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Lincoln County, TN

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County is a small, predominantly blue-collar county of 35,617 residents with a 58.6% labor force participation rate, where 87.0% hold a high school diploma but only 19.3% have a bachelor's degree or higher—pointing to a workforce suited to skilled trades and manufacturing rather than professional services. Median worker earnings of $40,830 and a median household income of $64,667 reflect modest but stable wages, while a 3.8% unemployment rate and 5.7% population growth over five years suggest steady economic conditions. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $209,100 and median gross rent of $782/month, and a 77.0% homeownership rate underscores the county's relatively affordable, owner-occupied residential character.

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

Population

35,617

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,667

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.9 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 Alone30,704 (85.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,998 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,686 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race755 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone488 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone227 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish601
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic72
  3. 3.Other Indo-European71
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)64
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,995

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,731

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,761

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,701
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,436
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,548
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,372
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,242

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,102
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,125
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,930
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,365
  5. 5.Service Occupations1,620

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.73×)699
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.23×)3,568
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.27×)962
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.10×)1,219
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)988

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$209,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$782/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,645 (14.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,294 (11.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,056 (9.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,025 (9.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999910 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999870 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,830

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,083 (82.0%)
  • Carpooled1,407 (8.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,036 (6.5%)
  • Other149 (0.9%)
  • Walked138 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit123 (0.8%)

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.