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Lincoln County, MO

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County is a largely residential, exurban county of 65,888 residents located within commuting range of a larger metro, as reflected in a mean commute time of 32.4 minutes and a foreign-born population of just 1.0%. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment—18.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a 91.1% high school completion rate—with median worker earnings of $46,616 and an unemployment rate of 3.2%. The county has grown 10.9% over five years, homeownership stands at 79.0%, and a median home value of $224,800 paired with median gross rent of $972/month points to relatively low housing costs compared to most metro areas.

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

Population

65,888

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$89,278

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+10.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone58,143 (92.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,669 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,223 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,013 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone581 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone203 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish746
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic221
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic132
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)105
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)96

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,663

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,115

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,401

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,759
  2. 2.Construction (Group)4,170
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)4,057
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)3,511
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,669

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,934
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,373
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,718
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,484
  5. 5.Service Occupations3,996

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.02×)4,145
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.43×)2,006
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.36×)4,031
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.13×)628
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)1,930

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$224,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$972/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,782 (15.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,713 (15.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,577 (14.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,654 (9.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,615 (9.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,410 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,616

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,962 (80.0%)
  • Carpooled2,625 (8.8%)
  • Worked At Home2,498 (8.3%)
  • Walked581 (1.9%)
  • Other237 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit33 (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.