Elkins vs Lincoln

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

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

Elkins has the higher population (3,710 vs 2,862 in Lincoln). Elkins has the higher median household income ($81,111 vs $59,688 in Lincoln). Elkins has the higher median home value ($190,100 vs $151,000 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Elkins	Lincoln
Population	3,710	2,862
Median age	32.9 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,111	$59,688
Median home value	$190,100	$151,000
Median gross rent	$1,293	$1,080
Housing units	1,440	1,093
Homeownership rate	84.4%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkins	Lincoln
Population	3,139 → 3,710 (+18.2%)	2,444 → 2,862 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$65,182 → $81,111 (+24.4%)	$32,361 → $59,688 (+84.4%)
Median home value	$139,500 → $190,100 (+36.3%)	$103,600 → $151,000 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,026 → $1,293 (+26.0%)	$781 → $1,080 (+38.3%)

Elkins

Population

3,1393,710

Median household income

$65,182$81,111

Median home value

$139,500$190,100

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,293

Lincoln

Population

2,4442,862

Median household income

$32,361$59,688

Median home value

$103,600$151,000

Median gross rent

$781$1,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkins	Lincoln
Under 5	8.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	21.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.5%	16.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.5%
65 to 74	4.3%	7.4%
75 and over	8.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkins	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	64.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	22.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkins	Lincoln
No high school diploma	10.9%	14.9%
High school graduate	34.2%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkins	Lincoln
Drove alone	85.0%	87.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	3.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkins	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	88.8%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Elkins	Lincoln
Poverty rate	4.8%	19.7%
Average household size	2.92	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	2002	1979