Lincoln County, NC Demographic Data
Lincoln County, NC Summary
Lincoln County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 79,313
- Area: 307.04 sq. miles
- Land Area: 297.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 9.10 sq. miles
- Population Density: 258.31 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 896.33 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lincoln County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
41,491
51%
50.8
Male
39,677
49%
49.2
Total Population
81,168
323,128,000
Lincoln County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,906
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,503
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
5,769
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,660
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,099
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
8,624
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
10,222
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
14,294
17.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,279
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,520
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,250
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,999
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,043
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
63,988
78.8%
77.2
Female
32,801
51.3%
51.3
Male
31,187
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
61,953
76.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
16,227
20.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
13,292
16.4%
15.2
Female
7,353
55.3%
55.8
Male
5,939
44.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Lincoln County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
79,674
98.2%
96.8
White
70,976
87.4%
72.6
Black or African American
3,566
4.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,149
1.4%
0.8
Asian
638
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
106
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,239
4.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,494
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,844
7.2%
17.8
Mexican
2,557
3.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
204
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
696
0.9%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,387
2.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
75,324
92.8%
82.2
Lincoln County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,987
3.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,835
8.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
18,667
32.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
15,321
26.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,219
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
8,530
14.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,672
6.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,822
11.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
51,409
88.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
12,202
20.9%
31.2
Lincoln County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
14,407
21.5%
33.7%
Now Married
38,348
57.2%
47.5
Divorced
7,642
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
2,434
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
4,159
6.2
5.8%
Lincoln County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
71,244
92.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,018
7.8%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Lincoln County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,083
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,202
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,328
10.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,650
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,800
18.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,938
18.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,998
9.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
4,220
13.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
960
3.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,409
4.5%
6.4
Median household income
49,453
57,617
Per capita income
26,844
31,128
Lincoln County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
614
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,613
6.9%
9.8
Construction
3,362
8.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,826
15.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,098
5.6%
6.6
Information
691
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
6,088
16.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,316
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
3,423
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
1,405
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
5,235
13.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,318
8.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,639
4.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,265
11.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
11,810
31.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7,005
18.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
9,011
23.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,537
14.7%
18.1%
Lincoln County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
36,483
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
31,406
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,196
8.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
163
0.4%
5.1
Walked
31
0.1%
2.7
Other means
518
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
1,169
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.0
26.6
Lincoln County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,321
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
8,229
26.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
11,759
37.2%
37.1
3 or more
10,279
32.5%
21.0
Lincoln County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
31,588
91.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
23,761
75.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,827
24.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,036
8.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Lincoln County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
34,624
1 room
643
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
285
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,545
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
3,938
11.4%
16.5
5 rooms
9,419
27.2%
19.8
6 rooms
7,083
20.5%
17.8
7 rooms
4,521
13.1%
12.0
8 rooms
2,687
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,503
13.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lincoln County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
34,624
1-unit, detached
24,799
71.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
771
2.2%
5.9
2-units
369
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
476
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
944
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
361
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
6,904
19.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lincoln County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,396
6.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,599
4.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,396
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,816
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,077
11.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,502
13.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
8,694
25.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
6,464
18.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,021
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
659
1.9%
1.4%
Lincoln County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,783
15.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,606
5.1%
4.7
Electricity
23,363
74.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,004
3.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
716
2.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
116
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lincoln County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
16,058
47295100.0
Less than $500
446
2.8%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
837
5.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
900
5.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
939
5.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,848
17.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,617
28.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
5,471
34.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,526
46.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,483
15.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,993
12.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,206
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,850
17.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
686
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
870
13.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
837
12.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,145
17.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
679
10.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
872
13.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,184
33.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,240
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
23,761
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,442
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,495
18.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,183
21.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,009
12.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,463
18.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,275
13.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,736
7.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
158
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
159,200
205,000
