Lincoln County, Idaho

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

Lincoln County, Idaho is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (147th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,358	1,934,262	334,922,499	2863rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,453	$77,800	$80,734	1092nd of 3,221
Median Age	37.2	37.3	38.9	2717th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.1%	31.8%	35.7%	3150th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$255,600	$418,600	$332,700	865th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,021	$1,238	$1,413	922nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.5%	10.6%	12.5%	2315th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	3.7%	5.2%	1280th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.5	23.4	n/a	2868th of 3,222
Foreign Born	15.7%	5.9%	14.1%	178th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.4	n/a	n/a	970th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.9%	72.1%	65.2%	796th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.6	21.6	26.4	197th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.3%	13.3%	15.1%	2590th of 3,222
Uninsured	19.3%	n/a	n/a	286th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.7%	55.1%	46.9%	147th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.3%	n/a	n/a	1990th 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, Idaho

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.2%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32.4%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.7%	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	50.6	36.2	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Idaho

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	37.2	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	26.0%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.4%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Idaho

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	1,848	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.6	2.5
Family Households	72.3%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.8%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.6%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.5%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	25.8%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Idaho

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,550	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.6%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.2%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.0%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.5%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.5%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.0%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Idaho

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	1,989	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.6%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.1%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.3%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,092	$2,038	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Idaho

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	16.0%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.8%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.1%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.0%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.1%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Idaho

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.4%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.6%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.9%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.8%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.1%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Idaho

Statistic	Lincoln County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.7%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.5%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	10.2%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	72.2%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	27.4%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	18.9%	8.3%	16.7%

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