Iona vs Lincoln

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (3,759 vs 2,882 in Iona). Iona has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $80,818 in Lincoln). Iona has the higher median home value ($364,400 vs $307,800 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Iona	Lincoln
Population	2,882	3,759
Median age	28.1 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$80,818
Median home value	$364,400	$307,800
Median gross rent	$1,284	$1,245
Housing units	894	1,244
Homeownership rate	92.1%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iona	Lincoln
Population	2,675 → 2,882 (+7.7%)	3,817 → 3,759 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$80,563 → $83,750 (+4.0%)	$64,792 → $80,818 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$210,300 → $364,400 (+73.3%)	$158,800 → $307,800 (+93.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $1,284 (+12.0%)	$918 → $1,245 (+35.6%)

Iona

Population

2,6752,882

Median household income

$80,563$83,750

Median home value

$210,300$364,400

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,284

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)

	Iona	Lincoln
Under 5	11.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	32.2%	27.9%
18 to 24	4.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	17.5%
35 to 44	19.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	6.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	6.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	5.3%	6.0%
75 and over	2.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iona	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iona	Lincoln
No high school diploma	5.1%	13.6%
High school graduate	26.7%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iona	Lincoln
Drove alone	80.6%	81.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	8.3%
Other means	0.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iona	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	92.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Iona	Lincoln
Poverty rate	6.8%	17.8%
Average household size	3.54	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	2005	2004