Demographics of Lancaster County, Nebraska

Lancaster County, Nebraska had 334,049 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +10,871 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lancaster County, in four figures

334,049
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +10,871 people.; 34.3 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,793 ±$1,721
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lancaster County, Nebraska's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lancaster County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lancaster County, Nebraska's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lancaster County, Nebraska's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	323,178	100.0	100.0
2021	323,504	100.1	100.2
2022	325,122	100.6	100.7
2023	328,128	101.5	101.6
2024	331,341	102.5	102.5
2025	334,049	103.4	103.1

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Population of Lancaster County, Nebraska on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	323,178	+561	+348	+17	+65
2021	323,504	+326	+1,128	+348	−1,350
2022	325,122	+1,618	+1,005	+1,384	−595
2023	328,128	+3,006	+984	+2,036	+45
2024	331,341	+3,213	+1,065	+2,253	−75
2025	334,049	+2,708	+1,110	+1,343	+218

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.3 ±0.1: for men 33.5 ±0.2 and for women 35.2 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lancaster County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under 5	18,868 ±83	5.8% ±<0.1	6.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	54,411 ±1,178	16.7% ±0.4	18.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	47,795 ±1,463	14.6% ±0.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	86,417 ±1,035	26.5% ±0.3	25.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	69,286 ±1,127	21.2% ±0.3	23.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	49,919 ±1,268	15.3% ±0.4	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,793 ±$1,721, and income per person $41,036 ±$842, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,475 ±$633 in Nebraska and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lancaster County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Nebraska	United States
Under $25,000	18,329 ±1,188	13.7% ±0.9	13.8% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	26,268 ±1,374	19.6% ±1.0	18.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	22,640 ±1,186	16.9% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	18,145 ±1,040	13.5% ±0.8	13.5% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	25,675 ±1,240	19.1% ±0.9	18.9% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11,377 ±704	8.5% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,692 ±783	8.7% ±0.6	9.4% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lancaster County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Nebraska	United States
All ages	37,206 ±2,143	11.9% ±0.7	10.6% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	8,856 ±970	12.3% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	22,947 ±1,357	13.2% ±0.8	10.6% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,403 ±563	8.0% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lancaster County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lancaster County	Nebraska	United States
Housing units	140,324 ±140	863,444 ±628	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±0.5	92.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±0.5	7.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.9% ±0.8	66.5% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.1% ±0.9	33.5% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$275,200 ±$3,244	$238,600 ±$1,365	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,085 ±$19	$1,072 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±1	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lancaster County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Hispanic or Latino	27,767 ±0	8.5% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	254,346 ±694	77.9% ±0.2	75.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,139 ±726	3.7% ±0.2	4.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	13,280 ±699	4.1% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	971 ±205	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	76 to 304	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	978 ±372	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	17,025 ±1,203	5.2% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lancaster County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Nebraska	United States
Born in the state	214,521 ±2,534	65.7% ±0.8	64.1% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	80,244 ±2,353	24.6% ±0.7	26.9% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,510 ±608	1.1% ±0.2	1.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	28,421 ±1,783	8.7% ±0.5	8.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14,605 ±1,373	4.5% ±0.4	3.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,816 ±1,176	4.2% ±0.4	4.6% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Lancaster County among the counties of Nebraska

2nd of 93 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Nebraska page.

Counties of Nebraska near Lancaster County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Douglas County	606,460	+3.6%
Lancaster County	334,049	+3.4%
Sarpy County	208,303	+9.0%
Hall County	63,633	+1.4%
Buffalo County	51,172	+1.9%
Dodge County	38,057	+2.6%
Madison County	36,106	+1.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026