Lincoln County, New Mexico

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Lincoln County, New Mexico is among the highest in the country for median age (125th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,224	2,120,246	334,922,499	1864th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,303	$64,059	$80,734	2575th of 3,221
Median Age	52.4	39.4	38.9	125th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.2%	31.0%	35.7%	621st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$233,200	$248,100	$332,700	1044th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$956	$1,067	$1,413	1159th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.3%	17.8%	12.5%	620th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	6.0%	5.2%	1174th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.2	17.5	n/a	2889th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.8%	9.4%	14.1%	1287th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.9	n/a	n/a	1143rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.8%	70.0%	65.2%	1207th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.0	23.5	26.4	2544th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.1%	12.2%	15.1%	959th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.6%	n/a	n/a	928th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.9%	40.9%	46.9%	2395th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.9%	n/a	n/a	2211th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33.0%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.8	62.7	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	52.4	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	16.7%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.1%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.3%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	10,000	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.5	2.5
Family Households	59.7%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.3%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	21.2%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,148	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.6%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.4%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.6%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.3%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.1%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.7%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	17,871	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.2%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	44.0%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.4%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,246	$1,731	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.8%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.7%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.7%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.5%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.8%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.0%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	48.5%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, New Mexico

Statistic	Lincoln County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.0%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.1%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	15.5%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.7%	25.3%	16.7%

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