Lancaster County, Nebraska (NE)

Races in Lancaster County, Nebraska:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $215,595

Here:	$215,595
State:	$184,633

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,196

Here:	$185,196
State:	$173,063

In 2-unit structures: $105,233

Here:	$105,233
State:	$142,451

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,930

Here:	$161,930
State:	$152,287

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $134,694

Here:	$134,694
State:	$190,638

Mobile homes: $71,956

Here:	$71,956
State:	$34,052

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 2003 to 2012:

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $3,055 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,948 (1.8%)

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.

2012 air pollution in Lancaster County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.311 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.6 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). 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: 40.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 24,959 (37.8% naturalized citizens)

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: 79,659
• One, attached: 9,572
• Two: 3,928
• 3 or 4: 4,724
• 5 to 9: 6,499
• 10 to 19: 8,218
• 20 to 49: 8,310
• 50 or more: 5,444
• Mobile homes: 2,401

Housing units in Lancaster County with a mortgage: 48,889 (1,521 second mortgage, 4,176 home equity loan, 450 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22,960

Religion statistics for Lancaster County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lancaster County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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
• Nebraska SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: October 20, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-406: October 20, 1973, FEMA Id: 406, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Nebraska SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 18, 1967, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-228: July 18, 1967, FEMA Id: 228, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

5.54% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($35,258 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($141 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	0.03%
Nebraska average:	0.03%

3.03% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($17,507 average AGI)
2.47% relocated from other states ($17,610 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	2.47%
Nebraska average:	2.71%

from Douglas County, NE	0.48% ($30,764 average AGI)
from Gage County, NE	0.17% ($33,032)
from Seward County, NE	0.17% ($36,963)
from Sarpy County, NE	0.14% ($37,203)
from Hall County, NE	0.14% ($31,000)
from Saunders County, NE	0.14% ($35,627)
from Buffalo County, NE	0.13% ($27,264)

5.46% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($38,160 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($307 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	0.06%
Nebraska average:	0.05%

2.59% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($16,455 average AGI)
2.82% relocated to other states ($21,399 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	2.82%
Nebraska average:	2.88%

to Douglas County, NE	0.72% ($35,818 average AGI)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.21% ($43,751)
to Seward County, NE	0.12% ($42,933)
to Saunders County, NE	0.12% ($36,970)
to Cass County, NE	0.11% ($38,897)
to Hall County, NE	0.11% ($27,991)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.10% ($45,822)

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 2014: 14.3

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 2014: 6.6

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 2013: 4.8

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

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.4. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 120.4. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 233,182 (40,361 male householders, 34,749 female householders)

  58,383 spouses, 84,157 children (77,330 natural, 3,740 adopted, 3,087 stepchildren), 3,017 grandchildren, 3,201 brothers or sisters, 1,686 parents, 1,726 other relatives, 5,902 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 62,962 (20,973 male householders (15,116 living alone)), 25,944 female householders (20,058 living alone)), 16,045 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 13,493

Size of family households: 36,006 2-persons, 16,307 3-persons, 13,640 4-persons, 5,619 5-persons, 2,350 6-persons, 1,188 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 35,174 1-person, 9,252 2-persons, 1,498 3-persons, 758 4-persons, 235 5-persons.

49,492 married couples with children.
17,243 single-parent households (2,747 men, 14,496 women).

88.3% of residents of Lancaster speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% 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)

79% of Lancaster County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Nebraska.

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

• This state: 211,163
• Other state: 71,637
• Northeast: 4,545
• Midwest: 38,233
• South: 12,472
• West: 16,387

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"