Lincoln, NE
Multi-ZIP Census mosaic for Lincoln, NE: 22 delivery areas, combined population 266,032. Sort the ZIP table by population before trusting any single city average (ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates).
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LINCOLN-NE · Lincoln, NE 22 ZIPs · 266,032 pop · #5136/25278 · Lancaster County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-WIDE · OWN-MID · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $96,047
- RANK-UPPER #5136/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Denton
- BOOK-WIDE 22 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 67% owners
- POP-MAJOR 266,032
- SPREAD-SPLIT 68508→68532
- HOME-MID $332,041
Nearest income peer: Denton, NE (+ $5,099 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lincoln
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lincoln on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lincoln · this city · lowest
Lincoln · this city · lowest
$96,047 median HH income
- Denton · near
Denton · near
$101,146 median HH income
- Bennet · near
Bennet · near
$108,056 median HH income
- Hallam · near
Hallam · near
$110,375 median HH income
- Firth · near
Firth · near
$111,705 median HH income
- Roca · highest
Roca · highest
$145,729 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lincoln, NE sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 20%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 266,032
- city population (Census)
- 22
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $96,047
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Wealth and geography both spread: average ZIP median income is $96,047 with per-capita $47,521 , poverty at 10.1% , owner-occupancy at 66.8%. With 22 delivery areas, the richest and poorest ZIPs inside Lincoln can diverge sharply, treat the city average as a map legend, then open the densest ZIP (68516) for the street-level read.
Every one of the 10 cities sharing Lancaster County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lincoln, Waverly, Hickman and Firth among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Roca marks the far end of that range at $145,729, 52% above Lincoln.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Lincoln differ
Lincoln's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $31,191 in ZIP 68508 to $179,554 in ZIP 68532, while home values span $143,600 in 68508 to $550,600 in 68532. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 5.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 3.8×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 41.2 points
68508 to 68532
68508 to 68532
68523 to 68508
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lincoln residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 22 codes in Lincoln. The densest, 68516, still represents only about 15% of the 266,032 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Lincoln
Citywide ZBP: 8,250 establishments, 148,348 employees , annual payroll $8,089,232k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 22 of 22 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 68516 (1,464 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (1,117) · also Construction · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Lincoln, NE
These ZIP codes sit in Lancaster County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 22 of them fall in Lincoln. See the Lancaster County roll-up →
Every one of the 10 cities sharing Lancaster County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lincoln, Waverly, Hickman and Firth among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Roca marks the far end of that range at $145,729, 52% above Lincoln.
Side-by-side: Compare 68516 vs 68521 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68516 | 38,956 | $100,821 | 1,464 | 790 |
| 68521 | 31,733 | $67,483 | 666 | 847 |
| 68506 | 27,952 | $72,637 | 818 | 1,501 |
| 68502 | 26,238 | $68,523 | 592 | 1,714 |
| 68510 | 20,514 | $65,951 | 801 | 1,362 |
| 68504 | 16,444 | $56,213 | 542 | 950 |
| 68503 | 15,264 | $54,232 | 233 | 1,989 |
| 68505 | 15,137 | $75,980 | 397 | 1,559 |
| 68508 | 14,475 | $31,191 | 853 | 1,892 |
| 68507 | 13,429 | $69,488 | 351 | 504 |
| 68522 | 12,728 | $77,597 | 222 | 456 |
| 68512 | 11,659 | $104,448 | 517 | 496 |
| 68528 | 6,285 | $75,740 | 210 | 126 |
| 68524 | 5,983 | $81,045 | 88 | 76 |
| 68526 | 4,800 | $113,910 | 233 | 164 |
| 68523 | 1,390 | $141,786 | 71 | 34 |
| 68520 | 1,143 | $94,244 | 75 | 40 |
| 68527 | 696 | $145,357 | 49 | 10 |
| 68517 | 538 | $147,209 | 30 | 8 |
| 68532 | 493 | $179,554 | 14 | 22 |
| 68514 | 127 | $122,125 | 21 | 10 |
| 68531 | 48 | $167,500 | 3 | 5 |
Lincoln roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lincoln, .