Johnson vs Lincoln

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

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

Johnson has the higher population (3,628 vs 2,862 in Lincoln). Johnson has the higher median household income ($87,150 vs $59,688 in Lincoln). Johnson has the higher median home value ($255,500 vs $151,000 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson	Lincoln
Population	3,628	2,862
Median age	33.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$87,150	$59,688
Median home value	$255,500	$151,000
Median gross rent	$1,177	$1,080
Housing units	1,534	1,093
Homeownership rate	50.9%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson	Lincoln
Population	3,707 → 3,628 (-2.1%)	2,444 → 2,862 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$69,211 → $87,150 (+25.9%)	$32,361 → $59,688 (+84.4%)
Median home value	$168,700 → $255,500 (+51.5%)	$103,600 → $151,000 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,177 (+30.3%)	$781 → $1,080 (+38.3%)

Johnson

Population

3,7073,628

Median household income

$69,211$87,150

Median home value

$168,700$255,500

Median gross rent

$903$1,177

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)

	Johnson	Lincoln
Under 5	6.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	19.0%	21.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	19.2%	16.2%
35 to 44	17.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	4.9%	8.9%
55 to 64	15.3%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.4%
75 and over	3.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	64.5%
Black or African American	3.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	7.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	22.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson	Lincoln
No high school diploma	2.2%	14.9%
High school graduate	20.4%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.9%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson	Lincoln
Drove alone	81.0%	87.0%
Carpooled	10.7%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	58.7%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	9.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Johnson	Lincoln
Poverty rate	0.8%	19.7%
Average household size	2.60	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1998	1979