Lancaster County, Nebraska (NE)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 17,984
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 59,967
Renter-occupied apartments: 44,064 (it was 39,220 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 40% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 839 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 380 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.8%), Retail trade (10.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 34.0 years |
Nebraska median age: | 36.8 years |
Males: 160,279 | ![]() |
Females: 158,811 | ![]() |

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Lancaster County: | 2.0 people |
Nebraska: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $61,175 ($41,850 in 1999)
This county: | $61,175 |
Nebraska: | $63,229 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $753 (lower quartile is $591, upper quartile is $969)
This county: | $753 |
State: | $714 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $197,500 (it was $105,100 in 2000)
Lancaster: | $197,500 |
Nebraska: | $172,700 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,419Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $543
Institutionalized population: 4,320
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:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.78.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
39.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
62.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
74.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Lancaster County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.79.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
45.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
74.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
77.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
32.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 1095 buildings, average cost: $118,700
- 1998: 1274 buildings, average cost: $131,200
- 1999: 1211 buildings, average cost: $136,100
- 2000: 1312 buildings, average cost: $133,000
- 2001: 1411 buildings, average cost: $136,800
- 2002: 1536 buildings, average cost: $139,500
- 2003: 2025 buildings, average cost: $137,800
- 2004: 2001 buildings, average cost: $159,200
- 2005: 1464 buildings, average cost: $166,300
- 2006: 1122 buildings, average cost: $175,400
- 2007: 1006 buildings, average cost: $167,300
- 2008: 647 buildings, average cost: $171,200
- 2009: 649 buildings, average cost: $161,800
- 2010: 615 buildings, average cost: $180,100
- 2011: 643 buildings, average cost: $190,000
- 2012: 820 buildings, average cost: $194,800
- 2013: 1003 buildings, average cost: $197,200
- 2014: 985 buildings, average cost: $198,300
- 2015: 1042 buildings, average cost: $209,600
- 2016: 1081 buildings, average cost: $212,900
- 2017: 1215 buildings, average cost: $212,400
- 2018: 1053 buildings, average cost: $235,100
- 2019: 1023 buildings, average cost: $226,900
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%)
Lancaster County: | 10.9% |
Nebraska: | 9.9% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 34.0 years old
(Males: 33.4 years old, Females: 35.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36.6 years old, Black residents: 25.9 years old, American Indian residents: 33.2 years old, Asian residents: 30.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.5 years old, Other race residents: 28.5 years old)
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
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Here: | 2.7% |
Nebraska: | 2.7% |
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)
Lancaster County: | 7.9% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
- 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
Here: | 64.9% with mortgage |
State: | 59.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lancaster County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 46,402 | 79 |
Catholic | 42,609 | 16 |
Evangelical Protestant | 38,042 | 108 |
Other | 6,161 | 28 |
Black Protestant | 368 | 3 |
Orthodox | 245 | 2 |
None | 151,580 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Lancaster County: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Lancaster County: | 3.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Nebraska: | 4.83 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Lancaster County: | 6.9% |
Nebraska: | 7.9% |
Lancaster County: | 26.3% |
State: | 28.0% |
Here: | 10.6% |
State: | 12.9% |
Agriculture in Lancaster County:
Average size of farms: 279 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44,354
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $155.75
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.80%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.35%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43,300
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 70.03%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.43%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $67,973
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.77
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.76%
Corn for grain: 128415 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 9490 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 137055 harvested acres
Vegetables: 153 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 178 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lancaster County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Nebraska state average. It is 373% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 302.7 miles away from Lancaster County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 364.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/22/2019 at 08:50:24, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 181.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/12/2014 at 21:40:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 249.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/2020 at 19:08:42, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 203.8 miles away from Lancaster County center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 317.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Lancaster County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 153,601 (81.8%)
- Carpooled: 17,507 (9.3%)
- Bus: 2,196 (1.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,680 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 1,988 (1.1%)
- Walked: 5,619 (3.0%)
