Population 3,974 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Woods Park
Household size in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.29 | 2.41 | 2.52 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.13 | 2.44 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.35 | 2.45 | 2.51 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.03 | 2.41 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.27 | +0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Woods Park is a place of small households, averaging 2.03 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.29 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change. Of Lincoln's 26 neighborhoods, only two have smaller households.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.9 | 34.6 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.3 | 34.8 | 37.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 31.4 | 35.3 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 32.9 | 35.9 | 38.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.0 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 32.9, Woods Park is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.3% | 10.9% | 10.6% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 15.4% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.6% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.0 pts | −0.1 pts | +0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are more common in Woods Park than nationally: 14.6%, against 11.6%. Compared with other Lincoln neighborhoods, Woods Park has a higher share of single-parent households than most.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Woods Park
Renters in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 58.4% | 39.7% | 31.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 56.5% | 42.3% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 49.4% | 42.2% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 62.3% | 43.1% | 33.5% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | +3.4 pts | +2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Woods Park rent: 62.3% of occupied homes are rented, far above the national share of 34.8%. Expect more apartments, and more turnover, than in owner-heavy areas. Among homeowners, 31.8% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.0% | 7.2% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.5% | 5.9% | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.2% | 6.4% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.1% | 5.4% | 7.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.0 pts | −1.9 pts | −2.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Woods Park is close to the national rate: 11.1% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Lincoln as a whole (5.4%). Only one other Lincoln neighborhood has a higher vacancy rate.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1943 | 1976 | 1969 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1945 | 1976 | 1970 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1947 | 1978 | 1972 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1952 | 1982 | 1975 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +6 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Woods Park is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1952, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Woods Park has older homes than the great majority of Lincoln neighborhoods.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $563 | $788 | $730 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $521 | $815 | $805 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $766 | $982 | $911 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $998 | $1,226 | $1,159 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$435 | +$438 | +$429 | +$606 |
Rent in Woods Park runs $998 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 31.3% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Woods Park
Bachelor's degrees in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.2% | 36.0% | 29.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 28.8% | 37.2% | 30.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 38.9% | 39.4% | 32.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 36.1% | 41.4% | 34.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +11.9 pts | +5.3 pts | +5.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are about as common in Woods Park as nationally: 36.1% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The share is lower than in Lincoln as a whole (41.4%).
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 91.3% | 93.0% | 90.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.2% | 93.4% | 90.6% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 96.7% | 93.4% | 91.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.9% | 93.1% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | +0.1 pts | +1.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Woods Park have finished high school (91.9%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. Lincoln as a whole looks much the same.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Woods Park
| Period | Woods Park | Lincoln | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.1% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −2.2 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Woods Park runs below the national rate: 4.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Locally, though, the rate is higher than in Lincoln as a whole (3.2%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Woods Park compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Park | 2.03 | 32.9 | 14.6% | 62.3% | 11.1% | 1952 | $998 | 36.1% | 91.9% | 4.3% |
| Hartley | 2.55 | 28.2 | 18.0% | 58.1% | 8.9% | 1954 | $1,374 | 36.3% | 86.3% | 9.4% |
| 40th and A | 1.99 | 40.4 | 9.5% | 34.9% | 5.9% | 1951 | $880 | 50.2% | 97.3% | 1.9% |
| Near South | 2.04 | 32.6 | 12.2% | 71.4% | 8.7% | 1953 | $862 | 36.7% | 91.0% | 5.0% |
| Malone | 2.29 | 26.3 | 4.8% | 80.3% | 5.9% | 1995 | $797 | 62.5% | 89.3% | 2.5% |
| Downtown Lincoln | 1.84 | 28.0 | 6.2% | 93.1% | 11.3% | 1980 | $801 | 35.3% | 90.3% | 7.7% |
| Clinton | 2.74 | 25.5 | 16.4% | 57.1% | 6.3% | 1966 | $1,024 | 27.3% | 77.3% | 7.6% |
| East Campus | 2.24 | 26.8 | 5.3% | 55.3% | 10.1% | 1956 | $1,143 | 60.5% | 92.0% | 5.8% |
| Everett | 2.31 | 30.9 | 14.8% | 82.0% | 9.9% | 1952 | $828 | 28.7% | 84.9% | 5.7% |
| Country Club | 2.37 | 42.8 | 5.4% | 11.5% | 3.7% | 1944 | $893 | 65.6% | 98.6% | 3.5% |
| South Salt Creek | 2.27 | 29.4 | 15.1% | 57.0% | 9.8% | 1946 | $873 | 19.2% | 84.8% | 4.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Woods Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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