Lincoln vs Talladega

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

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

Talladega has the higher population (15,041 vs 7,135 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($60,793 vs $46,820 in Talladega). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($181,900 vs $116,600 in Talladega).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Talladega
Population	7,135	15,041
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,793	$46,820
Median home value	$181,900	$116,600
Median gross rent	$911	$765
Housing units	3,315	6,499
Homeownership rate	91.3%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.2%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Talladega
Population	6,681 → 7,135 (+6.8%)	15,522 → 15,041 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$64,924 → $60,793 (-6.4%)	$27,719 → $46,820 (+68.9%)
Median home value	$131,000 → $181,900 (+38.9%)	$86,600 → $116,600 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $911 (+6.4%)	$548 → $765 (+39.6%)

Lincoln

Population

6,6817,135

Median household income

$64,924$60,793

Median home value

$131,000$181,900

Median gross rent

$856$911

Talladega

Population

15,52215,041

Median household income

$27,719$46,820

Median home value

$86,600$116,600

Median gross rent

$548$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Talladega
Under 5	4.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.9%	12.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	13.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.0%
75 and over	5.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Talladega
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	39.6%
Black or African American	24.9%	53.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Talladega
No high school diploma	6.2%	24.2%
High school graduate	39.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Talladega
Drove alone	88.5%	80.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	1.2%	3.1%
Other means	1.6%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Talladega
1-unit, detached	67.2%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Talladega
Poverty rate	15.3%	22.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1990	1970