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Lincoln, NE Metro Area

343,620 Population
1,409 square miles 243.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6462%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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78%White3%†Black0%†Native4%†Asian0%†Islander0%†Other6%†Two+8%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$41,375 ±$2,234 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,163 ±$2,749 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.9% ±1.6% (35,885  ±5,154) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty7%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty12%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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18.7 minutes ±0.6 (3,032,250  ±142,070) 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

144,767 ±1,574 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (328,314  ±1,586) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples59%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married48%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale41%Female34%
Now marriedMale48%Female48%
DivorcedMale8%†Female11%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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3.3% ±1% (2,793  ±865) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%†20-248%†25-2910%†30-352%†35-395%†40-440%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

150,319 ±671 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied96%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied58%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit65%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$277,300 ±$6,825 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.2% ±1.7% (54,999  ±5,844.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.5% ±3.1% (204,114  ±6,770.5) 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% ±2% (90,683  ±4,275.3) 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)

Population by highest level of education

5%†No degree20%High school33%Some college28%Bachelor's14%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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7.3% ±0.9% (25,099  ±3,036) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

10%†Europe53%Asia9%†Africa0%†Oceania27%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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5.5% ±0.6% (14,646  ±1,577) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

195†WWII797†Korea5,410Vietnam3,596†Gulf (1990s)3,586†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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14,646 Total veterans ±1,577 13,127 Male ±1,454 1,519 Female ±679

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Lincoln, NE Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US30700-lincoln-ne-metro-area/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Lincoln, NE Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US30700-lincoln-ne-metro-area/>