- Worked at home: 5,271 (2.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Vietnam (14%)
- Mexico (14%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Iraq (8%)
- India (5%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- Sudan (3%)
- German (28%)
- American (7%)
- European (4%)
- Irish (4%)
- English (4%)
- Czech (3%)
- Swedish (2%)
People in group quarters in Lancaster County, Nebraska in 2000:
- 7,074 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 2,420 people in state prisons
- 1,063 people in nursing homes
- 428 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 365 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 193 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 106 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 104 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 104 people in religious group quarters
- 84 people in other group homes
- 83 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 75 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 29 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 22 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 16 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 10 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
People in group quarters in Lancaster County, Nebraska in 2010:
- 8,576 people in college/university student housing
- 2,036 people in state prisons
- 1,085 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 462 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 356 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 353 people in correctional residential facilities
- 254 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 237 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 128 people in group homes intended for adults
- 103 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 79 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 58 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 44 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 43 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
5.14% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($48,189 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.14% |
Nebraska average: | 6.35% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Douglas County, NE | ![]() |
from Seward County, NE | ![]() |
from Hall County, NE | ![]() |
from Sarpy County, NE | ![]() |
from Buffalo County, NE | ![]() |
from Gage County, NE | ![]() |
from Saline County, NE | ![]() |
5.28% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,809 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.28% |
Nebraska average: | 6.52% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Douglas County, NE | ![]() |
to Sarpy County, NE | ![]() |
to Seward County, NE | ![]() |
to Saunders County, NE | ![]() |
to Cass County, NE | ![]() |
to Maricopa County, AZ | ![]() |
to Gage County, NE | ![]() |
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 32,980 (27,928 aged, 5,052 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,175 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lancaster County, Nebraska in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,467)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,317)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,013)
- Unspecified dementia (1,808)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,248)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,046)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (928)
- Congestive heart failure (906)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (659)
- Parkinson disease (657)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,279
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 315
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37,675
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,574
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 638
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 103
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
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.
- Firearm - 48.7
- Poisoning - 34.5
- Suffocation - 33.4
- Other - 3.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 319,090- 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:
Births: 20,146Here: | 76 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,880
Here: | 34 per 1000 residents |
State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5,301
Here: | +20 per 1000 residents |
State: | +13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,753
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State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 7.0 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.0 |
State: | 4.3 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Lancaster County: | 79.0% |
State average: | 84.1% |
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
- 70.9%Utility gas
- 24.0%Electricity
- 3.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 52.1%Electricity
- 44.0%Utility gas
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.2%Wood
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 13.5% |
Nebraska: | 14.4% |
Here: | 9.4% |
Nebraska: | 12.3% |
Here: | 13.5% |
Nebraska: | 19.2% |
Lancaster County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $12,074,000
Hospital Public: $561,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $18,466,000
General Public Buildings: $579,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $29,000,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,509,000
General - Other: $17,749,000
Regular Highways: $14,418,000
Police Protection: $12,692,000
Financial Administration: $9,527,000
Public Welfare - Other: $6,083,000
Corrections - Other: $5,696,000
Health - Other: $3,504,000
Central Staff Services: $2,130,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,690,000
General Public Buildings: $1,327,000
Libraries: $798,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $471,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,621,000
Other: $2,209,000
Highways: $428,000
Natural Resources: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $2,896,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $870,000
Other - General - Other: $533,000
Other - Regular Highways: $164,000
Other - Financial Administration: $162,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,573,000
General Local Government Support: $2,005,000
Highways: $473,000
Public Welfare: $193,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,460,000
Rents: $1,290,000
