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Lincoln County, WI

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County, WI is a small north-central Wisconsin county of 28,403 residents with a modest 2.0% population gain over five years and a median age of 49.3 years, pointing to an older, established workforce. Labor force participation stands at 59.3%, with 92.5% holding a high school diploma but only 19.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $41,872 against a 3.5% unemployment rate. Housing costs are low—median home value of $177,700 and median gross rent of $768/month—with a homeownership rate of 79.5%, and GDP per capita of $48,757 exceeds the median household income of $68,164 on a per-worker basis.

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

Population

28,403

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,164

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,638 (93.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races690 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race535 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone260 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone136 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone123 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish247
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic172
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic93
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island29
  5. 5.Vietnamese19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,619

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,757

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,296

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,000
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,983
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,379
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,174
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,026

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,245
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,273
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,375
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,151
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,553

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.14×)2,917
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.41×)308
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.37×)1,251
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.16×)931
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)1,632

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$177,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$768/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,391 (13.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,271 (12.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,160 (11.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,094 (10.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,035 (10.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999646 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,872

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,512 (78.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,550 (11.6%)
  • Carpooled847 (6.3%)
  • Walked224 (1.7%)
  • Other152 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit44 (0.3%)

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.