Lancaster County

Lancaster County, Nebraska

At a Glance

Population	322,608
County Seat	Nebraska Supreme Court
State FIPS	31
County FIPS	109
Num Towns	22
Census-Designated Places	9
Total Town Population	302,595
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	322,063
Median Age	34.1
Veterans	14,859
Housing Units	136,167
Uninsured	3,158
Net Migration (recent)	-1,033
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	8,929
Total Employees	147,601
Avg Annual Pay	$59,332
Median Household Income	$70,387
Poverty Rate	11.8%
Unemployment Rate	3.2%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$85,036
Federal Spending FY2024	$2,419,125,061
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,499

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$239,900
Median Rent	$997
FMR Studio	$815
FMR 1BR	$910
FMR 2BR	$1,125
FMR 3BR	$1,576
FMR 4BR	$1,685

Health & Safety

Hospitals	110
EMS Stations	66
Fire Stations	66
Police Stations	66
Adult Smoking	13.9%
Adult Obesity	33.9%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	15.5
Air Quality Good Days	237

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	11.53
Electric Customers	905415
Towns with Broadband Data	22
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	22

Community

Churches	216
Libraries	30
Historic Places (NRHP)	111
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	418
SNAP Stores	181
Bank Branches	116

Agriculture

Total Farms	40
Land in Farms (acres)	5,093
Avg Farm Size (acres)	127.3
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2025-10-22
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2025-05-21
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2024-10-21
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-04
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2019-03-21
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2015-06-25
DR	SEVERE STORMS, ICE JAMS, AND FLOODING	2010-04-21
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM	2010-02-25
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2008-06-20

Detailed Topics

Communities in Lancaster County

Lincoln — pop 291,082
Waverly — pop 4,279
Hickman — pop 2,607
Bennet — pop 1,082
Firth — pop 649
Malcolm — pop 457
Walton — pop 351
Yankee Hill — pop 286
Hallam — pop 268
Panama — pop 235
Roca — pop 201
Denton — pop 189
Cheney — pop 164
Raymond — pop 159
Sprague — pop 136
Davey — pop 135
Martell — pop 125
Princeton — pop 51
Emerald — pop 45
Prairie Home — pop 38
Agnew — pop 30
Kramer — pop 26

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.