Lincoln County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	35,946	7,066,383	334,922,499	1318th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,667	$69,595	$80,734	1657th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	38.9	38.9	1249th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.6%	31.1%	35.7%	1898th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$229,700	$286,700	$332,700	1084th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$857	$1,189	$1,413	1698th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.9%	13.8%	12.5%	1736th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.7%	5.2%	1462nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	63.0	171.4	n/a	1338th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.1%	6.1%	14.1%	1979th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2486th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.8%	66.9%	65.2%	1408th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.8	25.7	26.4	416th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.5%	12.9%	15.1%	2264th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.8%	n/a	n/a	1072nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.6%	46.8%	46.9%	1340th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.3%	n/a	n/a	2683rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.1%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.6%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	27.6	46.4	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	42.9	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	14,849	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.2%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.7%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.2%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	24.5%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,371	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.3%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.6%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.0%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.9%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.5%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.6%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	16,291	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.9%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.9%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.2%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.6%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,038	$1,442	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	12.3%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.4%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.7%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.1%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.5%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.7%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.0%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.0%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.7%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Statistic	Lincoln County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.9%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.1%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	6.1%	16.7%

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