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Nebraska·Lancaster County
76 tracts·260K people·$264K median·2,605/mi²
White 76 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Black 4 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 33 · Other 24
Health 30 · Professional 22 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 11 · Public admin 9 · Leisure 9 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 21 · Service 16 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 11 · Walk 4 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lincoln is $264,000 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Lincoln has 294,856 residents across 69 census tracts and 63 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.4; the population is 76.3% White, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Multiracial, 4.4% Asian, 4.1% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 41.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.7% (Census ACS).
ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (78%), SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (78%) and KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY (77%) lead the elementary schools; MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL (77%), SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (73%) and LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL (72%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,086/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lincoln is $71,867 a year, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lincoln, median rent is $1,086/month and the median home value is $264,000 (Census ACS).
Lincoln reported 3.7 violent crimes and 26.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 64 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 30 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lincoln are tornado (98), strong wind (97) and hail (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lincoln, 3.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).