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People QuickFacts |
Lincoln |
Nebraska |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
241,167 | 1,768,331 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
6.5% | 3.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
225,581 | 1,711,263 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.7% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.0% | 26.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.4% | 13.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.2% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
89.2% | 89.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.1% | 4.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.1% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.0% | 1.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
3.6% | 5.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
44.7% | 54.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.9% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.3% | 7.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
90.2% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
33.3% | 23.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.1 | 18.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
95,199 | 722,668 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
58.0% | 67.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$104,100 | $88,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
90,485 | 666,184 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.36 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$40,605 | $39,250 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,984 | $19,613 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
10.1% | 9.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lincoln |
Nebraska |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,058,897 | 26,155,770 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,798,920 | 20,249,200 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,066 | $11,727 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
371,354 | 2,088,710 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
19,374 | 145,380 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.7% | 1.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
32.8% | 26.6% |
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