Editing Lincoln, Nebraska (section)

===2020 census===
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|+'''Lincoln, Nebraska – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lincoln city, Nebraska |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US3128000|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lincoln city, Nebraska |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3128000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau ]]|access-date=}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lincoln city, Nebraska|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3128000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau ]]|access-date=}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|198,087
|214,739
|style='background: #ffffe6; |222,749
|87.81%
|83.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76.52%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|6,803
|9,541
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,224
|3.02%
|3.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1,354
|1,611
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,644
|0.60%
|0.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|7,006
|9,711
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,765
|3.11%
|3.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.73%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|127
|128
|style='background: #ffffe6; |162
|0.06%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|326
|353
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,282
|0.14%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,724
|6,114
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,322
|1.65%
|2.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.58%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8,154
|16,182
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,934
|3.61%
|6.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''225,581'''
|'''258,379'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''291,082'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|-
|}

The [[2020 United States census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov| access-date=2023-12-18 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> counted 291,082 people, 115,930 households, and 67,277 families in Lincoln. The population density was 2,937.6 per square mile (1,134.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 122,048 housing units at an average density of 1,231.7 per square mile (475.6/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 78.66% (228,956) White, 4.67% (13,605) Black or African-American, 0.89% (2,589) Native American, 4.77% (13,871) Asian, 0.07% (196) Pacific Islander, 3.5% (10,175) from other races, and 7.45% (21,690) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.0% (22,321) of the population.

Of the 115,930 households, 26.9% had children under the age of 18; 43.8% were married couples living together; 27.1% had a female householder with no husband present. 31.0% of households consisted of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.0.

21.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 100.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 99.4 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov|access-date=2023-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> estimates show that the median household income was $60,063 (with a margin of error of +/- $1,248) and the median family income $79,395 (+/- $1,992). Males had a median income of $37,646 (+/- $1,251) versus $27,411 (+/- $805) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $31,869 (+/- $455). Approximately, 7.5% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those ages 65 or over.