Ammon vs Lincoln

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

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

Ammon has the higher population (18,496 vs 3,759 in Lincoln). Ammon has the higher median household income ($84,154 vs $80,818 in Lincoln). Ammon has the higher median home value ($336,500 vs $307,800 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Ammon	Lincoln
Population	18,496	3,759
Median age	32.5 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,154	$80,818
Median home value	$336,500	$307,800
Median gross rent	$1,175	$1,245
Housing units	6,481	1,244
Homeownership rate	70.4%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.7%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ammon	Lincoln
Population	15,859 → 18,496 (+16.6%)	3,817 → 3,759 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$67,545 → $84,154 (+24.6%)	$64,792 → $80,818 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$199,400 → $336,500 (+68.8%)	$158,800 → $307,800 (+93.8%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,175 (+30.1%)	$918 → $1,245 (+35.6%)

Ammon

Population

15,85918,496

Median household income

$67,545$84,154

Median home value

$199,400$336,500

Median gross rent

$903$1,175

Lincoln

Population

3,8173,759

Median household income

$64,792$80,818

Median home value

$158,800$307,800

Median gross rent

$918$1,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ammon	Lincoln
Under 5	8.3%	9.1%
5 to 17	23.9%	27.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	17.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	9.0%
55 to 64	7.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	6.0%
75 and over	5.9%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ammon	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ammon	Lincoln
No high school diploma	4.8%	13.6%
High school graduate	20.6%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ammon	Lincoln
Drove alone	74.3%	81.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	6.2%
Public transit	2.2%	0.6%
Walked	1.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	8.3%
Other means	1.9%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ammon	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	64.7%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	12.6%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.6%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Ammon	Lincoln
Poverty rate	5.3%	17.8%
Average household size	2.98	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	2003	2004