Lincoln County, West Virginia

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Lincoln County, West Virginia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,902	1,778,373	334,922,499	1887th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,205	$59,608	$80,734	2927th of 3,221
Median Age	44.1	42.7	38.9	924th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.1%	24.1%	35.7%	3213th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$105,300	$162,600	$332,700	2912th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$771	$872	$1,413	2335th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.2%	16.7%	12.5%	307th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	5.4%	5.2%	782nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	45.5	74.0	n/a	1637th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	1.8%	14.1%	3070th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.8	n/a	n/a	2953rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.5%	74.9%	65.2%	1622nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.7	26.6	26.4	195th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.7%	9.1%	15.1%	1895th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2053rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.2%	46.8%	46.9%	1442nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.9%	n/a	n/a	1876th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	7.2	19.3	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	44.1	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.0%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	7,673	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.4%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.8%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	26.7%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,319	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.3%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.0%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.2%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.8%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.0%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	9,595	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.1%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.0%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.5%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.3%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$538	$865	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	18.0%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.8%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.0%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.2%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.9%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	40.6%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.0%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.5%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.2%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.3%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, West Virginia

Statistic	Lincoln County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	87.3%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.4%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.6%	2.2%	16.7%

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