Interest Earnings: $885,000
Sale of Property: $237,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
Public Welfare - Other: $408,000
Police Protection: $363,000
General Public Building: $221,000
Correctional Institutions: $95,000
Financial Administration: $80,000
General - Other: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Corrections - Other: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $62,478,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,532,000
General Local Government Support: $5,793,000
Other: $4,105,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,257,000
Public Welfare: $1,033,000
- Tax - Property: $69,461,000
Motor Vehicle License: $9,232,000
Death and Gift: $5,129,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,420,000
Other License: $56,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $52,634,000
Lancaster County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $12,074,000
Hospital Public: $561,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $18,466,000
General Public Buildings: $579,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $29,000,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,509,000
General - Other: $17,749,000
Regular Highways: $14,418,000
Police Protection: $12,692,000
Financial Administration: $9,527,000
Public Welfare - Other: $6,083,000
Corrections - Other: $5,696,000
Health - Other: $3,504,000
Central Staff Services: $2,130,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,690,000
General Public Buildings: $1,327,000
Libraries: $798,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $471,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,621,000
Other: $2,209,000
Highways: $428,000
Natural Resources: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $2,896,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $870,000
Other - General - Other: $533,000
Other - Regular Highways: $164,000
Other - Financial Administration: $162,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,573,000
General Local Government Support: $2,005,000
Highways: $473,000
Public Welfare: $193,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,460,000
Rents: $1,290,000
Interest Earnings: $885,000
Sale of Property: $237,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
Public Welfare - Other: $408,000
Police Protection: $363,000
General Public Building: $221,000
Correctional Institutions: $95,000
Financial Administration: $80,000
General - Other: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Corrections - Other: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $62,478,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,532,000
General Local Government Support: $5,793,000
Other: $4,105,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,257,000
Public Welfare: $1,033,000
- Tax - Property: $69,461,000
Motor Vehicle License: $9,232,000
Death and Gift: $5,129,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,420,000
Other License: $56,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $52,634,000
Lancaster County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $12,074,000
Hospital Public: $561,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $18,466,000
General Public Buildings: $579,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $29,000,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,509,000
General - Other: $17,749,000
Regular Highways: $14,418,000
Police Protection: $12,692,000
Financial Administration: $9,527,000
Public Welfare - Other: $6,083,000
Corrections - Other: $5,696,000
Health - Other: $3,504,000
Central Staff Services: $2,130,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,690,000
General Public Buildings: $1,327,000
Libraries: $798,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $471,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,621,000
Other: $2,209,000
Highways: $428,000
Natural Resources: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $2,896,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $870,000
Other - General - Other: $533,000
Other - Regular Highways: $164,000
Other - Financial Administration: $162,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,573,000
General Local Government Support: $2,005,000
Highways: $473,000
Public Welfare: $193,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,460,000
Rents: $1,290,000
Interest Earnings: $885,000
Sale of Property: $237,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
Public Welfare - Other: $408,000
Police Protection: $363,000
General Public Building: $221,000
Correctional Institutions: $95,000
Financial Administration: $80,000
General - Other: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Corrections - Other: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $62,478,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,532,000
General Local Government Support: $5,793,000
Other: $4,105,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,257,000
Public Welfare: $1,033,000
- Tax - Property: $69,461,000
Motor Vehicle License: $9,232,000
Death and Gift: $5,129,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,420,000
Other License: $56,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $52,634,000
Lancaster County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $12,074,000
Hospital Public: $561,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $18,466,000
General Public Buildings: $579,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $29,000,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $20,509,000
General - Other: $17,749,000
Regular Highways: $14,418,000
Police Protection: $12,692,000
Financial Administration: $9,527,000
Public Welfare - Other: $6,083,000
Corrections - Other: $5,696,000
Health - Other: $3,504,000
Central Staff Services: $2,130,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,690,000
General Public Buildings: $1,327,000
Libraries: $798,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $471,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,621,000
Other: $2,209,000
Highways: $428,000
Natural Resources: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $2,896,000
Other - Central Staff Services: $870,000
Other - General - Other: $533,000
Other - Regular Highways: $164,000
Other - Financial Administration: $162,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,573,000
General Local Government Support: $2,005,000
Highways: $473,000
Public Welfare: $193,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $15,460,000
Rents: $1,290,000
Interest Earnings: $885,000
