Lincoln, Nebraska demographics

Lincoln, NE demographics: median age 33.4; 41.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lincoln city, Nebraska · Incorporated city · GEOID 3128000. The survey estimates a population of 294,856 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lincoln is 33.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 122,623 households (±897). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.4 ±0.2	37.2 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 294,856
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Under 18	64,441 ±1,233	21.9% ±0.4 pp	24.5%	22.0%
18–34	88,581 ±1,492	30.0% ±0.5 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	98,100 ±1,561	33.3% ±0.5 pp	36.1%	38.0%
65 and older	43,734 ±1,227	14.8% ±0.4 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 294,856
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Male	148,137 ±387	50.2% ±0.1 pp	50.3%	49.5%
Female	146,719 ±386	49.8% ±0.1 pp	49.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 294,856
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
White alone	233,548 ±1,238	79.2% ±0.4 pp	77.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	12,166 ±755	4.1% ±0.3 pp	4.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,977 ±455	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	13,131 ±665	4.5% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	221 ±126 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	7,663 ±1,000	2.6% ±0.3 pp	4.6%	7.1%
Two or more races	26,150 ±1,416	8.9% ±0.5 pp	9.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 294,856
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	268,187 ±339	91.0% ±0.1 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26,669 ±337	9.0% ±0.1 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 122,623
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Married-couple family	52,316 ±1,145	42.7% ±0.9 pp	48.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	5,181 ±591	4.2% ±0.5 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	11,433 ±848	9.3% ±0.7 pp	9.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	40,840 ±1,354	33.3% ±1.1 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	12,853 ±848	10.5% ±0.7 pp	6.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 122,623
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Households with people under 18	33,058 ±1,051	27.0% ±0.8 pp	30.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	89,565 ±1,379	73.0% ±1.0 pp	69.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 122,623
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	40,840 ±1,354	33.3% ±1.1 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	42,062 ±1,434	34.3% ±1.1 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	15,804 ±1,034	12.9% ±0.8 pp	13.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	13,467 ±905	11.0% ±0.7 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	5,887 ±660	4.8% ±0.5 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	3,255 ±475	2.7% ±0.4 pp	2.6%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,308 ±266	1.1% ±0.2 pp	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 294,856
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Native	267,141 ±1,736	90.6% ±0.6 pp	92.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	27,715 ±1,735	9.4% ±0.6 pp	8.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 277,764
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
English only	241,141 ±2,037	86.8% ±0.7 pp	87.2%	77.7%
Spanish	13,718 ±1,085	4.9% ±0.4 pp	8.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,787 ±527	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	620 ±226	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2,345 ±878	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4,975 ±787	1.8% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	2.0%
Korean	125 ±94 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,559 ±423	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	4,241 ±652	1.5% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	467 ±177	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,804 ±544	1.0% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	2,980 ±811	1.1% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,002 ±335	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 184,282
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	12,493 ±997	6.8% ±0.5 pp	7.8%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	37,603 ±1,632	20.4% ±0.9 pp	25.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	36,995 ±1,631	20.1% ±0.9 pp	21.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	20,145 ±1,035	10.9% ±0.6 pp	11.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	48,819 ±1,632	26.5% ±0.9 pp	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	28,227 ±1,222	15.3% ±0.7 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 291,992
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Nebraska	U.S.
Same house	239,328 ±2,828	82.0% ±1.0 pp	86.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	32,206 ±2,171	11.0% ±0.7 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	10,784 ±1,663	3.7% ±0.6 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	7,897 ±977	2.7% ±0.3 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,777 ±507	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.3% of Lincoln residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.2% in Nebraska and 8.4% nationally. 92.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln	Nebraska	U.S.	Compared with Nebraska
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±0.4 pp	7.2%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.7% ±0.5 pp	90.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.6% ±0.3 pp	6.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lincoln . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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