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The 2025 Lincoln Vital Signs Report focuses on these key areas:
Community Profile
Lincoln’s population growth and overall well-being indicators.
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Economy & Workforce
Employment/unemployment, income, education, job creation, innovation, and new construction.
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Basic Needs
Poverty, food programs, health insurance, and housing in Lincoln.
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Education
Lincoln’s early childhood, p-12, and
post-secondary measures.
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Health
Health factors, diseases, healthcare, substance abuse, and mental health.
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Safety & Security
Crime, emergency response, injuries, and domestic violence.
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Lincoln Vital Signs 2025
Key Findings:
Population trends will shape future need for services and initiatives:
- In the past decade, the 65+ population has grown 8 times faster than other age groups.
- People moving into Lincoln is driving overall population growth, particularly among those 18 to 24 years of age.
Already strong, Lincoln is flourishing in many areas:
- Lincoln’s workforce is highly educated.
- New businesses creating new jobs contributes to a robust economy.
- Lincoln’s unemployment rate is consistently one of the lowest in the nation, and is now lower than in 2019.
- Lincoln is a safe community to live in.
Some areas of weakness persist:
- Income adjusted for cost of living has been falling behind that of other metropolitan areas for over a decade, and this gap is widening.
- Childcare costs continue to rise.
- Health of Lincoln’s residents is better than for the U.S. overall, but deaths due to heart disease and to cancer are approaching national rates.
Helping Lincoln Prosper
Lincoln Vital Signs findings led the community to create Prosper Lincoln. Lincoln Vital Signs reports help the community Be Informed and Prosper Lincoln encourages the community to Get Involved. Prosper Lincoln is creating a framework for addressing priorities in Early Childhood, Innovative Workforce, Affordable Housing, Strong Neighborhoods, and Civic Investment.
