2024 population: 350,626 ( 10,416 from 2020)
Land area: 1409.0 square miles
Population density: 248.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	275,149	78.47%	0.2%
Black:	14,844	4.23%	12.8%
Indian:	1,893	0.54%	0.9%
Asian:	17,426	4.97%	14.4%
2+ races:	10,650	3.04%	19.4%
Hispanic:	30,664	8.75%	16.7%

Total non-White:	75,477	21.53%	15.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,392	12.0
Deaths:	11,986	8.8
Net Migration:	-1,720	-1.3
Net Immigration:	7,622	5.6

Change in White population:	413	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,003	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
340,210
274,736	80.75%
13,165	3.87%
1,877	0.55%
15,233	4.48%
8,923	2.62%
26,276	7.72%
65,474	19.25%

2010
302,157
256,854	85.01%
9,695	3.21%
1,723	0.57%
10,099	3.34%
6,445	2.13%
16,957	5.61%
45,303	14.99%

2000
266,787
238,144	89.26%
6,939	2.60%
1,441	0.54%
7,307	2.74%
3,986	1.49%
8,616	3.23%
28,643	10.74%

1990
229,091
216,368	94.45%
4,792	2.09%
1,222	0.53%
3,145	1.37%
n/a
3,564	1.56%
12,723	5.55%

1980
208,673
199,364	95.54%
3,312	1.59%
945	0.45%
2,170	1.04%
n/a
2,700	1.29%
9,309	4.46%

1970
182,432
176,441	96.72%
2,413	1.32%
526	0.29%
475	0.26%
n/a
2,217	1.22%
5,991	3.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
38,980	12.9
20,737	6.9
7,189	2.4
8,917	3.0

17,882	5.9
20,171	6.7

Number	Rate
2000's
39,166	14.7
17,345	6.5
4,319	1.6
6,828	2.6

18,710	7.0
16,660	6.2

Number	Rate
1990's
34,138	14.9
17,286	7.5
5,631	2.5
4,811	2.1

21,776	9.5
15,920	6.9

Number	Rate
1980's
33,201	15.9
15,523	7.4
2,908	1.4
n/a

17,004	8.1
3,414	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,408	5.2
n/a

22,923	12.6
3,318	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln, NE Metro Area

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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
34.3
76,635	21.9%
273,991	78.1%
50,074	14.3%

136,445
2.39

81,433	59.7%
63,115	77.5%
7,511	9.2%
55,012	40.3%

2010
Number	Percent
32.9
69,863	23.1%
232,294	76.9%
33,646	11.1%

119,639
2.40

72,577	60.7%
56,523	77.9%
7,262	10.0%
47,062	39.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.5
62,941	23.6%
203,846	76.4%
28,624	10.7%

105,259
2.41

65,599	62.3%
53,133	81.0%
6,037	9.2%
39,660	37.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.9
54,985	24.0%
174,106	76.0%
25,788	11.3%

88,263
2.45

57,353	65.0%
47,784	83.3%
4,565	8.0%
30,910	35.0%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
51,152	24.5%
157,521	75.5%
21,781	10.4%

77,124
2.53

51,929	67.3%
45,041	86.7%
3,504	6.7%
25,195	32.7%

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,891	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,957	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,251	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,733	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,528	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,822	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,617	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,779	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	5,616	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,500	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,116	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	18,685	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	14,543	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,747	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,246	8.2%
$200,000 or more	10,414	7.6%

Median Household Income	70,834
Per Capita Income	38,390

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,721	3.5%
Public Assistance	3,363	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11,924	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	161,792	78.6%
Unemployed	5,359	2.6%
In Armed Forces	566	0.3%

Total Labor Force	167,717	81.5%
Not in Labor Force	38,014	18.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	65,553	50,972	56.3%
Non-Profit	6,809	12,009	36.2%
Self-Employed	9,669	6,545	59.6%

Local Government	5,094	7,203	41.4%
State Government	8,341	8,735	48.8%
Federal Government	2,024	1,596	55.9%

Total Private + Self	75,222	57,517	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22,268	29,543	43.0%
Total	97,490	87,060	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	30,694	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	37,944	20.5%
Professional, Technical	47,746	25.8%
Service Occupations	30,571	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,120	0.6%
All others	37,788	20.5%

