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Lincoln County, OR

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County's economy, situated on Oregon's central coast, reflects a coastal and tourism-oriented identity, with a small labor pool of roughly 24,900 participants (49.2% labor force participation rate) and median worker earnings of $34,368. At 28.8% bachelor's degree attainment and a 7.9% unemployment rate, the workforce skews toward lower-credentialed, service-sector employment, consistent with the county's 15.7% poverty rate and per capita income of $37,265. The county's median age of 52.7 years signals a notably older population, while modest housing costs—median home value of $387,700 and gross rent of $1,150/month—and a 5.7% five-year population gain point to measured in-migration, likely retirement-driven.

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

Population

50,632

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,165

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone41,211 (80.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,683 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,671 (5.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,268 (4.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,285 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone607 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,238
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic236
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic210
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island150
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)120

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

31.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,862

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,140

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,265

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,235
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,577
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,056
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,648
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,632

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,965
  2. 2.Service Occupations4,528
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,244
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,194
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,818

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.21×)3,817
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.89×)593
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.35×)1,255
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)2,763
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.20×)1,632

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$387,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,150/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,9993,396 (20.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,330 (20.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,228 (19.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,314 (7.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,158 (7.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,041 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,368

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,663 (70.6%)
  • Worked At Home2,728 (14.1%)
  • Carpooled2,062 (10.7%)
  • Walked686 (3.5%)
  • Public Transit100 (0.5%)
  • Other72 (0.4%)

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.