Lincoln, NE Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	225,581	100.0

Male	112,361	49.8
Female	113,220	50.2

Under 5 years	15,199	6.7
5 to 9 years	14,272	6.3
10 to 14 years	13,840	6.1
15 to 19 years	18,472	8.2
20 to 24 years	27,110	12.0
25 to 34 years	35,820	15.9
35 to 44 years	33,481	14.8
45 to 54 years	28,430	12.6
55 to 59 years	8,832	3.9
60 to 64 years	6,624	2.9
65 to 74 years	11,794	5.2
75 to 84 years	8,490	3.8
85 years and over	3,217	1.4

Median age (years)	31.3	(X)

18 years and over	173,675	77.0
Male	85,947	38.1
Female	87,728	38.9
21 years and over	157,674	69.9
62 years and over	27,387	12.1
65 years and over	23,501	10.4
Male	9,334	4.1
Female	14,167	6.3

RACE
One race	221,089	98.0
White	201,322	89.2
Black or African American	6,960	3.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,537	0.7
Asian	7,048	3.1
Asian Indian	715	0.3
Chinese	1,057	0.5
Filipino	185	0.1
Japanese	254	0.1
Korean	534	0.2
Vietnamese	3,756	1.7
Other Asian ¹	547	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	141	0.1
Native Hawaiian	35	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	17	0.0
Samoan	19	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	70	0.0
Some other race	4,081	1.8
Two or more races	4,492	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	205,351	91.0
Black or African American	8,607	3.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,669	1.2
Asian	7,995	3.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	274	0.1
Some other race	5,491	2.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	225,581	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	8,154	3.6
Mexican	5,309	2.4
Puerto Rican	315	0.1
Cuban	140	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,390	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	217,427	96.4
White alone	198,087	87.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	225,581	100.0
In households	213,938	94.8
Householder	90,485	40.1
Spouse	41,927	18.6
Child	58,937	26.1
Own child under 18 years	48,905	21.7
Other relatives	5,940	2.6
Under 18 years	1,867	0.8
Nonrelatives	16,649	7.4
Unmarried partner	4,866	2.2
In group quarters	11,643	5.2
Institutionalized population	3,689	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	7,954	3.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	90,485	100.0
Family households (families)	53,580	59.2
With own children under 18 years	26,709	29.5
Married-couple family	41,927	46.3
With own children under 18 years	19,399	21.4
Female householder, no husband present	8,592	9.5
With own children under 18 years	5,684	6.3
Nonfamily households	36,905	40.8
Householder living alone	27,518	30.4
Householder 65 years and over	7,735	8.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	28,086	31.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	16,527	18.3

Average household size	2.36	(X)
Average family size	2.99	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	95,199	100.0
Occupied housing units	90,485	95.0
Vacant housing units	4,714	5.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	264	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	90,485	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	52,448	58.0
Renter-occupied housing units	38,037	42.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.05	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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