Lancaster County, Nebraska

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Key figures

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	326,696	1,978,707	334,922,499	225th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,793	$76,475	$80,734	857th of 3,221
Median Age	34.3	37.2	38.9	3014th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.9%	34.6%	35.7%	226th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$275,200	$238,600	$332,700	751st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,085	$1,072	$1,413	756th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.9%	10.6%	12.5%	1974th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	3.0%	5.2%	2441st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	390.1	25.8	n/a	412th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.7%	8.0%	14.1%	492nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	352nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	58.9%	66.5%	65.2%	3036th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.0	19.2	26.4	2718th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.6%	11.0%	15.1%	864th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2467th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.3%	48.8%	46.9%	2337th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.3%	n/a	n/a	223rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.5%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	38.1	41.3	61.4

Age in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	34.3	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.8%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.2%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	134,126	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.4%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.7%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.0%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.7%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	37.8%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,036	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.7%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.9%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.7%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.4%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	140,324	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.8%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.4%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.4%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	41.1%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,204	$3,549	n/a

Education in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	6.4%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.4%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.4%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.5%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.2%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	35.8%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Statistic	Lancaster County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.7%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.5%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.2%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.7%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.6%	9.5%	16.7%

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