Sale of Property: $237,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
Public Welfare - Other: $408,000
Police Protection: $363,000
General Public Building: $221,000
Correctional Institutions: $95,000
Financial Administration: $80,000
General - Other: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,000
Corrections - Other: $11,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $62,478,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,532,000
General Local Government Support: $5,793,000
Other: $4,105,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,257,000
Public Welfare: $1,033,000
- Tax - Property: $69,461,000
Motor Vehicle License: $9,232,000
Death and Gift: $5,129,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,420,000
Other License: $56,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $52,634,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 59 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,943 | $129,349 | 1,995 | $133,729 | 9,098 | $146,694 | 604 | $31,990 | 91 | $576,868 | 785 | $100,508 | 25 | $72,920 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 74 | $124,486 | 77 | $161,558 | 542 | $141,063 | 90 | $31,567 | 2 | $10,765,000 | 30 | $119,700 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 204 | $125,088 | 131 | $112,191 | 1,341 | $135,258 | 365 | $20,937 | 9 | $513,222 | 106 | $90,887 | 29 | $68,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 105 | $128,971 | 168 | $131,250 | 1,364 | $144,803 | 75 | $38,747 | 3 | $129,333 | 61 | $94,656 | 9 | $128,222 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 20 | $136,550 | 11 | $143,909 | 265 | $140,008 | 13 | $67,077 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $125,667 | 2 | $127,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 54 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 400 | $155,608 | 602 | $164,370 | 5 | $119,600 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 57 | $170,000 | 119 | $172,303 | 5 | $100,400 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 50 | $161,980 | 76 | $178,934 | 2 | $64,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 13 | $157,231 | 15 | $147,467 | 2 | $64,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 12 | $154,917 | 15 | $173,133 | 1 | $102,000 |
Most common first names in Lancaster County, NE among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 1,088 | 77.0 years |
Mary | 920 | 81.2 years |
William | 840 | 76.9 years |
Robert | 815 | 71.3 years |
Helen | 623 | 82.0 years |
James | 611 | 72.8 years |
George | 593 | 77.9 years |
Ruth | 534 | 81.4 years |
Charles | 533 | 76.0 years |
Dorothy | 491 | 79.5 years |
Most common last names in Lancaster County, NE among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 436 | 77.6 years |
Smith | 418 | 77.9 years |
Miller | 340 | 78.1 years |
Anderson | 272 | 78.4 years |
Brown | 190 | 77.8 years |
Williams | 186 | 77.3 years |
Wilson | 185 | 78.3 years |
Jones | 183 | 75.6 years |
Nelson | 173 | 78.6 years |
Thompson | 167 | 78.1 years |
Businesses in Lancaster County, NE | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDO | 1 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
AT&T | 2 | LensCrafters | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 8 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Long John Silver's | 3 | |
Aeropostale | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
AmericInn | 2 | Marriott | 3 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 11 | |
Applebee's | 4 | Maurices | 1 | |
Arby's | 8 | Mazda | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | McDonald's | 16 | |
Avenue | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
BMW | 1 | Menards | 2 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 2 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | New Balance | 13 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 2 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Nike | 11 | |
Blockbuster | 7 | Nissan | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 1 | Office Depot | 2 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 2 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
Burger King | 9 | Old Navy | 1 | |
CVS | 5 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Caribou Coffee | 3 | Outback | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Panda Express | 1 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Panera Bread | 3 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 4 | |
Chico's | 1 | Payless | 4 | |
Chipotle | 2 | Penske | 2 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Pizza Hut | 8 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 2 | Popeyes | 4 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 2 | |
Cricket Wireless | 10 | Quality | 1 | |
Curves | 3 | Quiznos | 1 | |
DHL | 4 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | Ramada | 1 | |
Days Inn | 3 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
DressBarn | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
Dressbarn | 2 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Sephora | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 3 | Slumberland | 1 | |
FedEx | 35 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 4 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Starbucks | 4 | |
Ford | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
GNC | 3 | Suburban | 1 | |
GameStop | 3 | Subway | 26 | |
Gap | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Goodwill | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Taco Bell | 5 | |
H&R Block | 8 | Talbots | 1 | |
Haworth | 1 | Target | 3 | |
Hilton | 3 | The Limited | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 8 | Toys"R"Us | 3 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | Trader Joe's | 1 | |
Home Depot | 2 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | True Value | 4 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | U-Haul | 11 | |
IHOP | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 4 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 47 | |
Jones New York | 4 | Vans | 3 | |
Journeys | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 5 | |
Justice | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 2 | |
KFC | 4 | Village Inn | 5 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Kohl's | 2 | Walgreens | 13 | |
Kroger | 14 | Walmart | 3 | |
La Quinta | 1 | Wendy's | 7 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | YMCA | 7 |
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"