Lincoln County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,426	5,914,872	334,922,499	1528th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,164	$77,485	$80,734	1327th of 3,221
Median Age	49.3	40.2	38.9	265th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.6%	33.4%	35.7%	2081st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$192,700	$266,500	$332,700	1487th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$755	$1,087	$1,413	2454th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	10.6%	12.5%	2311th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.2%	3.2%	5.2%	2461st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.3	109.2	n/a	1934th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	5.2%	14.1%	2115th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1200th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.5%	67.8%	65.2%	719th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.5	22.2	26.4	2032nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.6%	13.1%	15.1%	872nd of 3,222
Uninsured	6.2%	n/a	n/a	2753rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.7%	46.8%	46.9%	1729th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.0%	n/a	n/a	1659th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.3	37.1	61.4

Age in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	49.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	17.8%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.1%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	31.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.6%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	12,772	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.3	2.5
Family Households	61.1%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.4%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.1%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	23.9%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,326	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.7%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.1%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.6%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.1%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	16,327	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.2%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.8%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.5%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,549	$3,792	n/a

Education in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	7.6%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.7%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.1%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.2%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.5%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.8%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.3%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.1%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.7%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.9%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.6%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.2%	7.2%	16.7%

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