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Lincoln County, NV

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County is a small, rural Nevada county with a population of 4,452 that shrank 14.0% over five years, signaling ongoing outmigration from an already thin labor base. Labor force participation stands at just 49.4%, though those who are employed face a low 1.7% unemployment rate and earn a median household income of $72,307, with housing costs remaining modest at a $208,900 median home value and $754 median gross rent. With 19.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 94.1% holding at least a high school diploma, the workforce skews toward trade and technical skills in a county where the homeownership rate of 75.0% and a poverty rate of 6.6% reflect relative economic stability despite the population decline.

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

Population

4,452

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,307

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-14.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,761 (85.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race228 (5.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone155 (3.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone123 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races110 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone22 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish128
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)17
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic6
  4. 4.Other Indo-European6
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

635

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,333

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance307
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services208
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services207
  4. 4.Construction (Group)204
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)169

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations665
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations315
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations247
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations209
  5. 5.Service Occupations185

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.07×)172
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.57×)192
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.55×)160
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.49×)231
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)218

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$208,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$754/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999270 (21.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999248 (19.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999151 (11.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999145 (11.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999132 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999118 (9.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,547

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

15.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone848 (52.3%)
  • Carpooled298 (18.4%)
  • Worked At Home261 (16.1%)
  • Walked159 (9.8%)
  • Other55 (3.4%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.