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Lincoln County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Lincoln County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lincoln County is a small rural Kentucky county of 24,415 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $18,397 and median household income of $52,440, pointing to a modest, locally oriented economic base. The labor force is constrained, with participation at just 53.5%, unemployment at 7.6%, and only 15.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, though median worker earnings of $38,041 and a median home value of $139,300 indicate relatively low operating costs. The county has seen near-flat population change (-0.2% over five years), a poverty rate of 18.5%, and a homeownership rate of 77.8%, with median gross rent at $730 per month.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

24,415

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,440

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

Lincoln County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,651 (92.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races772 (3.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone495 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone313 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race249 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone23 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish263
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic134
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island77
  4. 4.Other Indo-European61
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,615

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$18,397

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,267

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,510
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,486
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)837
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities831
  5. 5.Construction (Group)733

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,225
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,203
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,452
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,331
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,277

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.19×)333
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.63×)292
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.62×)1,533
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.20×)2,673
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.17×)529

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$139,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$730/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999960 (12.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999802 (10.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999710 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999656 (8.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999591 (8.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999574 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,041

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,347 (79.8%)
  • Carpooled874 (9.5%)
  • Worked At Home816 (8.9%)
  • Walked143 (1.6%)
  • Motorcycle13 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit10 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.