Lincoln County, WV Demographic Data
Lincoln County, WV Summary
Lincoln County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 21,632
- Area: 438.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 437.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 49.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 952.43 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lincoln County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,750
50%
50.8
Male
10,732
50%
49.2
Total Population
21,482
323,128,000
Lincoln County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,323
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,528
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,196
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,158
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,201
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,332
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,799
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,085
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,685
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,498
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,206
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,117
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
354
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,646
77.5%
77.2
Female
8,463
50.8%
51.3
Male
8,183
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,994
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,444
20.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,677
17.1%
15.2
Female
1,931
52.5%
55.8
Male
1,746
47.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Lincoln County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,360
99.4%
96.8
White
21,162
98.5%
72.6
Black or African American
113
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.1%
0.8
Asian
69
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
10
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
59
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
122
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
96
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
72
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
24
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,386
99.6%
82.2
Lincoln County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,663
11.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,487
9.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,654
44.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,227
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
685
4.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
840
5.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
520
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,150
20.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,926
79.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,360
9.0%
31.2
Lincoln County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,661
26.7%
33.7%
Now Married
8,575
49.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,286
13.1%
11.0%
Separated
270
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,643
9.4
5.8%
Lincoln County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,954
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
205
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
132
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
69
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lincoln County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
954
12.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
520
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,437
18.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
970
12.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,107
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,311
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
766
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
758
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
118
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
24
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
36,232
57,617
Per capita income
19,416
31,128
Lincoln County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
584
7.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
466
6.3%
9.8
Construction
545
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,859
25.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
415
5.6%
6.6
Information
54
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
440
5.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
565
7.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
421
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
409
5.5%
4.6
Retail trade
965
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
548
7.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
142
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,173
15.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,670
22.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,104
14.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,815
24.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,651
22.3%
18.1%
Lincoln County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,226
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,837
80.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
847
11.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.0%
5.1
Walked
139
1.9%
2.7
Other means
216
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
185
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
35.5
26.6
Lincoln County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
824
10.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,182
39.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,351
29.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,608
20.2%
21.0
Lincoln County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,965
81.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,023
75.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,942
24.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,855
18.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Lincoln County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,820
1 room
95
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
105
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
497
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,386
14.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,425
24.7%
19.8
6 rooms
2,314
23.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,355
13.8%
12.0
8 rooms
694
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
949
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lincoln County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,820
1-unit, detached
6,682
68.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
0.1%
5.9
2-units
63
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
121
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
35
0.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
43
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
54
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
2,814
28.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lincoln County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,103
11.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
767
7.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
794
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
991
10.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,643
16.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,632
16.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,566
15.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,203
12.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
121
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lincoln County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,519
44.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
86
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
3,830
48.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
58
0.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.1%
0.1
Wood
449
5.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.1%
1.1
Lincoln County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,843
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
0.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
42
2.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
131
7.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
170
9.2%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
563
30.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
926
50.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,217
66.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
151
8.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
99
5.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
104
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
272
14.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,181
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
5
0.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
563
47.7%
41.0%
Less than $500
613
51.9%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
761
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
492
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
309
27.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
50
4.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
55
4.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
51
4.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
87
7.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
590
51.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
800
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,023
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,720
28.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,931
32.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
947
15.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
611
10.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
500
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
151
2.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
42
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
121
2.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,400
205,000