Lincoln, NE Demographic Data

Lincoln, NE Summary

Lincoln is located in Lancaster County in Nebraska
  • Population: 265,389
  • Area: 90.36 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 89.11 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 1.25 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 2,936.98 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,210.63 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Lincoln, NE Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
140,206
50%
50.8
Male
140,163
50%
49.2
Total Population
280,369
 
323,128,000

Lincoln, NE Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
18,824
6.7% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
17,346
6.2% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
17,577
6.3% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
20,443
7.3% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
32,256
11.5% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
43,882
15.7% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
33,062
11.8% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
28,725
10.2% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
17,756
6.3% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
14,534
5.2% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
21,233
7.6% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
9,500
3.4% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
5,231
1.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
217,424
77.5%
77.2
Female
108,715
50.0%
51.3
Male
108,709
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
198,815
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
44,040
15.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
35,964
12.8%
15.2
Female
19,878
55.3%
55.8
Male
16,086
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0

Lincoln, NE Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
270,502
96.5% 
96.8
White
239,577
85.5% 
72.6
Black or African American
12,309
4.4% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,863
0.7% 
0.8
Asian
12,093
4.3% 
5.4
Asian Indian
597
0.2% 
1.2
Chinese
3,155
1.1% 
1.3
Filipino
131
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
179
0.1% 
0.2
Korean
938
0.3% 
0.4
Vietnamese
4,462
1.6% 
0.6
Other Asian
2,631
0.9% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
4,657
1.7% 
5.1
Two or More Races
9,867
3.5% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
20,703
7.4% 
17.8
Mexican
15,110
5.4% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
171
0.1% 
1.7
Cuban
276
0.1% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,146
1.8% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
259,666
92.6% 
82.2

Lincoln, NE Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,238
3.0% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,328
4.2% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
36,787
21.2% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
36,215
20.8% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
18,336
10.5% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
44,429
25.5% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
25,590
14.7% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
12,566
7.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
161,357
92.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
70,019
40.2%
31.2

Lincoln, NE Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
87,458
38.6%
33.7%
Now Married
106,087
46.8%
47.5
Divorced
21,375
9.4%
11.0%
Separated
1,249
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
10,453
4.6
5.8%

Lincoln, NE Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
228,809
87.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
32,736
12.5%
21.6%
Spanish
11,051
4.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,937
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
10,549
4.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6,199
2.4%
1.1%

Lincoln, NE Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,814
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
4,636
4.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
11,027
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
14,006
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
15,229
13.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
20,523
18.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
14,531
12.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
16,247
14.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,203
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4,170
3.7%
6.4
Median household income
55,792
 
57,617
Per capita income
29,370
 
31,128

Lincoln, NE Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
733
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
16,163
10.4%
9.8
Construction
8,601
5.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
40,381
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
12,648
8.1%
6.6
Information
3,017
1.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
12,290
7.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7,299
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
16,128
10.4%
11.4
Public administration
9,515
6.1%
4.6
Retail trade
18,670
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,484
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3,510
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
10,112
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
59,955
38.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
15,959
10.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
40,645
26.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
28,768
18.5%
18.1%

Lincoln, NE Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
153,483
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
123,569
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
14,783
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,688
1.1%
5.1
Walked
4,774
3.1%
2.7
Other means
3,637
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
5,032
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.9
 
26.6

Lincoln, NE Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,464
5.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
40,489
36.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
44,203
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
21,230
18.9%
21.0

Lincoln, NE Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
112,386
94.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
63,046
56.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
49,340
43.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,268
5.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5

Lincoln, NE Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
118,654
1 room
1,836
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
3,200
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
13,244
11.2%
9.1
4 rooms
21,329
18.0%
16.5
5 rooms
19,960
16.8%
19.8
6 rooms
15,101
12.7%
17.8
7 rooms
13,708
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
9,543
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
20,733
17.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Lincoln, NE Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
118,654
 
 
1-unit, detached
70,061
59.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9,505
8.0%
5.9
2-units
3,898
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,533
3.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,480
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8,097
6.8%
4.4
20 or more units
13,711
11.6%
9.0
Mobile home
2,369
2.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Lincoln, NE Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
18,070
15.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,362
2.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
12,506
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
13,400
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
17,580
14.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11,593
9.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
18,764
15.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
16,789
14.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,228
3.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,362
2.0%
1.4%

Lincoln, NE Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
68,879
61.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,500
1.3%
4.7
Electricity
40,708
36.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
92
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
343
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
395
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
469
0.4%
1.1

Lincoln, NE Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
42,842
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
611
1.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
735
1.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
735
1.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,599
8.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,737
20.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
9,990
23.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
18,435
43.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
22,901
53.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,911
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,931
11.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,718
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,381
12.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Lincoln, NE Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
47,811 
 
41,631,300 
$2,000 to $2,499
168
0.4%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
210
0.4%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
586
1.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
710
1.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
6,370
13.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,415
21.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
29,352
61.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,529
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
773
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7,798
16.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6,465
13.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
6,342
13.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,675
7.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,521
7.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
18,701
40.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,838
0.0%
0.0%

Lincoln, NE Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
63,046
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,750
2.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
8,513
13.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
17,398
27.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
15,302
24.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
13,152
20.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,452
8.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,205
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
274
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
160,600
 
205,000