Population

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Lincoln	227,921	259,071	300,737	308,991

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	17,702
5-9	17,998
10-14	18,151
15-19	22,823
20-24	27,253
25-29	24,036
30-34	22,086
35-39	20,564
40-44	19,931
45-49	16,940
50-54	15,699
55-59	14,294
60-64	14,639
65-69	14,621
70-74	12,970
75-79	9,894
80-84	5,754
85+	5,382
18+	235,884
Median Age	35

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Lincoln	2025
Total	300,737.00
White Alone	77.31%
Black Alone	4.84%
American Indian Alone	0.9%
Asian Alone	4.94%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.07%
Some Other Race	3.82%
Two or More Races	8.13%
Hispanic Origin	9.33%
Diversity Index	49.30

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Lincoln	2025 - 2030
Population	0.54%
Households	0.74%
Families	0.61%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

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Housing

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Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	91,271	103,824	123,177	127,808
Housing Units	96,018	110,833	131,163	136,021
Owner Occupied Units			68,938	71,850
Renter Occupied Units			54,239	55,958
Vacant Units			7,986	8,213

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Lincoln	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$282,817	$334,579
Average Home Value	$327,395	$381,113
<$50,000	1,627	1,125
$50,000 - $99,999	1,013	248
$100,000 - $149,999	3,663	1,239
$150,000 - $199,999	7,177	3,691
$200,000 - $249,999	12,833	10,270
$250,000 - $299,999	12,419	12,630
$300,000 - $399,999	15,148	19,425
$400,000 - $499,999	7,395	10,547
$500,000 - $749,999	5,490	9,794
$1,000,000 +	399	483

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	14,806
2000-2009	17,748
1990-1999	17,427
1980-1989	12,740
1970-1979	18,525
1960-1969	11,103
1950-1959	13,061
1940-1949	4,076
1939 or Before	15,776

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

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Income

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Income

Lincoln	2025	2030
Median Household	$71,901	$79,788
Average Household	$101,138	$114,324
Per Capita	$41,546	$47,405

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Lincoln	2025
<$15,000	10,528
$15,000 - $24,999	7,650
$25,000 - $34,999	8,365
$35,000 - $49,999	13,108
$50,000 - $74,999	24,310
$75,000 - $99,999	16,496
$100,000 - $149,999	20,563
$150,000 - $199,999	10,122
$200,000+	12,011

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

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Employees

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Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	156,721
In-County Residents	148,235
Out-of-County Residents	7,922
Drive Alone	118,485
Carpooled	13,486
Public Transport	1,412
Work at Home	15,803
Motorcycle	148
Bicycle	1,335
Walked	4,987
Other	897
Less than 5 minutes	4,211
5-9 minutes	19,366
10-14 minutes	29,933
15-19 minutes	34,895
20-24 minutes	24,472
25-29 minutes	7,170
30-34 minutes	9,919
35-39 minutes	1,231
40-44 minutes	1,471
45-59 minutes	4,018
60-89 minutes	2,910
90+ minutes	1,320
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	185,451
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	174
Mining	55
Utilities	183
Construction	8,798
Manufacturing	11,762
Wholesale Trade	3,546

Retail Trade	19,449
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	3,329
Furn & Home Furnish Str	407
Electronics & Appl Store	298
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	1,953
Food & Beverage Stores	4,668
Health/Pers Care Stores	1,712
Gasoline Stations	496
Clothing/Accessory Store	918
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	2,179
General Merchandise Str	3,489

Transportation/Warehouse	4,590
Information	6,449

Finance & Insurance	11,354
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	4,255
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	1,447
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	5,652

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	3,954
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	9,814
Legal Services	1,521
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	519
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	3,632
Educational Services	13,023
HealthCare/Social Assist	45,455
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	2,677

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	13,806
Accommodation	1,796
Food Srv/Drinking Places	12,010

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	9,378
Auto Repair/Maintenance	1,242
Public Administration Emp	16,721

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Lincoln	2025
<9th Grade	5,095
Some High School	6,169
GED	7,015
Graduated High School	33,900
Some College/No Degree	34,570
Associates Degree	26,110
Bachelor's Degree	54,248
Graduate Degree	29,703

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

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Businesses

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Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	10,833
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	34
Mining Bus	3
Utilities Bus	8
Construction Bus	835
Manufacturing Bus	318
Wholesale Trade Bus	277

Retail Trade Bus	1,355
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	203
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	60
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	50
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	142
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	192
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	161
Gasoline Stations Bus	63
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	130
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	243
General Merchandise Str Bus	111

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	153
Information Bus	255

Finance & Insurance Bus	656
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	210
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	229
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	217

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	518
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	961
Legal Services Bus	223
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	27
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	366
Educational Services Bus	324
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	1,313
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	257

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	779
Accommodation Bus	95
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	684

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	1,613
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	251
Public Administration Bus	452