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Lincoln County, OK

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County is a small, predominantly rural Oklahoma county of 33,917 residents with an 80.3% homeownership rate, median home values of $152,000, and median gross rent of $760/month, reflecting a low-cost, owner-occupied housing base. The labor force participation rate of 55.3% is relatively modest, and only 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate stands at 3.6% and median worker earnings reach $39,311. The county posted a -2.7% population decline over five years, a poverty rate of 16.5%, and a GDP per capita of $23,020, pointing to an economy with limited output relative to its workforce earnings.

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

Population

33,917

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,216

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone27,938 (81.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,604 (7.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,896 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race685 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone569 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone318 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish386
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island47
  3. 3.Other Indo-European22
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic19
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,468

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,020

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,303

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,889
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,800
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,657
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,210
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)1,189

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,085
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,180
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,272
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,049
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,997

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.95×)673
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.59×)1,570
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.51×)1,023
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.33×)897
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)1,058

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$152,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$760/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,268 (12.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999940 (8.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999900 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999779 (7.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999776 (7.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999557 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,311

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,266 (77.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,502 (10.4%)
  • Carpooled1,352 (9.3%)
  • Other202 (1.4%)
  • Walked175 (1.2%)
  • Motorcycle6 (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.