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Lincoln County, GA

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County is a small rural Georgia county of 7,773 residents with a median age of 48.1 years and a labor force participation rate of 51.6%, reflecting an older population with limited workforce depth; only 16.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Costs remain low, with a median home value of $163,600 and median gross rent of $732 per month, alongside a homeownership rate of 79.1%. The county's GDP per capita of $17,578 trails median worker earnings of $34,269, and population has edged down 0.3% over five years, with a poverty rate of 18.1% signaling persistent economic stress.

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

Population

7,773

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,907

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,401 (68.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,139 (27.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races192 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race61 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone50 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone11 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish48
  2. 2.Other Indo-European14
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic7
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

492

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$17,578

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,988

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,062
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)487
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)350
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services304
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)293

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,218
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations639
  3. 3.Service Occupations633
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations491
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations372

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 2.05×)305
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.53×)334
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.31×)968
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.11×)350
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.93×)320

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$163,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$732/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999277 (12.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999199 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999186 (8.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999185 (8.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999176 (7.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999149 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,269

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,680 (80.5%)
  • Carpooled378 (11.4%)
  • Worked At Home184 (5.5%)
  • Other87 (2.6%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)
  • Taxi0 (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.