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Language Spoken At Home in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 281,986 | 100% |
English only | 253,060 | 89.7% |
Language other than English | 28,926 | 10.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,542 | 4.1% |
Spanish | 10,867 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,966 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,201 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,125 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,144 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,225 | 1.5% |
Other languages | 2,714 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,226 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 303,154 | 100% |
American | 12,596 | 4.2% |
Arab | 2,570 | 0.8% |
Czech | 19,317 | 6.4% |
Danish | 6,378 | 2.1% |
Dutch | 7,099 | 2.3% |
English | 29,282 | 9.7% |
French (except Basque) | 7,669 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 934 | 0.3% |
German | 131,753 | 43.5% |
Greek | 757 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 446 | 0.1% |
Irish | 41,413 | 13.7% |
Italian | 5,706 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 230 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 6,514 | 2.1% |
Polish | 8,321 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 594 | 0.2% |
Russian | 3,097 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,560 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 5,129 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 80 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,539 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 15,180 | 5.0% |
Swiss | 1,246 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 993 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 2,200 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 546 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 119,993 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 74,410 | 62.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 35,079 | 29.2% |
Married-couple family | 58,376 | 48.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,245 | 21.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,630 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,352 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 11,404 | 9.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,482 | 6.2% |
Nonfamily households | 45,583 | 38.0% |
Householder living alone | 34,852 | 29.0% |
65 years and over | 10,108 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 37,457 | 31.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 23,654 | 19.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 288,402 | 100% |
Householder | 119,993 | 41.6% |
Spouse | 58,485 | 20.3% |
Child | 79,306 | 27.5% |
Other relatives | 9,021 | 3.1% |
Nonrelatives | 21,597 | 7.5% |
Unmarried partner | 7,271 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 121,899 | 100% |
Never married | 46,691 | 38.3% |
Now married, except separated | 60,523 | 49.7% |
Separated | 1,326 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 2,172 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 11,187 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 122,126 | 100% |
Never married | 37,179 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 60,698 | 49.7% |
Separated | 1,504 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 8,288 | 6.8% |
Divorced | 14,457 | 11.8% |
Fertility in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,457 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,514 | 27.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 118 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,349 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,642 | 49.0% |
Less than 1 year | 619 | 18.5% |
1 or 2 years | 400 | 11.9% |
3 or 4 years | 129 | 3.9% |
5 or more years | 494 | 14.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,642 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,022 | 62.2% |
Who are married | 1,286 | 78.3% |
School Enrollment in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 92,623 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,927 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 3,724 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 29,620 | 32.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,063 | 15.2% |
College or graduate school | 40,289 | 43.5% |
Educational Attainment in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 188,044 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,348 | 2.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,798 | 4.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 44,190 | 23.5% |
Some college, no degree | 44,460 | 23.6% |
Associate's degree | 20,724 | 11.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 43,806 | 23.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 22,718 | 12.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.4% |
Veteran Status in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 232,857 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 21,527 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 298,337 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,100 | 9.1% |
Under 18 years | 69,821 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,198 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 195,875 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,267 | 7.3% |
65 years and over | 32,641 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,635 | 32.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 298,380 | 100% |
Same house | 233,618 | 78.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 62,923 | 21.1% |
Same county | 42,366 | 14.2% |
Different county | 20,557 | 6.9% |
Same state | 12,346 | 4.1% |
Different state | 8,211 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 1,839 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 303,154 | 100% |
Native | 283,391 | 93.5% |
Born in United States | 281,415 | 92.8% |
State of residence | 205,947 | 67.9% |
Different state | 75,468 | 24.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,976 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 19,763 | 6.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 19,763 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,357 | 42.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,406 | 57.7% |
Year of Entry in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 21,739 | 100% |
Native | 1,976 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,947 | 98.5% |
Foreign born | 19,763 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,273 | 6.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 18,490 | 93.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lincoln
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 19,763 | 100% |
Europe | 2,677 | 13.5% |
Asia | 9,686 | 49.0% |
Africa | 1,700 | 8.6% |
Oceania | 202 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 5,170 | 26.2% |
Northern America | 328 | 1.7% |