Lincoln County, WI Demographic Data
Lincoln County, WI Summary
Lincoln County is located in Wisconsin
- Population: 28,541
- Area: 907.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 878.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 28.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 31.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,478.02 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lincoln County, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,045
50%
50.8
Male
14,126
50%
49.2
Total Population
28,171
323,128,000
Lincoln County, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,311
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,496
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,578
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,782
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,354
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,680
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,290
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,581
16.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,579
9.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,932
6.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,015
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,830
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
743
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
22,617
80.3%
77.2
Female
11,353
50.2%
51.3
Male
11,264
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
21,739
77.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,688
23.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,588
19.8%
15.2
Female
3,045
54.5%
55.8
Male
2,543
45.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Lincoln County, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,748
98.5%
96.8
White
27,293
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
189
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
103
0.4%
0.8
Asian
116
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
40
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
9
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
19
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
15
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
33
0.1%
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
47
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
423
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
392
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
295
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
55
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
2
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
40
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
27,779
98.6%
82.2
Lincoln County, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
642
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,361
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,176
39.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,728
22.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,447
11.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,337
11.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
959
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,003
9.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
18,647
90.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,296
15.9%
31.2
Lincoln County, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,457
22.9%
33.7%
Now Married
13,625
57.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,868
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
143
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,693
7.1
5.8%
Lincoln County, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
26,341
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
519
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
185
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
270
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
64
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lincoln County, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
587
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
700
5.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,410
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,480
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,841
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,632
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,889
15.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,469
11.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
322
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
216
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
52,221
57,617
Per capita income
27,322
31,128
Lincoln County, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
399
2.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,071
7.5%
9.8
Construction
872
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,718
19.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,178
8.3%
6.6
Information
138
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,262
22.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
564
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
712
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
552
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,710
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
625
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
464
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,530
10.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,806
26.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,162
22.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,535
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,232
15.6%
18.1%
Lincoln County, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
14,055
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,745
83.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,416
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
60
0.4%
5.1
Walked
326
2.3%
2.7
Other means
89
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
419
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.5
26.6
Lincoln County, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
682
5.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,409
27.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
4,896
39.0%
37.1
3 or more
3,559
28.4%
21.0
Lincoln County, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,546
74.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,530
76.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,016
24.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,328
25.6%
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
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Lincoln County, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,874
1 room
537
3.2%
2.4
2 rooms
562
3.3%
2.7
3 rooms
1,727
10.2%
9.1
4 rooms
2,742
16.2%
16.5
5 rooms
3,583
21.2%
19.8
6 rooms
2,749
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
1,840
10.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,435
8.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,699
10.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lincoln County, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,874
1-unit, detached
13,333
79.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
134
0.8%
5.9
2-units
788
4.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
314
1.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
371
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
398
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
409
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,127
6.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lincoln County, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,185
18.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,243
7.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,810
10.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,509
8.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,445
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,912
11.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,265
13.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,080
12.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
366
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
59
0.3%
1.4%
Lincoln County, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,998
47.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,088
24.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,328
10.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
289
2.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,693
13.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
146
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.0%
1.1
Lincoln County, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,509
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
65
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
90
1.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
140
2.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
269
4.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
827
15.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,937
35.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,181
39.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,771
50.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
866
15.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
570
10.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
305
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
992
18.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,760
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
0.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
171
6.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
859
31.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,699
61.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
256
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
620
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
633
23.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
465
17.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
430
15.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
187
6.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
292
10.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
706
26.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
303
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,530
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
662
6.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,671
28.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,046
21.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,721
18.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,582
16.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
718
7.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
110
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,200
205,000
