Compare Lincoln, NE vs Nebraska (NE) vs United States

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Metric Lincoln, NE
City
Nebraska (NE)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 294,856 1,978,707 334,922,499
Rent $1,086 $1,072 $1,413
Year built 1982 1975 1980
Household income $71,867 $76,475 $80,734
Per capita income $39,672 $41,751 $44,673
Poverty rate 12.7% 10.6% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.4% 2.8% 4.0%
Household size 2.3 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 45.3% 41.9% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 294,856 1,978,707 334,922,499
Adults over 25 184,282 1,300,410 230,807,303
Total households 122,623 797,847 129,227,496
Household size 2.3 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $71,867 $76,475 $80,734
Per capita income $39,672 $41,751 $44,673
Poverty rate 12.7% 10.6% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.4% 2.8% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 45.3% 41.9% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,086 $1,072 $1,413
Year built 1982 1975 1980
Households that rent 43.9% 33.5% 34.8%
Households that own 56.1% 66.5% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.6 6.1 5.5
Race
White 79.2% 77.9% 61%
Black 4.1% 4.8% 12.2%
Asian 4.5% 2.6% 6%
Two or more races 8.9% 9.1% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 9% 12.7% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 91% 87.3% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 88.6% 89% 84.9%
Commute time to work 18.0 min 19.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 11.4% 11% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 25.9% 28.2% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 20.4% 25% 26%
Some college or associate degree 11.8% 12.2% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 41.8% 34.6% 35.7%