Bennet vs Lincoln

A side-by-side comparison of Bennet and Lincoln: population, income, housing, and more.

Bennet and Lincoln are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lincoln has the higher population (291,932 vs 1,174 in Bennet). Bennet has the higher median household income ($100,417 vs $69,991 in Lincoln). Bennet has the higher median home value ($252,400 vs $248,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Bennet	Lincoln
Population	1,174	291,932
Median age	34.8 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$100,417	$69,991
Median home value	$252,400	$248,200
Median gross rent	$1,277	$1,045
Housing units	468	126,403
Homeownership rate	89.2%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.0%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennet	Lincoln
Population	1,103 → 1,174 (+6.4%)	283,839 → 291,932 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $100,417 (+43.5%)	$57,746 → $69,991 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $252,400 (+61.5%)	$169,800 → $248,200 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$909 → $1,277 (+40.5%)	$852 → $1,045 (+22.7%)

Bennet

Population

1,1031,174

Median household income

$70,000$100,417

Median home value

$156,300$252,400

Median gross rent

$909$1,277

Lincoln

Population

283,839291,932

Median household income

$57,746$69,991

Median home value

$169,800$248,200

Median gross rent

$852$1,045

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennet	Lincoln
Under 5	10.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	15.7%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.8%
45 to 54	20.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.4%	10.4%
65 to 74	4.5%	8.8%
75 and over	3.6%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennet	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennet	Lincoln
No high school diploma	1.7%	7.0%
High school graduate	16.4%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennet	Lincoln
Drove alone	85.7%	75.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.1%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	7.3%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennet	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	96.4%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Bennet	Lincoln
Poverty rate	4.9%	12.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1982	1981