Lincoln County, Montana

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Lincoln County, Montana is among the highest in the country for median age (110th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,175	1,116,875	334,922,499	1810th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,143	$72,509	$80,734	2893rd of 3,221
Median Age	52.8	40.4	38.9	110th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.9%	35.2%	35.7%	2199th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$296,500	$375,800	$332,700	646th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$762	$1,081	$1,413	2398th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.4%	11.5%	12.5%	1203rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	3.6%	5.2%	1169th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.9	7.7	n/a	2805th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.6%	2.3%	14.1%	1706th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1095th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.6%	69.2%	65.2%	1029th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.5	19.1	26.4	2779th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.5%	12.5%	15.1%	382nd of 3,222
Uninsured	13.4%	n/a	n/a	958th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.1%	48.4%	46.9%	846th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.2%	n/a	n/a	1407th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, Montana

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.7	29.4	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Montana

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	52.8	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	18.1%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.0%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.4%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.1%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Montana

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	9,082	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.3%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.1%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.2%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.9%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	20.7%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Montana

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,958	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.3%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.3%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.4%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.9%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.2%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Montana

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	11,006	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.7%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.5%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.4%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,615	$2,693	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Montana

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.2%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.3%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.0%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Montana

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.7%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	59.7%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.7%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	63.0%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.4%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Montana

Statistic	Lincoln County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	41.5%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.3%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.5%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.4%	3.8%	16.7%

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