ZIP Code 68526 — Lincoln city, NE Demographics & Data

ZIP code 68526 covers Lincoln, NE in Lancaster County with a population of about 7,767.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.0 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 402, 531; U.S. House district NE-1; the LINCOLN & HSTNGS - KRNY media market.

Lincoln, NE sits in a university / college context (near college of hair design-east campus (0.8 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

Median household income in ZIP 68526 is about $117,447 — about 56% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 3.0%; unemployment rate near 1.8%; 63.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 29.3 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Finance and insurance, and Education; about 10.9% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 4.3 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $424,900 — about 22% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,222 (about 5% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 76.3% (about 10.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 68526 in Lincoln, NE, a household would need roughly $117,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $2,729. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($117,447). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Lincoln city, NE as Relatively Moderate (composite score 90.7), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (93.7) and flood (85.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Lincoln city, NE show little to no average snow and around 32.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 496 for ZIP 68526 (Lincoln city, NE) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.