Lincoln city, NE

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 290,531 ( 290,531 from 2010 )
Land area: 97.7 square miles
Population density: 2974.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	226,533	77.97%	?%
Black:	11,658	4.01%	0.0%
Indian:	973	0.33%	0.0%
Asian:	13,188	4.54%	0.0%
2+ races:	13,157	4.53%	0.0%
Hispanic:	24,196	8.33%	0.0%

Total non-White:	63,998	22.03%	?%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	226,533	?
Change in Non-White pop.:	63,998	?

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
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0	?%
0	?%
0	?%
0	?%

2000
225,442
197,951	87.81%
6,729	2.98%
1,667	0.74%
6,845	3.04%
3,679	1.63%
8,299	3.68%
27,491	12.19%

1990
191,972
179,915	93.72%
4,625	2.41%
1,085	0.57%
3,072	1.60%
n/a
3,275	1.71%
12,057	6.28%

1980
171,932
163,289	94.97%
3,138	1.83%
825	0.48%
2,026	1.18%
n/a
2,480	1.44%
8,643	5.03%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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-197,951	-87.8
-27,491	-12.2

Number	Rate
1990's
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18,036	9.4
15,434	8.0

Number	Rate
1980's
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16,626	9.7
3,414	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln city, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.1
63,880	22.0%
226,651	78.0%
40,667	14.0%

118,332
2.35

67,409	57.0%
50,792	75.3%
6,904	10.2%
50,923	43.0%

2010
Number	Percent
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0	?%

0
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2000
Number	Percent
31.7
51,836	23.0%
173,606	77.0%
23,526	10.4%

90,560
2.36

54,201	59.9%
42,765	78.9%
5,555	10.2%
36,359	40.1%

1990
Number	Percent
30.4
44,826	23.4%
147,146	76.6%
21,109	11.0%

75,530
2.40

47,263	62.6%
38,531	81.5%
4,249	9.0%
28,267	37.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
40,262	23.4%
131,670	76.6%
17,740	10.3%

65,053
2.46

42,081	64.7%
35,870	85.2%
3,228	7.7%
22,972	35.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,559	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,682	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,976	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,241	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,953	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,366	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,154	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,233	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,962	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,352	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,536	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,233	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	11,917	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,799	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,009	7.6%
$200,000 or more	8,360	7.1%

Median Household Income	67,846
Per Capita Income	37,210

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,020	3.4%
Public Assistance	3,169	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,300	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	139,728	78.5%
Unemployed	4,889	2.7%
In Armed Forces	396	0.2%

Total Labor Force	145,013	81.5%
Not in Labor Force	32,977	18.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	57,324	44,808	56.1%
Non-Profit	6,125	10,400	37.1%
Self-Employed	7,675	5,625	57.7%

Local Government	4,064	5,642	41.9%
State Government	7,383	7,827	48.5%
Federal Government	1,584	1,389	53.3%

Total Private + Self	64,999	50,433	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,156	25,258	43.1%
Total	84,155	75,691	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26,150	16.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	33,489	20.9%
Professional, Technical	41,206	25.8%
Service Occupations	27,549	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	757	0.5%
All others	31,599	19.8%

White Collar		63.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22,921	14.3%
Educational services	20,008	12.5%
Retail trade	18,382	11.5%
Manufacturing	14,386	9.0%
Finance and insurance	10,918	6.8%
Construction	10,567	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,475	6.5%
Public administration	9,754	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	9,228	5.8%
Other services	7,719	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	5,896	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,507	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,175	2.0%
Wholesale trade	2,962	1.9%
Information	2,906	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,035	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,899	1.2%
Utilities	1,093	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	103	0.1%
Management	59	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	15,556	5.35%
Puerto Rican	954	0.33%
Cuban	649	0.22%
Dominican	329	0.11%

Total Central American	3,043	1.05%
Costa Rican	36	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,507	0.52%
Honduran	179	0.06%
Nicaraguan	62	0.02%
Panamanian	58	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,125	0.39%
Other Central American	76	0.03%

Total South American	767	0.26%
Argentinean	52	0.02%
Bolivian	8	0.00%
Chilean	63	0.02%
Colombian	240	0.08%
Ecuadorian	80	0.03%
Paraguayan	10	0.00%
Peruvian	134	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	154	0.05%
Other South American	26	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,898	1.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	4,289	1.48%
Indian	1,961	0.67%
Chinese	1,650	0.57%
Burmese	1,317	0.45%
Filipino	686	0.24%
Korean	485	0.17%
Malaysian	281	0.10%
Japanese	271	0.09%
Thai	262	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	238,287	87.2%
Spanish	12,711	4.7%
Other Indo-European	4,835	1.8%
Vietnamese	3,920	1.4%
Other Asian	3,209	1.2%
Arabic	3,036	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,201	0.8%
Chinese	1,585	0.6%
Other	1,153	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	88,498	30.5%
Irish	33,037	11.4%
English	26,239	9.0%
Czech	11,861	4.1%
Swedish	10,411	3.6%
American	9,885	3.4%
Polish	6,395	2.2%
Italian	5,476	1.9%
Norwegian	5,398	1.9%
European	5,236	1.8%
French	4,838	1.7%
Dutch	4,364	1.5%
Danish	4,249	1.5%
Scottish	3,823	1.3%
Iraqi	2,514	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	277,178	95.4%
Not a citizen	13,353	4.6%

Native	263,997	90.9%
Foreign-born	26,534	9.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,631	3.1%	7,179	4.0%	36,986	20.6%	56,435	31.4%	46,447	25.9%	26,996	15.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,631	3.1%
9-12 Years	7,179	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,986	20.6%
Some College	56,435	31.4%
Bach. Degree	46,447	25.9%
Grad Degree	26,996	15.0%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,977	D +11,708	D + 7.6%
D +18,685
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	61%	Joe Biden (D)	75,820	55.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	57,603	42.1%	3,318	2.4%	136,741	-16	-5	14.30%
2016	86%	Hillary Clinton (D)	57,135	49.3%	Donald Trump (R)	50,626	43.7%	8,175	7.1%	115,936	-15	-2	13.73%

2020 President, Lincoln city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

75,820

55.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

57,603

42.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,318

2.4%

TOTAL

136,741

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, Lincoln city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

57,135

49.3%

Donald Trump (R)

50,626

43.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6,345

5.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,830

1.6%

TOTAL

115,936

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	53%	Ben Sasse* (R)	66,364	55.9%	Chris Janicek (D)	44,919	37.8%	7,406 [+]	6.2%	118,689	-7	12.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 7,406 (6.2%);
2018	S1	57%	Jane Raybould (D)	57,865	56.3%	Deb Fischer* (R)	40,985	39.9%	3,881 [+]	3.8%	102,731	-18	14.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 3,881 (3.8%);
2018	G	57%	Bob Krist (D)	59,440	58.1%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	42,807	41.9%	0	0.0%	102,247	-17	14.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	124,294
Median Value	$230,400

Occupied	118,332	95.2%
Vacant	5,962	4.8%

Owned	66,654	56.3%
Rented	51,678	43.7%
Median Rent	$998

Single-Family Units	80,150	64.5%
Detached	69,754	56.1%
Attached	10,396	8.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34,043	27.4%
Mobile Homes	1,958	1.6%

Lincoln city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lincoln city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lincoln city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lincoln city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lincoln city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln city, NE