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Lincoln by the Numbers

median sale price of existing home

median sale price of existing home

Lincoln - $144,000

U.S. - $240,000

median sale price of new home

median sale price of new home

Lincoln - $259,000

U.S. - $300,200

Population
Distribution of Population
Educational Attainment
Employment by Occupation

	2020	2021	2022	2023	% Chg 90-23	% Annual Chg 90-23	Chg 22-23
Lincoln MSA	340,783	340,960	342,059	344,387	61.2%	1.5%	0.7%
City of Lincoln	291,633	291,497	292,380	294,757	52.9%	1.4%	0.8%
Labor Market Population*	455,699	456,815	458,374	461,477	39.1%	1.1%	0.7%

Distribution of Population by Age
Total	341,229
Under 5 years	19,330	5.66%
5 to 9 years	21,010	6.16%
10 to 14 years	21,495	6.30%
15 to 19 years	26,712	7.83%
20 to 24 years	38,157	11.18%
25 to 29 years	23,632	6.93%
30 to 34 years	19,922	5.84%
35 to 39 years	23,643	6.93%
40 to 44 years	19,463	5.70%
45 to 49 years	19,533	5.73%
50 to 54 years	17,649	5.17%
55 to 59 years	17,222	5.05%
60 to 64 years	19,953	5.85%
65 to 69 years	16,969	4.97%
70 to 74 years	15,571	4.56%
75 to 79 years	8,761	2.57%
80 to 84 years	5,866	1.72%
85 years and over	6,321	1.85%

Median age (years) (Lancaster only)	35.1

Educational Attainment, Population Age 25 and Over	#	%
Population 25 years and over	214,525	100.0%
Less than 9th grade	4,966	2.3%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	6,396	3.0%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	48,726	22.7%
Some college, no degree	40,609	18.9%
Associate's degree	26,460	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	57,459	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	29,909	13.9%
Percent high school graduate or higher	94.7%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	40.7%

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