COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Lincoln County

Nebraska · 34,632 residents · 2,564 sq mi

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Lincoln County is a county of 34,632 people in Nebraska. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $77,300. The average commute runs 11 minutes. Renters pay $427 a month at the median. Households take in $36,568 at the median, 14% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,632

+7%since 1990

from 32,508 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

+9%since 1990

from 34.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2,564 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.6%(2,287)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(2,454)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(2,633)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.8%(2,696)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.5%(1,893)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.8%(4,093)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.7%(5,103)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.5%(5,029)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.2%(3,201)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.7%(2,663)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.2%(1,805)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(775)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,568

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,915 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,696

+55%since 1990

from $12,091 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.7%

−2.3 ptssince 1990

from 12.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$77,300

+40%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $41,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$427

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $288 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

69.2%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 67.9% in 1990

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(31,270)

Black0.5%(160)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(1,569)

Asian0.4%(119)

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(32,072)

Black0.5%(179)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(1,880)

Asian0.4%(129)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.2%(2,772)

Dominican0.2%(72)

Central American0.1%(39)

Nicaraguan0.1%(39)

Spaniard0.1%(33)

Puerto Rican0%(11)

Cuban0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(86)

Japanese0.2%(81)

Korean0.1%(39)

Thai0.1%(30)

Chinese0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(28)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German33.2%(11,219)

Irish14.7%(4,964)

English12.8%(4,342)

American4.4%(1,494)

Swedish4%(1,360)

Polish2.1%(708)

Scottish2%(681)

French1.7%(575)

Norwegian1.5%(522)

Italian1.5%(503)

Dutch1.4%(484)

Czech1.1%(383)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.9%(289)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(273)

Swiss0.4%(123)

Welsh0.3%(87)

Subsaharan African0.2%(84)

Arab0.2%(78)

Finnish0.2%(56)

Slovene0.1%(47)

French Canadian0.1%(46)

Greek0.1%(37)

Nigerian0.1%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

Belgian0.1%(18)

Iranian0.1%(18)

Portuguese0.1%(18)

Russian0.1%(17)

Austrian0%(13)

Romanian0%(10)

British0%(7)

Canadian0%(7)

Australian0%(5)

Latvian0%(5)

Lebanese0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(3)

Slovak0%(2)

Syrian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.2%

+2.0 ptssince 1990

from 14.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

86.3%

+5.0 ptssince 1990

from 81.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 4.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.0 min

−26%since 1990

from 14.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(3,093)

Married64.9%(8,492)

Widowed2.3%(296)

Divorced9.2%(1,211)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(2,506)

Married60.7%(8,629)

Widowed11.7%(1,666)

Divorced10%(1,418)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.7%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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