Lincoln County, Colorado

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Lincoln County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,550	5,862,189	334,922,499	2847th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,861	$95,470	$80,734	1813th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	37.7	38.9	1821st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.1%	45.7%	35.7%	1094th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$246,500	$539,400	$332,700	919th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$868	$1,761	$1,413	1619th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	9.4%	12.5%	2463rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.4%	4.6%	5.2%	3061st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2.2	56.6	n/a	3043rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.6%	9.8%	14.1%	1057th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.4	n/a	n/a	639th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.7%	66.2%	65.2%	2057th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.8	25.2	26.4	1948th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.7%	21.0%	15.1%	1024th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1827th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.9%	48.3%	46.9%	1492nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.4%	n/a	n/a	2497th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, Colorado

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.3	52.5	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Colorado

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	40.9	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	17.4%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	18.0%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Colorado

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	1,971	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.9%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.9%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.0%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.1%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	28.0%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Colorado

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,111	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.7%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.1%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.9%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.3%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.3%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Colorado

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	2,382	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.0%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.3%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.3%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.2%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,092	$2,602	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Colorado

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	13.8%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.0%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.1%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.9%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Colorado

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.3%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.3%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Colorado

Statistic	Lincoln County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.4%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.3%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	12.7%	16.7%

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