Lincoln County, Georgia

Interactive maps and statistics for Lincoln County, Georgia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Georgia and the United States.

Lincoln County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for uninsured (143rd of 3,134 counties), and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,854	10,940,407	334,922,499	2661st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,907	$77,353	$80,734	2336th of 3,221
Median Age	48.1	37.6	38.9	350th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.5%	34.9%	35.7%	2736th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$165,900	$303,300	$332,700	1892nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$786	$1,393	$1,413	2205th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.0%	13.4%	12.5%	921st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.8%	5.1%	5.2%	2630th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.3	189.6	n/a	1809th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	11.2%	14.1%	1531st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1782nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.6%	65.7%	65.2%	1233rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.2	28.3	26.4	380th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	15.9%	15.1%	2525th of 3,222
Uninsured	22.1%	n/a	n/a	143rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.3%	46.5%	46.9%	656th of 3,222
Broadband Access	55.0%	n/a	n/a	3122nd 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, Georgia

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.5%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.2%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.9	64.9	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Georgia

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	48.1	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	18.7%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.7%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.9%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.8%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Georgia

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	2,997	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	75.9%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.0%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.7%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	20.9%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	26.5%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Georgia

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,291	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.7%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.0%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.6%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.6%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Georgia

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	4,529	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.4%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.8%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.4%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.2%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,643	$2,341	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Georgia

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	12.1%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.8%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.6%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.3%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.2%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Georgia

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.5%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.5%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.6%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.9%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Georgia

Statistic	Lincoln County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.4%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	12.3%	16.7%

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