Cities / Nebraska / Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

294,856 people

Right Now

Weather

66.2°F

Light Rain and Fog/Mist

Today: Chance Rain Showers, high 75°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Lincoln)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 1.0 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

OMA

53 mi — Eppley Airfield

Population & People

Population

294,856

Median age

33.4

Median household income

$71,867

Poverty rate

12.7%

Unemployment rate

3.3%

Bachelor's degree+

41.8%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$264,000

Median gross rent

$1,086/mo

Homeownership rate

56.07%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,141

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lancaster County, 2 mi from Lincoln), 2026. Efficiency $855, 1BR $926, 2BR $1141, 3BR $1587, 4BR $1712. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Nebraska commercial electricity

8.79¢/kWh

Nebraska industrial electricity

8¢/kWh

Nebraska residential electricity

12.34¢/kWh

Economy

All-Transactions House Price Index for Nebraska

545.44

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Source: FRED, Nebraska-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Kansas City International Airport

146 mi away

DSM

Des Moines International Airport

165 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Nebraska energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Nebraska economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).