White Collar		63.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	26,082	14.1%
Educational services	23,517	12.7%
Retail trade	20,320	11.0%
Manufacturing	17,099	9.3%
Construction	12,781	6.9%
Finance and insurance	12,282	6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,585	6.3%
Public administration	11,458	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	10,217	5.5%
Other services	8,808	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	7,337	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,126	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,511	1.9%
Wholesale trade	3,439	1.9%
Information	3,245	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,133	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,225	1.2%
Utilities	1,373	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	115	0.1%
Management	90	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16,286	4.79%
Puerto Rican	1,046	0.31%
Cuban	741	0.22%
Dominican	329	0.10%

Total Central American	3,132	0.92%
Costa Rican	36	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,510	0.44%
Honduran	179	0.05%
Nicaraguan	102	0.03%
Panamanian	58	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,171	0.34%
Other Central American	76	0.02%

Total South American	775	0.23%
Argentinean	52	0.02%
Bolivian	8	0.00%
Chilean	63	0.02%
Colombian	240	0.07%
Ecuadorian	80	0.02%
Paraguayan	10	0.00%
Peruvian	142	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	154	0.05%
Other South American	26	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,956	0.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	4,377	1.29%
Indian	2,004	0.59%
Chinese	1,746	0.51%
Burmese	1,318	0.39%
Filipino	705	0.21%
Korean	500	0.15%
Malaysian	281	0.08%
Thai	273	0.08%
Japanese	273	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	283,097	88.6%
Spanish	13,581	4.2%
Other Indo-European	4,924	1.5%
Vietnamese	3,983	1.2%
Other Asian	3,235	1.0%
Arabic	3,036	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,452	0.8%
Chinese	1,662	0.5%
Other	1,162	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	108,602	32.0%
Irish	38,200	11.2%
English	30,416	9.0%
Czech	15,231	4.5%
Swedish	12,418	3.7%
American	12,138	3.6%
Polish	7,333	2.2%
Norwegian	6,005	1.8%
European	6,004	1.8%
Italian	5,899	1.7%
French	5,524	1.6%
Dutch	5,278	1.6%
Danish	5,013	1.5%
Scottish	4,315	1.3%
Iraqi	2,514	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	326,060	96.0%
Not a citizen	13,647	4.0%

Native	312,449	92.0%
Foreign-born	27,258	8.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,036	2.8%	8,112	3.8%	45,120	21.3%	67,307	31.7%	54,192	25.5%	31,381	14.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,036	2.8%
9-12 Years	8,112	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	45,120	21.3%
Some College	67,307	31.7%
Bach. Degree	54,192	25.5%
Grad Degree	31,381	14.8%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	265,378	259,560	5,818	2.2%
1991	270,520	264,068	6,452	2.4%
1992	275,330	268,270	7,060	2.6%
1993	279,952	273,198	6,754	2.4%
1994	285,454	279,178	6,276	2.2%
1995	292,786	286,280	6,506	2.2%
1996	301,674	294,538	7,136	2.4%
1997	305,310	298,938	6,372	2.1%
1998	307,672	301,182	6,490	2.1%
1999	309,382	302,304	7,078	2.3%

2000	312,916	305,586	7,330	2.3%
2001	320,024	311,422	8,602	2.7%
2002	320,764	310,484	10,280	3.2%
2003	326,850	315,038	11,812	3.6%
2004	330,048	318,624	11,424	3.5%
2005	330,454	318,930	11,524	3.5%
2006	330,526	321,400	9,126	2.8%
2007	332,632	323,524	9,108	2.7%
2008	337,092	327,012	10,080	3.0%
2009	337,824	323,238	14,586	4.3%

2010	342,156	327,510	14,646	4.3%
2011	345,976	332,136	13,840	4.0%
2012	352,414	340,056	12,358	3.5%
2013	354,736	342,702	12,034	3.4%
2014	353,868	343,374	10,494	3.0%
2015	353,810	344,448	9,362	2.6%
2016	357,566	347,664	9,902	2.8%
2017	359,320	349,770	9,550	2.7%
2018	368,332	358,784	9,548	2.6%
2019	373,964	363,778	10,186	2.7%

2020	371,716	355,992	15,724	4.2%
2021	375,156	365,328	9,828	2.6%
2022	378,574	370,216	8,358	2.2%
2023	381,420	373,366	8,054	2.1%
2024	387,890	378,092	9,798	2.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	143,266
Median Value	$238,354

Occupied	136,445	95.2%
Vacant	6,821	4.8%

Owned	81,810	60.0%
Rented	54,635	40.0%
Median Rent	$993

Single-Family Units	97,460	68.0%
Detached	86,685	60.5%
Attached	10,775	7.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	34,877	24.3%
Mobile Homes	2,289	1.6%

Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln, NE Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln, NE Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lincoln, NE Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lincoln, NE Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lincoln, NE Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lincoln, NE Metro Area