Lancaster County, Nebraska
40 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 5 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 326,696
- Median household income
- $74,793
- ±1,721
- Unemployed
- 3.2%
- 5,741 of 181,988 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.8%
- 124,526 of 134,126 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lancaster | 324,514 (2021) | 555 S 10th St, Lincoln | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 13
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hickman | 2,832 (2021) | Po Box 127, Hickman | Website |
| City of Lincoln | 292,657 (2021) | 555 S 10th St, Lincoln | Website |
| City of Waverly | 4,385 (2021) | Po Box 427, Waverly | Website |
| Village of Bennet | 1,086 (2021) | Po Box 255, Bennet | Website |
| Village of Davey | 129 (2021) | Po Box 63, Davey | — |
| Village of Denton | 186 (2021) | Po Box 132, Denton | Website |
| Village of Firth | 656 (2021) | Po Box 38, Firth | Website |
| Village of Hallam | 274 (2021) | 315 Main St, Hallam | — |
| Village of Malcolm | 475 (2021) | Po Box 228, Malcolm | Website |
| Village of Panama | 233 (2021) | Po Box 117, Panama | — |
| Village of Raymond | 159 (2021) | Po Box 248, Raymond | Website |
| Village of Roca | 208 (2021) | 15545 B St, Roca | Website |
| Village of Sprague | 137 (2021) | Po Box 47, Sprague | — |
Special districts 26
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 80407, Lincoln | Website |
| Lancaster County Correctional Facility Joint Public Agency | Correctional institutions | 555 S 10th St, Lincoln | Website |
| Nasb All Lines Interlocal Cooperative Agency Pool | Education | 1311 Stockwell St, Lincoln | — |
| Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska | Electric power utility | 8377 Glynoaks Dr, Lincoln | Website |
| Lancaster County Hospital Authority 1 | Hospitals | 450 Regency Pkwy, Omaha | — |
| Lincoln Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 5327, Lincoln | Website |
| Bennet Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 8909 Saltillo Rd, Lincoln | — |
| Firth Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 369, Panama | — |
| Hallam Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 66, Hallam | — |
| Hickman Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 67, Hickman | — |
| Highland Fire District | Local fire protection | 10433 W Sprague Rd, Crete | — |
| Malcolm Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 12, Malcolm | — |
| Raymond Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 4210 W Raymond Rd, Raymond | — |
| Southeast Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 7700 Eiger Dr, Lincoln | — |
| Southwest Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 705 W Burnham St, Lincoln | — |
| Waverly Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 14001 Fletcher Ave, Lincoln | — |
| League Association of Risk Management | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 1335 L St, Lincoln | Website |
| Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association | Miscellaneous commercial activities | Po Box 85210, Lincoln | Website |
| Lancaster County Sanitary and Improvement District 8 | Other multi-function districts | 18500 Van Dorn St, Walton | Website |
| Lower Platte South Natural Resources District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 83581, Lincoln | Website |
| Lancaster County Fairgrounds Joint Public Agency | Other natural resources | 4100 N 84th St, Lincoln | Website |
| West Haymarket Joint Public Agency | Parks and recreation | 555 S 10th St, Lincoln | — |
| Lancaster County Sanitary and Improvement District 5 | Sewerage | 8301 S 91 Street, Lincoln | — |
| Lancaster County Sanitary and Improvement District 6 | Sewerage | 10445 Dawn Ave, Lincoln | — |
| Lancaster County Sanitary and Improvement District 3 | Sewerage and water supply | 21903 S 96th St, Hickman | — |
| Lancaster County Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 310 Fir St, Bennet | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district78 schools
5905 O STREET, Lincoln, NE, 68510
MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district2 schools
10004 N W 112TH ST, Malcolm, NE, 68402
NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160
School district4 schools
25211 S 68TH ST, Firth, NE, 68358
RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
School district5 schools
1800 W AGNEW RD, Raymond, NE, 68428
WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145
School district5 schools
14511 HEYWOOD ST, Waverly, NE, 68462
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Sunday Farmers' Market at College View
4801 Prescott Avenue Lincoln, NE, 68506
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
F Street Neighborhood Farmers' Market
1302 F St., Lincoln, NE, 68508
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Fallbrook Farmers' Market
570 Fallbrook Blvd., Lincoln, NE, 68521
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Holiday Harvest Farmers' Market
1650 Memorial Dr, Lincoln, NE, 68510
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Piedmont Farmers' Market
1265 S. Cotner St., Lincoln, NE, 68510
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.