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Per Capita Income

Lincoln’s per capita income is lower than the U.S. metropolitan average, even after adjusting for low cost of living

Adjusting per capita income by cost of living provides an indicator of relative buying power and recognizes that a dollar of income in Lincoln has more buying power than a dollar of income in the U.S. on average. After adjusting for cost of living, Lincoln’s per capita income is about the same as the total U.S. average, but lower than the U.S. metropolitan average. Lincoln’s average has been catching up with these comparison geographies since 2019.

• In 2022, Lincoln per capita income was about the same as the U.S. overall.
• In 2022, Lincoln trailed the U.S. metropolitan average per capita income by $2,231.

notes

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Tables MARPP, CAINC1.

The Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Lancaster and Seward Counties.