Lancaster County is located in southeast Nebraska. The County Seat is Lincoln and the largest city is Lincoln. The Official Web Site is located at http://lancaster.ne.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 301,795 and the 2010 census population was 285,407. The land area is 837.55 square miles and there are 340.8 persons per square mile.
88.8% of the population is White, 3.8% is Black or African American, 6.4% is Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% is Asian, 0.9% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.5% is two or more races. 93.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 36.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $148,600, there are 115,237 households, an average of 2.40 persons per household. The per capita income is $27,141, the median household income is $51,574, and 15.2% of the persons in Lancaster County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 24,564. Retail sales (in $1000) were $3,662,691, and sales per capita were $13,351. The percentage of black-owned firms is 1.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 27.5%.
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| Lancaster County Official website and department directory for Lancaster County, Nebraska. |
| Cities & Villages Access City of Lincoln and other Lancaster County city and village websites and public records. |
| Court Records | Criminal & Traffic Lancaster County Attorney's Office access to criminal and traffic court case records. Requires registration. |
| Crime Map Sheriff's Office of Lancaster County crime maps. |
| Forms & Permits Downloadable Lancaster County forms, applications, and permits. |
| GIS Development Map City of Lincoln and Lancaster County GIS map of parcels, floodplains, land use and growth, zoning, development plans, and sectional landbase. |
| GIS Historic Preservation Map City of Lincoln and Lancaster County interactive map of historic preservation sites. |
| GIS Natural Resources Map Lancaster County and City of Lincoln interactive natural resources map of floodplains, wilderness park, soils, vegetation, wetlands, hydrology, and endangered species. |
| Marriage Licenses Lancaster County Clerk's Office marriage license database. |
| Property | Assessor Lancaster County Assessor property record search. |
| Property | GIS Interactive GIS property search for the City of Lincoln and Lancaster County. |
| Property | Tax Delinquencies Lancaster County Treasurer list of tax delinquencies. |
| Property | Treasurer Lancaster County Treasurer property and tax record search, online tax payments. |
| Railroad Crossings GIS interactive map of railroad crossings in Lancaster County. |
| Recorded Documents Lancaster County Assessor & Register of Deeds recorded document search. |
| Warrants Lancaster County Sheriff and City of Lincoln Police Department list of outstanding warrants. |
| Weed Inspections Lancaster County weed inspection reports online. |
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