Lincoln County, Nebraska

Lincoln County has a population of 33,802 and has shrunk 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,500, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $65,148.

Home price
$189,500
Income
$65,148
Population
33,802
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$189,500county
Median gross rent$900county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198069.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,136county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,052county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$802county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,261county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$65,148county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate12.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.6%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$97,822county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.47%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service5.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16537county
Miles to nearest general aviation field28 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station64 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths26.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment5169county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible38.1%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools2county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution93 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.9%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population33,802county
Land area in square miles2,564county
People per square mile of land13.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.8%county
Population change since 2020-4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person34.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.8%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents144county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in692county
Households that moved away818county
Average income of arriving households$48,962county
Average income of departing households$57,770county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year235county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings81.3%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation24.5 incounty
Annual snowfall12.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing146 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh11.4¢county
Household electricity use1,196 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas61.7%county
Homes heated by propane9.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk48.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk80.8county
Landslide risk40.1county
Hail risk94.3county
Earthquake risk31.8county
Tornado risk62.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk51.0county
Winter weather risk90.2county
Strong wind risk51.2county
Wildfire risk74.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lincoln County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Nebraska figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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