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Lincoln NE - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	225,581	76 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 537) (100%)
Average Income	$40,605	8,123 (68%)	69 (87%)
Median House Value	$104,100	7,147 (72%)	5 (99%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	89.2%	16,159 (of 25,150) (36%)	499 (of 537) (7%)
% Black Population	3.1%	6,884 (73%)	7 (99%)
% Hispanic Population	3.6%	7,622 (70%)	93 (83%)
% Asian Population	3.1%	2,070 (92%)	5 (99%)
% American Indian Population	0.7%	6,802 (73%)	123 (77%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	90.2%	4,029 (of 25,150) (84%)	70 (of 537) (87%)
% College Graduates	33.3%	2,976 (88%)	10 (98%)
% Never Married	33.4%	2,196 (91%)	21 (96%)
% Married	50.6%	19,196 (24%)	491 (9%)
% Seperated	1.1%	15,902 (37%)	169 (69%)
% Divorced	9.8%	13,047 (48%)	203 (62%)
% Foreign Born	5.9%	5,304 (79%)	27 (95%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	95,188	73 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 537) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	15.9%	13,649 (46%)	515 (4%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	12.0%	4,072 (84%)	164 (69%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	14,393 (43%)	435 (19%)
% Households with No Car	7.3%	11,201 (55%)	132 (75%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	16.0%	14,940 (41%)	487 (9%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,486 (86%)	9 (98%)
Median House Value	$104,100	7,147 (72%)	5 (99%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3.5%	11,947 (52%)	267 (50%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.5%	3,513 (86%)	23 (96%)
Average Monthly Rent	$519	8,777 (65%)	50 (91%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	73.4%	2,535 (of 25,150) (90%)	95 (of 537) (82%)
% Drive Alone to Work	80.7%	9,838 (61%)	197 (63%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.3%	5,363 (79%)	12 (98%)
% Walk to Work	3.4%	9,322 (63%)	346 (36%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	17.1	21,811 (13%)	374 (30%)
% Households making less than $10,000	7.7%	15,413 (39%)	357 (34%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.4%	6,579 (74%)	49 (91%)
Median Household Income	$40,605	8,123 (68%)	69 (87%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.1%	10,817 (57%)	180 (66%)
Per Capita Income	$20,984	6,002 (76%)	25 (95%)
Male Worker Income	$33,899	9,458 (62%)	57 (89%)
Female Worker Income	$25,402	8,046 (68%)	50 (91%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	5.8%	15,317 (39%)	282 (47%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	10.1%	13,296 (47%)	227 (58%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Omaha, Nebraska	47 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.94

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Lexington, Kentucky	0.90
Glendale, Arizona	0.89
Greensboro, North Carolina	0.89
Madison, Wisconsin	0.89
Spokane, Washington	0.88
Boise City, Idaho	0.87
Hialeah, Florida	0.87
Des Moines, Iowa	0.86
Bakersfield, California	0.86
Modesto, California	0.84

Lincoln NE Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Czech People	13,142	4
Danish People	5,832	12
Swedish People	11,296	13
German People	89,621	14
Swiss People	1,319	34

Lincoln NE Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 537)
Asian Population	7,048	1
Vietnamese Population	3,756	1
Other Pacific Islander Population	70	1
Population in Group Quarters	11,643	1
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	7,954	1

Lincoln NE Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	31.7%	23,508
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	44.7%	22,589
Percent of Population not in Labor Force	26.6%	22,586
Percent In Household Population	94.8%	22,486
Percent Family Households	59.2%	22,158

Lincoln NE Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 537)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	57.2%	529
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	58.0%	527
Percent of Houses Worth Less than $50,000	2.8%	518
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	44.7%	517
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	24.5%	515

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lincoln NE	Lexington, Kentucky
Total Population	260,512	225,581
Average Age	33.0	31.3
Average Income	$39,813	$40,605
Median House Value	$110,800	$104,100
% White Population	81.0%	89.2%
% Black Population	13.5%	3.1%
% Asian Population	2.5%	3.1%
% Hispanic Population	3.3%	3.6%

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