Population

Lincoln's current population is 62,429 people with 24,057 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 8.2% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 4.5% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 28.2 which is well below the state average of 37.8 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.22 persons. This area is not very family centric with 41.7% of the households being family households and with 25.0% having children in the home and 15.4% of the population being under 15 and an additional 28.4% being under 24. Another 28.9% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 18.0% between 45-64 years old leaving 9.3% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Lincoln has a daytime employee population of 45,065 versus a permanent population of 62,429 meaning the daytime employee population is 72.2% of the permanent population living in the area and 62.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 35.1% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Lincoln is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Lincoln area are White 69.6%, Black 8.4%, Native American 1.7%, Asian 8.2%, 6.6% other races and 14.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Lincoln, Nebraska		Nebraska	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Lincoln
		Nebraska
Latitude / Longitude:		40.813616, -96.702596
Radius		2 miles	3 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		62,429	113,706	1,975,306	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		57,619	104,730	1,828,444	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		62,358	113,484	1,970,439	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		65,225	118,789	2,043,239	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		8.2%	8.4%	7.8%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		28.2	31.0	37.8	38.8
Under 4 years old		5.8%	6.3%	6.5%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		5.0%	5.6%	6.6%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		4.6%	5.1%	6.5%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		28.4%	22.2%	12.9%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		28.9%	30.0%	26.4%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		18,052	34,091	521,486	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		18.0%	19.2%	23.9%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		11,227	21,835	471,528	83,512,738
65 years and over		9.3%	11.6%	17.2%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		5,813	13,195	339,686	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		15.4%	17.1%	19.6%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		9,615	19,389	388,139	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages