Lincoln County, Kansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,923	2,947,197	334,922,499	3037th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,500	$74,275	$80,734	2299th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	37.4	38.9	1233rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.9%	35.6%	35.7%	1120th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$96,900	$217,200	$332,700	3034th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$634	$1,060	$1,413	2985th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	11.3%	12.5%	2125th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.4%	3.9%	5.2%	2810th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.1	36.0	n/a	2895th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	7.4%	14.1%	2928th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.6	n/a	n/a	909th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.4%	67.2%	65.2%	560th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.0	19.7	26.4	2716th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.9%	11.8%	15.1%	2142nd of 3,222
Uninsured	11.1%	n/a	n/a	1424th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.9%	49.1%	46.9%	1049th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.8%	n/a	n/a	2800th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, Kansas

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.6	44.7	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Kansas

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	42.9	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.1%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.4%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Kansas

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	1,278	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.4%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.7%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.2%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	24.2%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Kansas

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,192	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.7%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.3%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.3%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Kansas

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	1,668	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	89.7%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.4%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,938.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.4%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,419	$2,798	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Kansas

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	3.3%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.9%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	45.9%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.8%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.1%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Kansas

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.6%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.9%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Kansas

Statistic	Lincoln County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.5%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	9.2%	16.7%

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