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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators Nebraska Douglas County Lincoln  Populations Total population 1,774,571[1] 497,416[2] 250,693[3] Families 218,837[4] 62,427[5] 30,970[6] Children 511,424[7] 156,570[8] 66,321[9]  Households Average family size 3.02[10] 3.21[11] 2.98[12]  Family Composition One parent (female) 21.13%[13] 26.02%[14] 23.28%[15] One parent (male) 7.26%[16] 6.55%[17] 5.93%[18] Two-parent 71.61%[19] 67.43%[20] 70.79%[21]  Income Median family income $58,587[22] $66,985[23] $61,828[24] Mean family income $70,860[25] $81,448[26] $73,334[27] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $630[28] $710[29] $643[30] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $25,189[31] $28,400[32] $25,720[33]  Employment Unemployed 4.62%[34] 5.43%[35] 5.08%[36]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 12.99%[37] 14.88%[38] 10.88%[39] Children under 5 18.16%[40] 21.35%[41] 15.93%[42] Children 5-17 12.93%[43] 15.39%[44] 11.41%[45]  Education No high school diploma 10.39%[46] 10.56%[47] 7.13%[48] High school and above 89.61%[49] 89.44%[50] 92.87%[51] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.53%[52] 35.55%[53] 36.79%[54] High school dropout rate 2.70%[55] n/a n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 8.33%[56] 8.96%[57] n/a Birth rate ranking 12[58] 228[59]