Lincoln County, Nevada

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

Lincoln County, Nevada is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,405	3,184,612	334,922,499	2939th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,307	$78,260	$80,734	1025th of 3,221
Median Age	45.4	39.1	38.9	688th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.4%	27.9%	35.7%	1936th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$219,500	$435,400	$332,700	1195th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$919	$1,597	$1,413	1335th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.0%	12.4%	12.5%	3182nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.9%	7.0%	5.2%	2968th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.4	29.0	n/a	3204th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	19.1%	14.1%	2355th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.0	n/a	n/a	473rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.0%	60.0%	65.2%	1533rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.0	24.8	26.4	3083rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.1%	11.9%	15.1%	329th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.0%	n/a	n/a	1249th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.0%	44.0%	46.9%	700th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.7%	n/a	n/a	2463rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, Nevada

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	44.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.6%	29.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	9.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	8.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	6.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.8	69.2	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Nevada

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Median Age	45.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.9%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	14.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.7%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Nevada

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Households	1,717	1,202,593	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.6	2.5
Family Households	65.4%	63.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.5%	29.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.4%	19.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.3%	28.0%	28.7%
Never Married	23.0%	34.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Nevada

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,860	$41,354	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.5%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	25.2%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	18.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.2%	10.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.0%	12.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.4%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.6%	12.7%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Nevada

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Housing Units	2,471	1,326,471	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.2%	60.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.9%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	30.5%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,996.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.0%	40.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.8%	33.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,126	$2,027	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Nevada

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Less than High School	5.9%	12.5%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.8%	27.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.9%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.8%	18.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.5%	9.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Nevada

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.7%	63.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	52.3%	70.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	9.8%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	66.5%	22.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.9%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Nevada

Statistic	Lincoln County, Nevada	Nevada	United States
Born in State of Residence	31.1%	27.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	10.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	8.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.4%	70.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.2%	19.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.5%	20.9%	16.7%

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