Lancaster County, Nebraska (NE)

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• • 256,80080.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 23,5667.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 14,5644.6%Asian alone
  • 12,2643.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,3032.9%Two or more races
  • 1,6770.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 5390.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 3770.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $237,079

Here:	$237,079
State:	$210,948

Townhouses or other attached units: $268,330

Here:	$268,330
State:	$216,449

In 2-unit structures: $135,560

Here:	$135,560
State:	$141,367

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $311,118

Here:	$311,118
State:	$186,050

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,720

Here:	$114,720
State:	$160,213

Mobile homes: $26,841

Here:	$26,841
State:	$46,228

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 102
• Thefts: 308
• Auto thefts: 17

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 129
• Thefts: 382
• Auto thefts: 25

Health of residents in Lancaster County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Lancaster County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,306 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,152 (1.7%)

Area name: Lincoln, NE HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lancaster County is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $596 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $836 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lincoln, Waverly, Hickman, Bennet, Firth, Malcolm, Walton, Yankee Hill, Hallam, Panama.

2018 air pollution in Lancaster County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County, Indiana , Columbia County, Pennsylvania , Deuel County , Larimer County, Colorado , Union County, Ohio .

Current college students: 29,849
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 25,345 (46.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 11,0822010 or later
• 5,1682000 to 2009
• 6,0651990 to 1999
• 1,9351980 to 1989
• 9631970 to 1979
• 1,274Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 81,078
• One, attached: 8,532
• Two: 4,016
• 3 or 4: 4,113
• 5 to 9: 7,288
• 10 to 19: 10,000
• 20 to 49: 9,393
• 50 or more: 7,785
• Mobile homes: 2,720
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

Housing units in Lancaster County with a mortgage: 50,374 (1,328 second mortgage, 4,316 home equity loan, 377 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27,038

Religion statistics for Lancaster County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lancaster County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Nebraska Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4521, Natural disaster type: Other
• Nebraska Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 9, 2019 - April 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4420, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2015 to June 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4225: June 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4225, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Ice Jams, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 06, 2010 to April 03, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1902: April 21, 2010, FEMA Id: 1902, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 22, 2009 to January 08, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1878: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1878, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2008 to June 24, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1770: June 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1770, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3245: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3245, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Nebraska Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 20, 2004 to June 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1517: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1517, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Nebraska Severe Snow Storms, Incident Period: October 24, 1997 to October 26, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1190: November 01, 1997, FEMA Id: 1190, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Nebraska Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: June 23, 1993 to August 05, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-998: July 19, 1993, FEMA Id: 998, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.14% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($48,189 average adjusted gross income)

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($731 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	0.09%
Nebraska average:	0.04%

2.59% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($23,122 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($24,336 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	2.46%
Nebraska average:	2.81%

from Douglas County, NE	0.47% ($42,092 average AGI)
from Seward County, NE	0.16% ($42,027)
from Hall County, NE	0.15% ($39,484)
from Sarpy County, NE	0.14% ($49,659)
from Buffalo County, NE	0.13% ($49,133)
from Gage County, NE	0.12% ($56,828)
from Saline County, NE	0.11% ($38,926)

5.28% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,809 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($327 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	0.04%
Nebraska average:	0.05%

2.52% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($22,124 average AGI)
2.73% relocated to other states ($27,358 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	2.73%
Nebraska average:	2.97%

to Douglas County, NE	0.77% ($49,706 average AGI)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.22% ($67,227)
to Seward County, NE	0.15% ($42,067)
to Saunders County, NE	0.12% ($46,404)
to Cass County, NE	0.12% ($60,093)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.11% ($67,705)
to Gage County, NE	0.11% ($45,271)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 5.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lancaster County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 64,287 (17,053 living alone), Female householders: 64,098 (20,694 living alone)

• 60,235 spouses (59,792 opposite-sex spouses), 9,131 unmarried partners, (8,958 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 83,480 children (78,346 natural, 1,894 adopted, 3,240 stepchildren), 3,778 grandchildren, 2,540 brothers or sisters, 2,032 parents, 130 foster children, 2,144 other relatives, 13,848 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 13,387

Size of family households: 33,670 2-persons, 17,550 3-persons, 13,716 4-persons, 7,651 5-persons, 2,387 6-persons, 1,062 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 37,747 1-person, 11,094 2-persons, 1,799 3-persons, 1,581 4-persons, 128 5-persons.

48,507 married couples with children.
17,693 single-parent households (3,419 men, 14,274 women).

88.6% of residents of Lancaster speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,919,380,000 ($7,339 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $162,413,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $543,234,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $374,654,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,372,000
Federal grants: $714,826,000
Federal procurement contracts: $77,873,000 ($44,765,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $194,421,000 ($59,810,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $136,064,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $194,765,000
Federal Government insurance: $293,984,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lancaster County, Nebraska
• 8,6112014 or later
• 4,5512010 to 2013
• 18,5352000 to 2009
• 18,9171990 to 1999
• 13,3731980 to 1989
• 22,0431970 to 1979
• 11,4781960 to 1969
• 15,7931950 to 1959
• 3,8051940 to 1949
• 17,8871939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster County, Nebraska
• 01 room
• 1042 rooms
• 9593 rooms
• 7,2664 rooms
• 10,8915 rooms
• 12,7846 rooms
• 14,0597 rooms
• 11,0138 rooms
• 20,3369+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster County, Nebraska
• 2,0061 room
• 4,5422 rooms
• 11,8613 rooms
• 13,7744 rooms
• 7,3725 rooms
• 4,3996 rooms
• 2,7417 rooms
• 2,9458 rooms
• 1,3339+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lancaster County, Nebraska
• 34no bedroom
• 1,8711 bedroom
• 15,8002 bedrooms
• 33,5273 bedrooms
• 19,3784 bedrooms
• 6,8025+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lancaster County, Nebraska
• 2,370no bedroom
• 15,4101 bedroom
• 19,4192 bedrooms
• 8,9483 bedrooms
• 4,0924 bedrooms
• 7345+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster County, Nebraska in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,302no vehicle
• 16,6611 vehicle
• 35,3222 vehicles
• 16,0683 vehicles
• 5,7534 vehicles
• 2,3065+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lancaster County in renter-occupied apartments
• 4,819no vehicle
• 24,9871 vehicle
• 14,4052 vehicles
• 4,6393 vehicles
• 1,5264 vehicles
• 5975+ vehicles

79.0% of Lancaster County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Nebraska.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 218,417
• Other state: 73,367
• Northeast: 6,325
• Midwest: 38,396
• South: 10,961
• West: 17,685

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,480
• Number of aged recipients: 339
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,141
• Number of recipients under 18: 500
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,359
• Number of recipients older than 64: 621
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,248
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,589

Lancaster County on our top lists:

• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"