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Lincoln County, MN

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county in western Minnesota with a population of 5,594 that has contracted 2.0% over five years and a median age of 45.6. The labor force is tight—unemployment sits at 2.7% with 63.0% participation—and educational attainment skews toward high school credentials, with 94.3% holding a diploma but only 24.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce shaped by manual and trade occupations. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $152,200 and median gross rent of $688/month, and an 82.1% homeownership rate; GDP per capita of $82,185 notably outpaces median worker earnings of $41,649, suggesting capital-intensive production relative to wage employment.

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

Population

5,594

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,694

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,314 (94.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races95 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race82 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone42 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone31 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone21 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish58
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island18
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)11
  4. 4.Korean10
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

340

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$82,185

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,390

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance680
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining375
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)298
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)269
  5. 5.Construction (Group)191

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,136
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations445
  3. 3.Service Occupations436
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations378
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations316

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.54×)374
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.17×)188
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)687
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)135
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.02×)279

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$152,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$688/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999224 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999222 (11.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999194 (9.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999145 (7.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999128 (6.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999127 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,649

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,876 (70.2%)
  • Worked At Home437 (16.4%)
  • Carpooled236 (8.8%)
  • Walked99 (3.7%)
  • Other12 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle11 (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.