Compare Lancaster County, NE vs Lincoln Metro Area, NE vs Nebraska (NE) vs United States

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Metric Lancaster County, NE
County
Lincoln Metro Area, NE
Metro Area
Nebraska (NE)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 326,696 344,337 1,978,707 334,922,499
Rent $1,085 $1,082 $1,072 $1,413
Year built 1983 1982 1975 1980
Household income $74,793 $75,049 $76,475 $80,734
Per capita income $41,036 $40,917 $41,751 $44,673
Poverty rate 11.9% 11.7% 10.6% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.4% 2.5% 2.8% 4.0%
Household size 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 45% 44.7% 41.9% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 326,696 344,337 1,978,707 334,922,499
Adults over 25 205,622 216,747 1,300,410 230,807,303
Total households 134,126 140,914 797,847 129,227,496
Household size 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $74,793 $75,049 $76,475 $80,734
Per capita income $41,036 $40,917 $41,751 $44,673
Poverty rate 11.9% 11.7% 10.6% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.4% 2.5% 2.8% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 45% 44.7% 41.9% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,085 $1,082 $1,072 $1,413
Year built 1983 1982 1975 1980
Households that rent 41.1% 40.4% 33.5% 34.8%
Households that own 58.9% 59.6% 66.5% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.8 5.8 6.1 5.5
Race
White 80.6% 81.3% 77.9% 61%
Black 3.7% 3.6% 4.8% 12.2%
Asian 4.1% 3.9% 2.6% 6%
Two or more races 8.4% 8.1% 9.1% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 8.5% 8.2% 12.7% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 91.5% 91.8% 87.3% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 88.4% 88.6% 89% 84.9%
Commute time to work 19.0 min 19.0 min 19.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 11.6% 11.4% 11% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 25.5% 25.4% 28.2% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 20.4% 20.7% 25% 26%
Some college or associate degree 12.3% 12.4% 12.2% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 41.9% 41.4% 34.6% 35.7%