Living in Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska

Overview

A total of 114,920 households are located in Lincoln Public Schools area. Among them, 32,882 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.04 people. The total number of children in the region is 73,987 and 88,062 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5% (13,073) of residents are non-citizens and 12% (32,648) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska
Household	114,920
Population	274,301
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	32,882 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	73,987
Total Students	88,062
Pre-Kindergarten	4,644
Kindergarten	3,586
Grade 1-8	28,375
Grade 9-12	13,629
College/Graduate School	37,828
Veterans	222,270
Non-citizen	13,073
Non-English Home Language	32,648
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

229,283 residents are over the age of 16 and 164,215 people are in labor force. Among them, 163,742 people are in civilian labor force and 473 are in armed labor force. 158,245 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lincoln Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	156,582	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	126,873	81.03%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	14,110	9.01%
Public transportation	2,044	1.31%
Walked	5,332	3.41%
Other method	2,844	1.82%
Worked from home	5,379	3.44%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	158,245	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	64,141	40.53%
Service	28,498	18.01%
Sales and office	35,559	22.47%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	11,854	7.49%
Production, transportation, and material moving	18,193	11.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	158,245	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,400	0.88%
Construction	9,776	6.18%
Manufacturing	13,866	8.76%
Wholesale trade	3,231	2.04%
Retail trade	17,308	10.94%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	6,857	4.33%
Information	3,154	1.99%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	12,312	7.78%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	16,247	10.27%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	43,402	27.43%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	14,134	8.93%
Other services, except public administration	7,423	4.69%
Public administration	9,135	5.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	158,245	-
Private wage and salary workers	122,910	77.67%
Government workers	28,005	17.70%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	7,068	4.47%
Unpaid family workers	262	0.17%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $77,513 for the 114,920 households in Lincoln Public Schools area, Nebraska. The average income of a single worker is $31,171. 261,576 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.40%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	114,920	-
Less than $10,000	6,506	5.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,402	3.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	10,516	9.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	11,958	10.41%
$35,000 - $49,999	15,920	13.85%
$50,000 - $74,999	22,088	19.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	14,902	12.97%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,037	14.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,306	5.49%
More than $200,000	5,285	4.60%
Median Household Income	$58,205	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$77,513	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	66,255	-
Less than $10,000	2,076	3.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,271	1.92%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,273	4.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,054	6.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,520	11.35%
$50,000 - $74,999	13,258	20.01%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,905	16.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,893	20.97%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,421	8.18%
More than $200,000	4,584	6.92%

Median Family Income	$78,738	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$97,671	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,171	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,484	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,484	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	283,092	-
With health insurance coverage	261,576	92.40%
Public coverage	71,159	25.14%
Private health insurance	222,452	78.58%
Without health insurance coverage	21,516	7.60%

Housing

There are 121,445 housing units in Lincoln Public Schools area, Nebraska with 114,920 units (94.63%) occupied. 66,011 houses (57.44%) are occupied by owner and 48,909 houses (42.56%) are rented. The average housing value is $171,200 and the average rental cost is $852. 4,829 houses (3.98%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 20,470 houses (16.86%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	121,445	-
Occupied	114,920	94.63%
Owner Occupied	66,011	57.44%
Renter Occupied	48,909	42.56%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	70,737	58.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	9,359	7.71%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	39,266	32.33%
Mobile Homes	2,032	1.67%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	51	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	121,445	-
Built 2014 or later	4,829	3.98%
Built 2010 - 2013	4,108	3.38%
Built 2000 - 2009	16,837	13.86%
Built 1990 - 1999	18,406	15.16%
Built 1980 - 1989	12,588	10.37%
Built 1970 - 1979	18,541	15.27%
Built 1960 - 1969	12,168	10.02%
Built 1950 - 1959	13,498	11.11%
Built 1949 or earlier	20,470	16.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	121,445	-
1 room	2,387	1.97%
2 rooms	4,401	3.62%
3 rooms	13,531	11.14%
4 rooms	19,694	16.22%
5 rooms	18,746	15.44%
6 rooms	15,977	13.16%
7 rooms	14,525	11.96%
8 rooms	11,280	9.29%
9 rooms or more	20,904	17.21%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	121,445	-
no bedroom	2,768	2.28%
1 bedroom	17,695	14.57%
2 bedrooms	34,992	28.81%
3 bedrooms	40,557	33.40%
4 bedrooms	19,393	15.97%
5 bedrooms or more	6,040	4.97%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	66,011	-
Less than $50,000	2,262	3.43%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,337	9.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	16,589	25.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	15,482	23.45%
$200,000 - $299,999	15,303	23.18%
$300,000 - $499,999	7,910	11.98%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,805	2.73%
$1,000,000 or more	323	0.49%
Median House Value	$171,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	47,602	-
Less than $500	4,513	9.48%
$500 - $999	27,790	58.38%
$1,000 - $1,499	11,909	25.02%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,326	4.89%
$2,000 - $2,499	403	0.85%
$2,500 - $2,999	166	0.35%
$3,000 or more	495	1.04%
Median Rental Costs	$852	-

Demographic

A total of 287,493 people lives in Lincoln Public Schools area, Nebraska with 144,616 male and 142,877 female. The males to female ratio is 50.30 to 49.70. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	287,493	-
Male	144,616	50.30%
Female	142,877	49.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	287,493	-
Under 5 years	18,586	6.46%
5 - 9 years	17,852	6.21%
10 - 14 years	18,297	6.36%
15 - 19 years	21,414	7.45%
20 - 24 years	34,157	11.88%
25 - 34 years	41,994	14.61%
35 - 44 years	35,625	12.39%
45 - 54 years	30,386	10.57%
55 - 59 years	16,517	5.75%
60 - 64 years	15,114	5.26%
65 - 74 years	22,202	7.72%
75 - 84 years	10,430	3.63%
85 years and older	4,919	1.71%
Median Age	32.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	287,493	-
One Race	276,440	96.16%
White	244,455	85.03%
Black or African American	12,397	4.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,100	0.73%
Asian	13,041	4.54%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	226	0.08%
Other	4,221	1.47%

Two or more races	11,053	3.84%
White and Black or African American	4,172	1.45%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,488	0.52%
White and Asian	2,676	0.93%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	172	0.06%

Living in Lincoln Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic