Lincoln County, North Carolina

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

Explore Lincoln County, North Carolina on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	92,716	10,730,404	334,922,499	659th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,016	$72,388	$80,734	585th of 3,221
Median Age	44.4	39.1	38.9	854th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.3%	35.7%	35.7%	901st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$321,000	$288,900	$332,700	529th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,015	$1,228	$1,413	946th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.2%	13.0%	12.5%	2162nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.3%	4.7%	5.2%	2377th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	313.4	220.7	n/a	485th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.5%	9.1%	14.1%	901st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1325th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.9%	66.6%	65.2%	804th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.3	25.1	26.4	618th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.3%	16.3%	15.1%	494th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.2%	n/a	n/a	1191st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.8%	47.2%	46.9%	313th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.2%	n/a	n/a	502nd 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, North Carolina

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.1%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	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	31.7	58.4	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.4%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	36,811	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	73.4%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.5%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.6%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.1%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.8%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,098	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.7%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.2%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.2%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.4%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	39,504	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.9%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.8%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.1%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,856	$1,896	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	10.4%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.9%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.4%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.9%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.2%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.1%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.4%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.3%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lincoln County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.3%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.5%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.5%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.5%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.2%	10.0%	16.7%

See every county in North Carolina.