Lincoln, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population
294,856
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
12.7%
0.876% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$71,867
2.68% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$264,000
6.37% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
160,627
0.888% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lincoln, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.4% of the residents in Lincoln, NE are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lincoln, NE are University of Nebraska-Lincoln (6,153 degrees awarded in 2023), Southeast Community College Area (1,398 degrees), and Nebraska Wesleyan University (461 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Lincoln, NE was $264,000, and the homeownership rate was 56.1%.

Most people in Lincoln, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lincoln, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lincoln, NE is home to a population of 295k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.31% of Lincoln, NE residents were born outside of the country (27.4k people).

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (225k people) in Lincoln, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.2k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 13.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%
2024 Citizenship
95.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Lincoln, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lincoln, NE was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lincoln, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    225k ± 784
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    13.2k ± 965
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    13.1k ± 662
9.04%
Hispanic Population
26.7k people

In 2024, there were 17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (225k people) in Lincoln, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.2k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 13.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.04% of the people in Lincoln, NE are hispanic (26.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lincoln, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.31%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
27.4k people
9.15%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
26.7k people

As of 2024, 9.31% of Lincoln, NE residents (27.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lincoln, NE was 9.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,900 ± 425
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,557 ± 434
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,867 ± 335

Lincoln, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lincoln, NE employs 161k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lincoln, NE were Health Care & Social Assistance (22,944 people), Educational Services (20,713 people), and Retail Trade (17,578 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($78,869), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($74,485), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,192).

Employment

Occupations

161k
2024 Value
± 3,174
0.888%
1 Year growth
± 2.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lincoln, NE grew at a rate of 0.888%, from 159k employees to 161k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lincoln, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (19,023 people), Management Occupations (15,446 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (14,051 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lincoln, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

161k
2024 Value
± 3,174
0.888%
1 Year growth
± 2.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lincoln, NE grew at a rate of 0.888%, from 159k employees to 161k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lincoln, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (22,944 people), Educational Services (20,713 people), and Retail Trade (17,578 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lincoln, NE, though some of these residents may live in Lincoln, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,203
Median earning men ± $1,238
$38,366
Median earning women ± $1,209

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,560), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,650), and Information ($64,514).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,907), Public Administration ($50,296), and Wholesale Trade ($47,909).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lincoln, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Lincoln, NE awarded 8,601 degrees. The student population of Lincoln, NE in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 17,555 male students and 19,646 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lincoln, NE are White (6,462 and 80.3%), Hispanic or Latino (645 and 8.02%), Two or More Races (320 and 3.98%), and Asian (276 and 3.43%).

The largest universities in Lincoln, NE by number of degrees awarded are University of Nebraska-Lincoln (6,153 and 71.5%), Southeast Community College Area (1,398 and 16.3%), and Nebraska Wesleyan University (461 and 5.36%).

The most popular majors in Lincoln, NE are General Business Administration & Management (628 and 7.3%), General Psychology (311 and 3.62%), and General Finance (241 and 2.8%).

The median tuition costs are $26,640 for private four year colleges, and $8,010 and $25,650 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Lincoln, NE, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 31%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 37,201 (47.2% men and 52.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 37,201 students enrolled in Lincoln, NE, 47.2% men and 52.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 27,153 records, of which 52.9% were women and 47.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    356 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    290 degrees awarded
  3. General Finance
    237 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lincoln, NE was General Business Administration & Management with 356 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    6,153 degrees awarded
  2. Southeast Community College Area
    1,398 degrees awarded
  3. Nebraska Wesleyan University
    461 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Nebraska-Lincoln with 6,153 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 4,147 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lincoln, NE, which is 0.931 times less than the 4,454 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,462 degrees mean that there were 10 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 645 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,640) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,098) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,778) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lincoln, NE was $264,000 in 2024, which is 0.794 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $248,200 to $264,000, a 6.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Lincoln, NE is 56.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lincoln, NE have an average commute time of 18.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lincoln, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$264,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,473
$68,758
Median Property Taxes
±$1,672

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lincoln, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lincoln, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

56.1%
Homeownership
2024
62.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 56.1% of the housing units in Lincoln, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,867
Median Household Income
± $1,734
123k
Number of Households
± 2,823

In 2024, the median household income of the 123k households in Lincoln, NE grew to $71,867 from the previous year's value of $69,991.

The following chart displays the households in Lincoln, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lincoln, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.4%)
  3. Carpooled (8.52%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Lincoln, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.52%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lincoln, NE have a shorter commute time (18.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.977% of the workforce in Lincoln, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lincoln, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lincoln, NE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lincoln, NE (35.9k out of 282k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lincoln, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.7% of the population of Lincoln, NE has health coverage, with 55.7% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 28.2% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.34%
Uninsured
55.7%
Employer Coverage
12%
Medicaid
11.1%
Medicare
13.5%
Non-Group
1.38%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lincoln, NE declined by 5.99% from 6.75% to 6.34%.

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