Who is the Lincoln County County Assessor?

Julie Stenger is the County Assessor of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lincoln County County Attorney?

Rebecca Harling is the County Attorney of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lincoln County County Clerk?

Rebecca Rossell is the County Clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lincoln County Clerk of the District Court?

Crystal Schliep is the Clerk of the District Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lincoln County County Treasurer?

Sheri Newton is the County Treasurer of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Lincoln County commissioners?

Joseph R. Hewgley (District 1); Kent Weems (District 2); Micaela M. Wuehler (District 3); Christopher D. Bruns (District 4); Jerry L. Woodruff (District 5).

What is the population of Lincoln County?

About 33,802 people, with a median age of 42.4; the median household income is $65,148 and 12.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lincoln County?

2.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 401 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,894, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lincoln County?

45 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 7 school district and 30 special district governments.

Lincoln County, NE elected officials: county commissioners or supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lincoln County: 10 seats on 6 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County Board of Commissioners or Supervisors

Lincoln County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Joseph R. Hewgley source
County Commissioner, District 2	Kent Weems source
County Commissioner, District 3	Micaela M. Wuehler source
County Commissioner, District 4	Christopher D. Bruns source
County Commissioner, District 5	Jerry L. Woodruff source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Julie Stenger source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Attorney	Rebecca Harling source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Rebecca Rossell source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of the District Court	Crystal Schliep source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Sheri Newton source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Lincoln County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 45 local governments in Lincoln County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	7	0
School districts (school boards)	7	0
Special districts (elected boards)	30	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Lincoln County

33,802people

42.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$65,148 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$189,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.6%U.S.: 8.4%

44.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.3% · White 86% · Black 0.8% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 3.3% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Lincoln County

2.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.4%. Nebraska: 2.5%.

401people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

18,493people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

18,894in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.1%	401	18,493	18,894
August 2026	2.5%	468	18,520	18,988
July 2026	2.8%	523	18,413	18,936
June 2026	2.9%	552	18,393	18,945
May 2026	2.4%	461	18,655	19,116
April 2026	2.0%	381	18,730	19,111
March 2026	2.3%	442	18,636	19,078
February 2026	2.9%	548	18,277	18,825
January 2026	2.9%	543	18,167	18,710
December 2025	2.7%	499	18,231	18,730
November 2025	2.8%	522	18,269	18,791
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.4%	452	18,321	18,773
August 2025	2.4%	448	18,274	18,722
July 2025	2.8%	518	18,221	18,739
June 2025	3.0%	552	18,098	18,650
May 2025	2.6%	479	17,681	18,160
April 2025	2.6%	465	17,629	18,094
March 2025	2.4%	436	17,531	17,967
February 2025	3.0%	543	17,329	17,872
January 2025	2.8%	502	17,349	17,851
December 2024	2.4%	426	17,435	17,861
November 2024	2.5%	442	17,464	17,906
October 2024	2.5%	446	17,455	17,901

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.7%	492	17,903	18,395
2024	2.6%	459	17,346	17,805
2023	2.3%	404	17,507	17,911
2022	2.1%	382	17,510	17,892
2021	2.4%	435	17,531	17,966
2020	4.1%	739	17,269	18,008
2019	3.6%	648	17,359	18,007
2018	3.2%	569	17,379	17,948
2017	3.2%	570	17,498	18,068
2016	3.2%	591	17,799	18,390

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Nebraska's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.9% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Lincoln County

93.8 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 218.4.

1,143.8 per 100,0002025. Nebraska: 1,378.6.

1murders2025, 31 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	31	93.8	378	1,143.8
2024	36	107.9	594	1,781.2
2023	37	110.8	582	1,742.7
2022	48	142.2	690	2,044.3
2021	74	215.0	708	2,057.2
2020	110	317.9	904	2,612.7
2019	105	300.8	867	2,483.9
2018	108	308.0	1,124	3,205.7
2017	113	319.0	1,338	3,777.4
2016	101	284.7	979	2,759.3

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
North Platte Police Department	2025	26	350	22,363
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office	2025	5	28	10,686

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Nebraska · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.09 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 33,049 people.

69sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

66civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
North Platte Police Department	43	25	22,363
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office	26	41	10,686

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	69	2.09	66	2
2023	61	1.83	65	2
2022	65	1.93	63	2
2021	66	1.92	67	2
2019	65	1.86	68	2
2018	66	1.88	60	2
2017	65	1.84	56	2
2016	64	1.80	58	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Lincoln County County Assessor?: Julie Stenger is the County Assessor of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County County Attorney?: Rebecca Harling is the County Attorney of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County County Clerk?: Rebecca Rossell is the County Clerk of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County Clerk of the District Court?: Crystal Schliep is the Clerk of the District Court of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County County Treasurer?: Sheri Newton is the County Treasurer of Lincoln County, Nebraska. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lincoln County commissioners?: Joseph R. Hewgley (District 1); Kent Weems (District 2); Micaela M. Wuehler (District 3); Christopher D. Bruns (District 4); Jerry L. Woodruff (District 5).
What is the population of Lincoln County?: About 33,802 people, with a median age of 42.4; the median household income is $65,148 and 12.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lincoln County?: 2.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 401 people unemployed in a labor force of 18,894, against 2.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lincoln County?: 45 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 7 school district and 30 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county's annual audit filed with the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts (its list of county officials at June 30, 2025) or, where the audit has none, the county's own website (read November 2026), with the Secretary of State's, Department of Revenue's and Judicial Branch's contact directories for a clerk, assessor or clerk of the district court a county page doesn't name; officials appointed or replaced since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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