Lincoln, NE (Nebraska) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 251,624 (Urban population: 251,381, Rural population: 243 (16 farm, 228 nonfarm))

Lincoln, Nebraska Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 95,188 (90,488 occupied: 52,432 owner occupied, 38,056 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1275 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,040.

Median contract rent in 2007: $543 (lower quartile is $396, upper quartile is $692)

Housing units in Lincoln with a mortgage: 34,822 (4,599 second mortgage, 4,863 home equity loan, 202 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,295

Lincoln,NE index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $140,200 (it was $101,600 in 2000)

Lincoln:	$140,200
Nebraska:	$122,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,300 - $188,800

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $165,604
Here: $165,604
State: $152,590

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,727
Here: $159,727
State: $157,382

In 2-unit structures: $161,514
Here: $161,514
State: $134,316

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,302
Here: $123,302
State: $103,899

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,436
Here: $116,436
State: $181,921

Mobile homes: $23,887
Here: $23,887
State: $29,187

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $71,559

Median year house/condo built: 1972

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship

Households: 213,832

In family households: 165,411 (41,995 male householders, 12,206 female householders)
42,611 spouses, 59,122 children (54,975 natural, 1,648 adopted, 2,499 stepchildren), 1,635 grandchildren, 1,937 brothers or sisters, 772 parents, 1,679 other relatives, 3,454 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 48,421 (17,084 male householders (12,019 living alone)), 19,275 female householders (15,451 living alone)), 12,062 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11,610 (3,563 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 24,004 2-persons, 12,504 3-persons, 10,900 4-persons, 4,438 5-persons, 1,569 6-persons, 786 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,470 1-person, 6,835 2-persons, 1,474 3-persons, 413 4-persons, 119 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

37,093 married couples with children.
11,812 single-parent households (2,372 men, 9,440 women).

90.7% of residents of Lincoln speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 13,246 (5.9%)
(31.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln, Nebraska:
	1 room: 42 2 rooms: 495 3 rooms: 993 4 rooms: 4,498 5 rooms: 9,136 6 rooms: 9,521 7 rooms: 8,578 8 rooms: 8,693 9 or more rooms: 10,476

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln, Nebraska:
	1 room: 1,723 2 rooms: 4,558 3 rooms: 9,381 4 rooms: 10,584 5 rooms: 5,828 6 rooms: 2,822 7 rooms: 1,561 8 rooms: 883 9 or more rooms: 716

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,719
1995 to 1998: 8,360
1990 to 1994: 7,940
1980 to 1989: 12,166
1970 to 1979: 18,264
1960 to 1969: 12,253
1950 to 1959: 13,660
1940 to 1949: 4,710
1939 or earlier: 15,116

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lincoln:
	no bedroom: 86 1 bedroom: 1,185 2 bedrooms: 12,959 3 bedrooms: 25,694 4 bedrooms: 10,182 5 or more bedrooms: 2,326

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln:
	no bedroom: 2,222 1 bedroom: 14,272 2 bedrooms: 14,673 3 bedrooms: 5,341 4 bedrooms: 1,288 5 or more bedrooms: 260

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,346 1 vehicle: 13,634 2 vehicles: 26,175 3 vehicles: 8,467 4 vehicles: 2,130 5 or more vehicles: 680

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5,272 1 vehicle: 19,117 2 vehicles: 10,485 3 vehicles: 2,415 4 vehicles: 560 5 or more vehicles: 207

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lincoln, NE:

Less than $10,000: 562
$10,000 to $14,999: 272
$15,000 to $19,999: 242
$20,000 to $24,999: 194
$25,000 to $29,999: 190
$30,000 to $34,999: 192
$35,000 to $39,999: 172
$40,000 to $49,999: 297
$50,000 to $59,999: 700
$60,000 to $69,999: 827
$70,000 to $79,999: 1282
$80,000 to $89,999: 2112
$90,000 to $99,999: 2886
$100,000 to $124,999: 11874
$125,000 to $149,999: 11948
$150,000 to $174,999: 8187
$175,000 to $199,999: 5550
$200,000 to $249,999: 6169
$250,000 to $299,999: 2951
$300,000 to $399,999: 2692
$400,000 to $499,999: 755
$500,000 to $749,999: 587
$750,000 to $999,999: 106
$1,000,000 or more: 84

Lincoln rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lincoln:

Less than $100: 432 people
$100 to $149: 485
$150 to $199: 607
$200 to $249: 629
$250 to $299: 914
$300 to $349: 1,797
$350 to $399: 3,359
$400 to $449: 3,461
$450 to $499: 3,788
$500 to $549: 4,143
$550 to $599: 3,932
$600 to $649: 3,025
$650 to $699: 2,517
$700 to $749: 2,020
$750 to $799: 1,686
$800 to $899: 2,080
$900 to $999: 1,052
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,136
$1,250 to $1,499: 316
$1,500 to $1,999: 252
$2,000 or more: 462
No cash rent: 551

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6,159 1990 to 1994: 3,050 1985 to 1989: 1,029 1980 to 1984: 881 1975 to 1979: 642 1970 to 1974: 283 1970 to 1974: 281 1965 to 1969: 921

