Lancaster County Information
Lancaster in
Nebraska occupies
847 square miles and has a 2006 population of
267,135, a change from a 2000 population of
250,291 and
213,641 in 1990.
18% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
16.5% percent is 25-35, and
13.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,267 acts of violent crime reported in
Lancaster in 2004, a change from
1,226 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
4,321 people:
2.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.4%.
Read more about
Lancaster, Nebraska in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lancaster | |
| State | Nebraska | |
| Land Area | 847 sq. miles | Ranked 1,088 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 267,135 | Ranked 229 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 264,704 | |
| Population 2000 | 250,291 | Ranked 230 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 213,641 | Ranked 233 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 91.6% | |
| African American | 3% | |
| Asian American | 3.2% | |
| Native American | .7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 18% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 16.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,267 | 1,226 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 7 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 143 | |
| Robberies | 200 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 917 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 14,129 | 14,028 |
| Burglaries | 2,119 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 11,544 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 466 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 156,396 | 149,092 |
| Unemployed Population | 4,321 | 3,550 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.8% | 2.4% |
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