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Lincoln County, WY

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

AI Overview

Lincoln County is a small, rural Wyoming county of roughly 20,000 residents that has grown 6.0% over five years, supported by a median household income of $89,330 and a very low unemployment rate of 2.0%. The workforce skews toward high school-credentialed trades rather than college-educated occupations, with only 24.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though labor costs remain moderate at a median worker earnings of $43,051. Housing is relatively affordable by regional standards at a $334,500 median home value and $868 median monthly rent, with an 80.1% homeownership rate reflecting the area's stable, owner-occupant character.

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

Population

20,158

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$89,330

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+6.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,878 (92.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race750 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races600 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone120 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone67 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone57 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish827
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)40
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)31
  4. 4.Other Indo-European26
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,259

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,351

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,375

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,206
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,165
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,157
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services855
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining843

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,449
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,091
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,900
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,815
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations912

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.46×)704
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.92×)1,312
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.38×)645
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)597
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)1,260

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$334,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$868/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $400,000 to $499,9991,094 (17.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,048 (16.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999802 (12.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999651 (10.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999628 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999343 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,051

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,223 (73.3%)
  • Carpooled1,148 (11.6%)
  • Worked At Home860 (8.7%)
  • Walked213 (2.2%)
  • Other167 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit143 (1.5%)

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.