Hickman vs Lincoln

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

Hickman 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 2,834 in Hickman). Hickman has the higher median household income ($104,219 vs $69,991 in Lincoln). Hickman has the higher median home value ($294,200 vs $248,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Hickman	Lincoln
Population	2,834	291,932
Median age	32.7 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$104,219	$69,991
Median home value	$294,200	$248,200
Median gross rent	$1,309	$1,045
Housing units	963	126,403
Homeownership rate	89.8%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.8%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickman	Lincoln
Population	2,447 → 2,834 (+15.8%)	283,839 → 291,932 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$105,000 → $104,219 (-0.7%)	$57,746 → $69,991 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$209,000 → $294,200 (+40.8%)	$169,800 → $248,200 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,309 (+33.2%)	$852 → $1,045 (+22.7%)

Hickman

Population

2,4472,834

Median household income

$105,000$104,219

Median home value

$209,000$294,200

Median gross rent

$983$1,309

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)

	Hickman	Lincoln
Under 5	12.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	26.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	4.8%	15.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	20.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	7.4%	10.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	8.8%
75 and over	3.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickman	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickman	Lincoln
No high school diploma	1.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	16.2%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickman	Lincoln
Drove alone	79.1%	75.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.6%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.9%
Worked from home	10.7%	10.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickman	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	87.2%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	14.6%
20 or more units	5.6%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Hickman	Lincoln
Poverty rate	2.6%	12.6%
Average household size	3.05	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	2003	1981