Northeast Lincoln
Northeast Lincoln earns its working-class label without apology. The grid between Cornhusker Highway and Havelock keeps its mid-century bones, the bars stay loyal to their regulars, and the housing stock is the rare Lincoln quadrant where a single income still clears rent with room left over. The tradeoff is real: fewer third places engineered for first dates, more taprooms and diners where you actually have to talk. Singles here skew older, blunter, and allergic to performance. If your idea of a date involves a wine list curated by an algorithm, head south. Otherwise, Havelock will do nicely.
Northeast Lincoln by the numbers
Northeast Lincoln runs male-heavy, about 65% men to 35% women.
Median individual income in Northeast Lincoln is about $40,500.
Nebraska registers voters by party, and Lancaster County is about 40% Republican to 33% Democratic, with a 25% Nonpartisan bloc - the most competitive large county in Nebraska.
The median renter in Northeast Lincoln pays about $880 a month.
About 3,100 Northeast Lincoln residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Madsen’s Bowling & Billiards and EJ’s Lounge & Grill
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UNL Dairy Store
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Prehistoric Putt Lincoln
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The Tam | Restaurant & Pub
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Hollywood Bowl
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International Quilt Museum
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Lil’ Risky
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Larsen Tractor Museum
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