Lincoln vs Walton

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

Lincoln and Walton 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 624 in Walton). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($69,991 vs $48,725 in Walton). Walton has the higher median home value ($491,100 vs $248,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Walton
Population	291,932	624
Median age	33.4 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,991	$48,725
Median home value	$248,200	$491,100
Median gross rent	$1,045	—
Housing units	126,403	253
Homeownership rate	55.8%	94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Walton
Population	283,839 → 291,932 (+2.9%)	179 → 624 (+248.6%)
Median household income	$57,746 → $69,991 (+21.2%)	$41,286 → $48,725 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$169,800 → $248,200 (+46.2%)	$658,500 → $491,100 (-25.4%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,045 (+22.7%)	—

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

Walton

Population

179624

Median household income

$41,286$48,725

Median home value

$658,500$491,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Walton
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	15.7%	1.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	2.6%
35 to 44	12.8%	3.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	0.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	52.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.5%
75 and over	5.6%	18.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Walton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	92.0%
Black or African American	4.1%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Walton
No high school diploma	7.0%	18.8%
High school graduate	20.4%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Walton
Drove alone	75.7%	27.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	72.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Walton
1-unit, detached	55.5%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.8%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Walton
Poverty rate	12.6%	1.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1981	1974