Lincoln is a large city located in the state of Nebraska. With a population of 292,627 people and 76 associated neighborhoods, Lincoln is the second largest community in Nebraska.

Lincoln real estate is some of the most expensive in Nebraska, although Lincoln house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Lincoln has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Lincoln really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Lincoln is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Lincoln more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Lincoln’s character and quality of life.

This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Lincoln is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

The citizens of Lincoln are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.88% of adults in Lincoln have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lincoln in 2018 was $37,210, which is upper middle income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,840 for a family of four. However, Lincoln contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lincoln is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lincoln home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lincoln residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lincoln include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Lincoln is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.