Lincoln vs Sylacauga

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln and Sylacauga: population, income, housing, and more.

Lincoln and Sylacauga are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sylacauga has the higher population (12,388 vs 7,135 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($60,793 vs $46,384 in Sylacauga). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($181,900 vs $156,800 in Sylacauga).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Sylacauga
Population	7,135	12,388
Median age	41.2 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,793	$46,384
Median home value	$181,900	$156,800
Median gross rent	$911	$717
Housing units	3,315	5,891
Homeownership rate	91.3%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Sylacauga
Population	6,681 → 7,135 (+6.8%)	12,226 → 12,388 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$64,924 → $60,793 (-6.4%)	$36,068 → $46,384 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$131,000 → $181,900 (+38.9%)	$131,600 → $156,800 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $911 (+6.4%)	$609 → $717 (+17.7%)

Lincoln

Population

6,6817,135

Median household income

$64,924$60,793

Median home value

$131,000$181,900

Median gross rent

$856$911

Sylacauga

Population

12,22612,388

Median household income

$36,068$46,384

Median home value

$131,600$156,800

Median gross rent

$609$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Sylacauga
Under 5	4.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	22.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	19.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	7.9%
45 to 54	14.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.9%
75 and over	5.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Sylacauga
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	63.7%
Black or African American	24.9%	31.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Sylacauga
No high school diploma	6.2%	16.0%
High school graduate	39.7%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Sylacauga
Drove alone	88.5%	88.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	2.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Sylacauga
1-unit, detached	67.2%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Sylacauga
Poverty rate	15.3%	24.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1990	1973