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Concentration of Children Map

Lincoln’s children are most heavily concentrated in areas with historically high poverty

Lincoln’s children are most heavily concentrated near downtown where poverty is most prevalent. Census Tracts 8, and 20.02 have the highest concentration of children per square mile.¹

• There are 2,543 children per square mile in Census Tract 8.
  • 27.2% of residents in Census Tract 8 are in poverty.²
• There are 2,696 children per square mile in Census Tract 20.02.
  • Although the poverty rate has declined over the last decade, 26.7% of residents in Census Tract 20.02 are in poverty.

notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020 5-year estimates, Table DP05. U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb State-Based Data Files – Census Tracts – Census 2020.

Map does not include Census Tracts 6, 35, 36.01, or 9832.

footnote

1. A census tract may have a total land area of less than one square mile. Therefore, the concentration of children per square mile may be higher than the number of children in a census tract.
2. U.S. Census Bureau (2022). Poverty status in the past 12 months, 2016-2020 American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Table S1701) [Data set].