Lincoln County, Mississippi

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Lincoln County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	34,877	2,946,779	334,922,499	1344th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,119	$56,447	$80,734	2711th of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	38.6	38.9	1652nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.3%	25.1%	35.7%	2124th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$155,800	$169,800	$332,700	2129th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$760	$954	$1,413	2414th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.2%	18.9%	12.5%	448th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	5.8%	5.2%	2431st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	59.5	62.8	n/a	1390th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	2.4%	14.1%	2876th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.5	n/a	n/a	2776th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.9%	70.0%	65.2%	1546th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.7	25.6	26.4	702nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.0%	5.9%	15.1%	3073rd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.8%	n/a	n/a	741st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.0%	43.5%	46.9%	2048th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.5%	n/a	n/a	2111th 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, Mississippi

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.3%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.1	56.1	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	41.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	13,158	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.1%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	32.4%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,628	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.5%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.4%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.2%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.5%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.8%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	15,966	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.7%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.7%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.6%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.1%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.6%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,089	$1,215	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	12.8%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.5%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.9%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.5%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.9%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.8%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.3%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Mississippi

Statistic	Lincoln County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.4%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.3%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	3.1%	16.7%

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