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68504

Lincoln, NE · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
17,278
Median household income
$56,213
People below poverty
18.9%
Median home value
$184,500

Income

The median income of households in 68504 was $56,213. An estimated 6.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.3
$10,000 to $14,999 4
$15,000 to $24,999 8.4
$25,000 to $34,999 11.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 27.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 14.8
$150,000 to $199,999 2.7
$200,000 or more 2.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52912
Female 45241

An estimated 83.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,069. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.4
Social Security 19.4
Retirement income 15.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 3.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 28.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 28.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.9

In 2020-2024, 12.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 48.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 68504 in 2020-2024, 92.8% had health insurance coverage and 7.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.4% and public coverage was 33.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.1%.


In 2020-2024, 68504 had a total population of 17,278 - 8,303 (48.1%) females and 8,975 (51.9%) males. The median age was 28.7 years. An estimated 17.7% of the population was under 18 years, 46.4% was 19 to 44 years, 18.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 68504 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 345 516
5 to 9 519 431
10 to 14 361 321
15 to 19 760 834
20 to 24 1439 1447
25 to 29 1450 780
30 to 34 624 698
35 to 39 488 454
40 to 44 301 334
45 to 49 569 255
50 to 54 472 494
55 to 59 290 385
60 to 64 479 290
65 to 69 333 367
70 to 74 345 368
75 to 79 64 69
80 to 84 38 171
85 and over 98 89

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 73.7% were White; 5.4% were Black or African American; 7.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.8% were Asian; 2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.1% of the people in 68504 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 70.1% of the people in 68504 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,298 households in 68504. The average household size was 1.97 people.

Married-couple households made up 25% of the households in 68504 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28% of all households, while 33.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 26.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 42.5% of all households.

In 68504, 21.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 25
Cohabiting Couples 13.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 27.7% of males and 32.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 56.5 46.7
Now married, except separated 27.7 32.6
Separated 1.3 0.9
Widowed 2.3 4.9
Divorced 12.2 15

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 68504, 86 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88.8% of the people living in 68504 were U.S. natives. 61.1% of the 68504 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11.2% of 68504 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 37.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 68504 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 68504.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 19.2
Asia 71.1
Europe 1.2
Africa 7.2
Northern America 1.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 68504 in 2020-2024, 14.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.8% of people at least five years old; 6.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.8
Other Indo-European languages 5.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.2
Other languages 1.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 77.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 68504 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 77.3
Different house, same county 11.7
Different county, same state 4.7
Different state 4.3
Abroad 2

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 68504 was 5,106 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 235 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,244. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,627.

Educational Attainment of People in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.4
High school diploma or equivalency 28.9
Some college, no degree 18.4
Associate's degree 9.9
Bachelor's degree 27.3
Graduate or professional degree 9

Disability

In 68504, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.3% of people under 18 years old, to 9.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 68504, 73 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 24.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,603 80.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,786 16.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 300 2.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 68504 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.8
Construction 6.6
Manufacturing 12.3
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 13.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 68504 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,606 33.7
Service occupations 2,041 19.1
Sales and office occupations 2,500 23.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 890 8.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,652 15.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.2% of 68504 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.5
Walked 4.5
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 7.6

In 2020-2024, 68504 had a total of 8,833 housing units. Of these housing units, 39.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 57.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 39.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 57.1
Mobile homes 3.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 68504 was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 29.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 68504 had 8,298 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 535 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 31.5% while renters occupied 68.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.87.

8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 11.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 68504:

House Heating Fuel Used in 68504 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 71
Electricity 28.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 68504 was $184,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.9 % had a mortgage. 44.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,413 and for owners without a mortgage it was $546.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 68504 was $1,064. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.