Lincoln, NE Profile

Lincoln, NE, population 254,001, is located in Nebraska's Lancaster county, about 49.5 miles from Omaha and 132.0 miles from Topeka.

Through the 90's Lincoln's population has grown by about 18%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Lincoln has grown by about 6%. Since 2005 Lincoln's population has grown by about 5%.

Lincoln's property crime levels tend to be higher than Nebraska's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Lincoln tend to be much higher than Nebraska's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	89%
	African American	3%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	3%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	4%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	226,660	N/A
2001	230,400	1.65%
2002	233,737	1.45%
2003	237,356	1.55%
2004	239,417	0.87%
2005	242,009	1.08%
2006	244,653	1.09%
2007	247,789	1.28%
2008	250,939	1.27%
2009	254,001	1.22%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$40,605

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	577
2002	559
2003	477
2004	522
2005	574
2006	522
2007	545
2008	510
2009	458
2010	484

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	6	88	154	1,054
2002	6	98	179	992
2003	5	94	153	862
2004	6	131	193	906
2005	4	112	225	1,023
2006	5	100	162	989
2007	6	113	173	1033
2008	4	113	213	952
2009	4	126	197	838
2010	2	143	182	931

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,083
2002	6,023
2003	5,771
2004	5,561
2005	5,344
2006	5,088
2007	4,833
2008	4,042
2009	3,933
2010	3,935

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,970	11,194	575
2002	2,014	11,190	526
2003	1,959	11,049	479
2004	1,899	10,826	435
2005	1,893	10,388	422
2006	1922	9884	431
2007	1904	9428	423
2008	1569	8251	348
2009	1618	8095	294
2010	1464	8406	348