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Race/Ethnicity by Age

Lincoln’s children are more ethnically and racially diverse than the adult population

Lincoln’s children (younger than 18 years of age) are more ethnically and racially diverse than the adult population. This pattern has grown over the past five years. As of 2022:

• 33% of Lincoln’s children are children of color.
• In contrast:
  • 18% of Lincoln’s adult working age population are people of color.
  • 8% of Lincoln’s population 65 years or older are people of color.

notes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates, Table B01001 series.

Latino/a/Hispanic category has some overlap with other categories. Groups that make up less than one quarter of one percent of the population do not appear in the table.