Population

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Lincoln	227,927	259,077	305,962	317,067

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Population by Age

Population	2026
0-4	17,913
5-9	18,034
10-14	18,343
15-19	23,198
20-24	27,331
25-29	24,762
30-34	22,371
35-39	20,744
40-44	20,528
45-49	17,566
50-54	15,977
55-59	14,361
60-64	14,518
65-69	14,780
70-74	13,487
75-79	10,451
80-84	6,045
85+	5,553
18+	240,481
Median Age	35

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Population by Race

Lincoln	2026
Total	305,962.00
White Alone	76.66%
Black Alone	5.04%
American Indian Alone	0.88%
Asian Alone	5.23%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.06%
Some Other Race	3.84%
Two or More Races	8.29%
Hispanic Origin	9.37%
Diversity Index	50.10

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Growth Rate

Lincoln	2026 - 2031
Population	0.72%
Households	0.92%
Families	0.80%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

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Housing

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Households

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Households	91,273	103,827	125,768	131,648
Housing Units	96,020	110,836	134,485	140,927
Owner Occupied Units			70,570	73,987
Renter Occupied Units			55,198	57,661
Vacant Units			8,717	9,279

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Home Value

Lincoln	2026	2031
Median Home Value	$285,408	$345,423
Average Home Value	$332,534	$392,937
<$50,000	1,340	846
$50,000 - $99,999	826	127
$100,000 - $149,999	3,443	916
$150,000 - $199,999	7,285	3,206
$200,000 - $249,999	13,396	9,904
$250,000 - $299,999	12,702	12,759
$300,000 - $399,999	15,585	20,332
$400,000 - $499,999	7,793	11,915
$500,000 - $749,999	5,850	10,701
$1,000,000 +	419	531

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	15,673
2000-2009	17,751
1990-1999	17,461
1980-1989	13,803
1970-1979	17,565
1960-1969	11,364
1950-1959	12,494
1940-1949	4,076
1939 or Before	15,715

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

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Income

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Income

Lincoln	2026	2031
Median Household	$75,606	$85,771
Average Household	$99,450	$114,054
Per Capita	$41,240	$47,712

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Household Income

Lincoln	2026
<$15,000	9,778
$15,000 - $24,999	8,206
$25,000 - $34,999	9,980
$35,000 - $49,999	15,223
$50,000 - $74,999	19,152
$75,000 - $99,999	16,834
$100,000 - $149,999	25,376
$150,000 - $199,999	11,882
$200,000+	9,337

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

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Employees

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Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	157,659
In-County Residents	148,832
Out-of-County Residents	8,343
Drive Alone	116,300
Carpooled	13,390
Public Transport	1,330
Work at Home	18,247
Motorcycle	105
Bicycle	1,362
Walked	5,591
Other	1,126
Less than 5 minutes	4,205
5-9 minutes	18,159
10-14 minutes	29,895
15-19 minutes	35,050
20-24 minutes	24,643
25-29 minutes	6,979
30-34 minutes	9,061
35-39 minutes	1,338
40-44 minutes	1,574
45-59 minutes	4,304
60-89 minutes	2,847
90+ minutes	1,357
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	202,162
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	132
Mining	53
Utilities	152
Construction	9,891
Manufacturing	12,054
Wholesale Trade	3,539

Retail Trade	18,930
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	3,591
Furn & Home Furnish Str	393
Electronics & Appl Store	307
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	1,800
Food & Beverage Stores	4,086
Health/Pers Care Stores	1,651
Gasoline Stations	499
Clothing/Accessory Store	939
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	2,241
General Merchandise Str	3,423

Transportation/Warehouse	21,484
Information	6,054

Finance & Insurance	11,186
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	4,222
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	1,463
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	5,501

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	3,802
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	11,326
Legal Services	1,581
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	476
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	3,540
Educational Services	12,445
HealthCare/Social Assist	44,153
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	2,681

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	14,087
Accommodation	1,725
Food Srv/Drinking Places	12,362

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	9,529
Auto Repair/Maintenance	1,372
Public Administration Emp	16,551

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

Educational Attainment (25+)

Lincoln	2026
<9th Grade	5,181
Some High School	6,160
GED	6,753
Graduated High School	35,744
Some College/No Degree	34,613
Associates Degree	25,944
Bachelor's Degree	53,963
Graduate Degree	32,785

Source: ESRI, 2026-08-31

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Businesses

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Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	10,936
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	29
Mining Bus	3
Utilities Bus	8
Construction Bus	873
Manufacturing Bus	312
Wholesale Trade Bus	281

Retail Trade Bus	1,361
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	208
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	56
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	51
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	138
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	195
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	161
Gasoline Stations Bus	63
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	133
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	248
General Merchandise Str Bus	108

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	148
Information Bus	262

Finance & Insurance Bus	673
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	214
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	241
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	218

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	514
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	978
Legal Services Bus	224
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	27
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	382
Educational Services Bus	321
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	1,321
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	259

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	774
Accommodation Bus	93
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	681

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	1,610
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	254
Public Administration Bus	453