Lincoln, NE Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.6%
Number of people working at home: 3,625 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 3962
5 to 9 minutes: 18529
10 to 14 minutes: 30699
15 to 19 minutes: 29408
20 to 24 minutes: 20193
25 to 29 minutes: 4922
30 to 34 minutes: 6426
35 to 39 minutes: 630
40 to 44 minutes: 639
45 to 59 minutes: 2103
60 to 89 minutes: 2563
90 or more minutes: 1183

Lincoln mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 100,761 (81%)
Carpooled: 12,603 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,526 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Ferryboat: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 41 (0%)
Motorcycle: 129 (0%)
Bicycle: 1,194 (1%)
Walked: 4,221 (3%)
Other means: 773 (1%)
Worked at home: 3,625 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 6934
$10,000 to $14,999: 5801
$15,000 to $19,999: 5939
$20,000 to $24,999: 7048
$25,000 to $29,999: 6266
$30,000 to $34,999: 6762
$35,000 to $39,999: 5773
$40,000 to $44,999: 5620
$45,000 to $49,999: 4868
$50,000 to $59,999: 8804
$60,000 to $74,999: 10381
$75,000 to $99,999: 8344
$100,000 to $124,999: 3848
$125,000 to $149,999: 1645
$150,000 to $199,999: 1289
$200,000 or more: 1238

First ancestries reported:

German: 71038

Other groups: 23903

Irish: 15121

English: 14586

United States or American: 8895

Czech: 7432

Swedish: 6928

Norwegian: 3753

Polish: 3471

Danish: 3359

Italian: 3088

French (except Basque): 2840

Dutch: 2732

Scotch-Irish: 2694

European: 2309

Scottish: 2135

Czechoslovakian: 1283

Arab:: 1082

Russian: 957

Subsaharan African:: 844

Welsh: 821

Ukrainian: 745

French Canadian: 643

Swiss: 595

British: 481

African: 461

Austrian: 351

Yugoslavian: 332

Greek: 311

Other Arab: 309

Latvian: 296

Scandinavian: 236

Arab/Arabic: 234

Iranian: 207

Hungarian: 192

Iraqi: 191

Lebanese: 184

Canadian: 170

Pennsylvania German: 167

Northern European: 165

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 152

Armenian: 151

Nigerian: 137

Romanian: 131

Egyptian: 130

Finnish: 129

Lithuanian: 125

Slovak: 120

Croatian: 112

Belgian: 107

German Russian: 99

Afghan: 98

Luxemburger: 94

Portuguese: 92

Slavic: 85

Australian: 78

Jamaican: 71

Ethiopian: 59

Eastern European: 58

Albanian: 57

Celtic: 55

South African: 52

Turkish: 49

Bulgarian: 49

Slovene: 48

Sudanese: 46

Ghanian: 44

Basque: 33

Serbian: 31

Haitian: 29

Syrian: 27

West Indian: 21

Brazilian: 21

Liberian: 20

Other Subsaharan African: 19

British West Indian: 13

Estonian: 9

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9

Israeli: 9

Palestinian: 7

Kenyan: 6

Barbadian: 5

Icelander: 5

Bahamian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (23%)
Mexico (13%)
Ukraine (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Iraq (4%)
India (3%)
Germany (3%)

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

This state: 150248
Northeast: 4233
Midwest: 33209
South: 10033
West: 13256

46% of Lincoln residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Nebraska.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 451
Nursery to 4th grade: 183
5th and 6th grade: 429
7th and 8th grade: 933
9th grade: 959
10th grade: 1,197
11th grade: 1,126
12th grade, no diploma: 1,685
High school graduate (or equivalency): 16,045
Less than 1 year of college: 4,227
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,855
Associate degree: 5,622
Bachelor's degree: 14,597
Master's degree: 4,479
Professional school degree: 2,027
Doctorate degree: 2,009

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 416
Nursery to 4th grade: 160
5th and 6th grade: 256
7th and 8th grade: 1,228
9th grade: 863
10th grade: 1,006
11th grade: 1,061
12th grade, no diploma: 1,420
High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,351
Less than 1 year of college: 5,425
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,381
Associate degree: 5,791
Bachelor's degree: 15,527
Master's degree: 4,748
Professional school degree: 1,148
Doctorate degree: 835

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,439
Black householders: $45,456
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,693
Asian householders: $49,583
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $42,376
Some other race householders: $58,963
Two or more races householders: $20,027
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,547

Lincoln household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lincoln household income for Black householders

Lincoln household income for Asian householders

Lincoln household income for Some other race householders

Lincoln household income for Two or more races householders

Lincoln household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lincoln marital status for males

Lincoln marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,339
Black or African American householders: $140,200
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $119,639
Asian householders: $141,717
Some other race householders: $117,983
Two or more races householders: $139,510
Hispanic or Latino householders: $118,811

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 54,483
One, attached: 5,599
Two: 4,658
3 or 4: 3,564
5 to 9: 5,666
10 to 19: 7,822
20 to 49: 6,966
50 or more: 4,094
Mobile homes: 2,329
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lincoln:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,765

Here:	17.0%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,653

Here:	14.1%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,222

Here:	13.1%
Nebraska:	20.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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