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Lincoln, NE

294,750 Population
100 square miles 2,948.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 35.1 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 37.4 ±0.3

Economics

$40,097 ±$2,444 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: $41,375 ±$2,234
  • a little less than the amount in Nebraska: $41,436 ±$753
$68,050 ±$2,959 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: $71,163 ±$2,749
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Nebraska: $74,590 ±$1,340

12.2% ±1.8% (34,174  ±5,139) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 10.9% † 35,885 (±1.6% / ±5,154)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 10.5% 202,078 (±0.7% / ±12,736)

18.1 minutes ±0.6 (2,553,765  ±124,448) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 18.7 3,032,250 (±0.6 / ±142,070)
  • a little less than the figure in Nebraska: 19.1 17,644,964 (±0.3 / ±322,537)

Families

126,828 ±1,587 Number of households
  • the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 144,767 ±1,574
  • Nebraska: 813,864 ±4,244
2.2 ±0 (280,817  ±318) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 2.3 328,314 (±0 / ±1,586)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 † 1,930,900 (±,682.6 / ±-555,555,600)

3.1% ±1.1% (2,325  ±812) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 3.3% † 2,793 (±1% / ±865)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 5.4% † 24,344 (±0.6% / ±2,858)

Housing

131,869 ±905 Number of housing units
  • the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 150,319 ±671
  • Nebraska: 873,525 ±618

$265,700 ±$7,146 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: $277,300 ±$6,825
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Nebraska: $245,200 ±$2,789

17.3% ±2% (50,402  ±5,753.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 16.2% † 54,999 (±1.7% / ±5,844.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Nebraska: 13.1% 255,190 (±0.6% / ±12,605.9)

Social

94.1% ±3.4% (173,459  ±6,534.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 94.5% 204,114 (±3.1% / ±6,770.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Nebraska: 92.7% 1,211,176 (±1.2% / ±15,810.1)
42.5% ±2.2% (78,336  ±4,103.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 42% 90,683 (±2% / ±4,275.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 35.3% 461,280 (±0.7% / ±9,600.5)

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

8.2% ±1% (24,041  ±2,955) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 7.3% † 25,099 (±0.9% / ±3,036)
  • a little higher than the rate in Nebraska: 7.7% † 152,341 (±2,162.4% / ±6,623)

5.4% ±0.7% (12,431  ±1,509) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Lincoln, NE Metro Area: 5.5% † 14,646 (±0.6% / ±1,577)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 6.6% 98,571 (±0.3% / ±4,012)
12,431 Total veterans ±1,509 11,051 Male ±1,353 1,380 Female ±661

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