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Newcomer Educational Attainment

Overall, newcomers are as educated as the rest of Lincoln’s population

On average, newcomers to Lincoln have similar levels of educational attainment as the rest of Lincoln’s population. In 2023:

• 8% of newcomers and 15% of other Lincoln residents had a graduate or professional degree.
• About a quarter of newcomers (25%) and other Lincoln residents (28%) had a bachelor’s degree.
• About 45% of newcomers and a third of other Lincoln residents (31%) had achieved some college or associate’s degree.
• About a fifth of newcomers (20%) and of other Lincoln residents (20%) had achieved at most a high school diploma or equivalency.
• 6% of newcomers and 3% of other Lincoln residents had achieved less than a high school diploma or equivalency.

Notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, Table S0701.

Residents 25 years of age and over.