Lincoln County is a county of 33,802 people in Nebraska. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 13 people per square mile. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $189,500.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,148, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lincoln County
What changed most since 1990
White share94.2% → 86.0%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.2% → 22.7%(+8.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share4.8% → 9.3%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.3%(380)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.4%(505)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.4%(837)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.3%(151)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,072 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lincoln County, decade by decade
Lincoln County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
32,508
$62,198
$100,563
14.2%
13.8
2000
34,632
$66,614
$140,814
16.2%
17.4
2010
36,288
$64,996
$156,948
19.0%
22.6
2020
34,676
$72,716
$185,684
21.6%
32.6
2024
33,802
$65,148
$189,500
22.7%
31.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
