Lincoln County, NE Demographic Data
Lincoln County, NE Summary
Lincoln County is located in Nebraska
- Population: 36,160
- Area: 2,575.13 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,564.07 sq. miles
- Water Area: 11.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 14.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,043.64 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lincoln County, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
18,189
51%
50.8
Male
17,588
49%
49.2
Total Population
35,777
323,128,000
Lincoln County, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,205
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,256
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,765
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,471
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,754
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,175
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,354
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,517
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,914
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,229
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,151
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,998
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
988
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,092
75.7%
77.2
Female
13,851
51.1%
51.3
Male
13,241
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
25,734
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,490
20.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,137
17.2%
15.2
Female
3,411
55.6%
55.8
Male
2,726
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Lincoln County, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
35,129
98.2%
96.8
White
34,157
95.5%
72.6
Black or African American
363
1.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
106
0.3%
0.8
Asian
226
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
154
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
19
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
43
0.1%
0.2
Korean
5
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
7
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
270
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
648
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,888
8.1%
17.8
Mexican
2,657
7.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
217
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
32,889
91.9%
82.2
Lincoln County, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
890
3.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,077
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,303
30.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,707
27.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,075
12.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,670
15.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,604
6.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,967
8.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
22,359
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,274
21.7%
31.2
Lincoln County, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,486
22.7%
33.7%
Now Married
16,006
56.1%
47.5
Divorced
3,414
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
518
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
2,127
7.4
5.8%
Lincoln County, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
32,366
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,206
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
855
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
113
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
147
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
91
0.3%
1.1%
Lincoln County, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,109
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
577
3.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,725
11.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,500
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,202
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,348
22.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,789
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,936
12.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
419
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
360
2.4%
6.4
Median household income
52,179
57,617
Per capita income
27,474
31,128
Lincoln County, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
932
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,748
9.8%
9.8
Construction
906
5.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,312
24.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
836
4.7%
6.6
Information
256
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
546
3.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
719
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
729
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
646
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
2,623
14.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,177
17.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
380
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,329
13.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,121
28.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,851
16.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,056
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,453
19.4%
18.1%
Lincoln County, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,508
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,522
82.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,615
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
73
0.4%
5.1
Walked
410
2.3%
2.7
Other means
154
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
734
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.7
26.6
Lincoln County, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
915
6.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,603
30.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,170
34.5%
37.1
3 or more
4,277
28.6%
21.0
Lincoln County, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,965
90.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,816
65.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,149
34.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,667
10.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Lincoln County, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,632
1 room
468
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
404
2.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,152
6.9%
9.1
4 rooms
2,756
16.6%
16.5
5 rooms
3,537
21.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,598
15.6%
17.8
7 rooms
2,161
13.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,396
8.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,160
13.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lincoln County, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,632
1-unit, detached
11,859
71.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
572
3.4%
5.9
2-units
441
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
370
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
594
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
223
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
1,193
7.2%
9.0
Mobile home
1,380
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lincoln County, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,400
20.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,404
8.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,735
10.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,964
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,015
24.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,065
6.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,474
8.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,361
8.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
178
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
36
0.2%
1.4%
Lincoln County, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,448
56.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,300
8.7%
4.7
Electricity
4,717
31.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
299
2.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
85
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
107
0.7%
1.1
Lincoln County, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,565
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
72
1.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
80
1.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
94
1.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
375
6.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,062
19.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,722
30.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,160
38.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,746
49.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
902
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
621
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
413
7.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
883
15.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,715
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
92
2.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
502
10.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,282
27.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,839
60.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
434
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
651
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,193
25.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
730
15.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
489
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
642
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
420
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,218
26.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
457
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,816
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,208
12.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,753
28.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,149
21.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,520
15.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,440
14.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
643
6.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
77
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
26
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
119,600
205,000
