Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

City in Lancaster County, Nebraska · ZIP 68502, 68503, 68504

Lancaster County
Census data · ACS 2019-2023
83 public schools

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300,619 (2024 estimate)Population
120,698Households
$69,991Median household income
$248,200Median home value
83Public schools
18ZIP codes

About Lincoln

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Population, 2000 to 2020+29.0%

Population of Lincoln at each census
Census	Population
2000	225,581
2010	258,379
2020	291,082

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 31, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 31, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 31, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Lincoln

Under $50k35.2%

$50k to $100k32.3%

$100k to $150k17.1%

$150k to $200k7.5%

$200k and over8.1%

Median household income $69,991 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 31, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Lincoln

55.8%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 67,338 units
Renter occupied: 53,360 units
Vacancy rate: 4.5%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 31, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Lincoln compared with its county and state

Lincoln compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Lincoln	Lancaster County	Nebraska
Population	291,932	323,673	1,965,926
Median household income	$69,991	$72,625	$74,985
Median age	33.4	34.3	37.1
Median home value	$248,200	$258,900	$223,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher	41.0%	41.1%	34.1%
Foreign-born residents	9.2%	8.5%	7.7%
Owner-occupied homes	55.8%	58.8%	66.5%
Mean commute to work	18.3 minutes	18.9 minutes	19.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 31, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Lincoln83

Public schools in Lincoln, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
EARLY CHILDHOOD AT NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EARLY CHILDHOOD AT STANDING BEAR HS	Public	Pre-K	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ECSE - HOMEBASED	Public	Pre-K	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EDUCARE OF LINCOLN	Public	Pre-K	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INFANT TODDLER AT BRYAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INFANT TODDLER AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INFANT TODDLER AT LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DONALD D SHERRILL EDUCATION CNTR - ELEM	Special education	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FREDSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HARTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HUNTINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MCPHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WEST LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WYSONG ELEMENTARY	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public	Pre-K–5	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CULLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM	Alternative	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NUERNBERGER EDUCATION CENTER	Special education	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public	6–8	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARTS & HUMANITIES FOCUS PRGM	Alternative	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BAY HIGH FOCUS PROGRAM	Alternative	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BRYAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	Alternative	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CHILD GUIDANCE SCHOOL	Alternative	7–12	CHILD GUIDANCE SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM	Alternative	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LPS CAREER ACADEMY	Alternative	11–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LPS GRADUATION PATHWAYS PROGRAM	Alternative	10–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MORTON SCHOOL	Alternative	7–12	MORTON SCHOOL
NEBRASKA YOUTH ACADEMY	Alternative	8–12	NEBRASKA YOUTH ACADEMY
NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PATHFINDER ED PRG-LANCASTER CO	Alternative	7–12	PATHFINDER ED PRG-LANCASTER CO
SCIENCE FOCUS PROGRAM	Alternative	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPECIAL ED YANKEE HILL PROGRAM	Special education	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STANDING BEAR HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL	Public	9–12	UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Lincoln at a glance

Type: City
County: Lancaster County
Land area: 102.5 sq mi
Water area: 1.36 sq mi
Population: 300,619 (2024 estimate)
Households: 120,698
Median age: 33.4
Median household income: $69,991
Median home value: $248,200
Median gross rent: $1,045
Owner-occupied homes: 55.8%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.0%
Foreign-born residents: 9.2%
Mean commute to work: 18.3 minutes
Census GEOID: 3128000

Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 31, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 31, retrieved November 14, 2026.

ZIP codes and metro area

ZIP codes: 68502, 68503, 68504, 68505, 68506, 68507, 68508, 68510, 68512, 68514, 68516, 68520, 68521, 68522, 68524, 68526, 68528, 68588
Metro area: Lincoln, NE

Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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