±0.8% (12,746  ±1,754) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,746 Total veterans ±1,754 11,498 Male ±1,616 1,248 Female ±593

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