Lincoln vs Swan Valley

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

Lincoln and Swan Valley 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 264 in Swan Valley). Swan Valley has the higher median household income ($92,750 vs $80,818 in Lincoln). Swan Valley has the higher median home value ($685,200 vs $307,800 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Swan Valley
Population	3,759	264
Median age	29.0 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,818	$92,750
Median home value	$307,800	$685,200
Median gross rent	$1,245	—
Housing units	1,244	158
Homeownership rate	82.7%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Swan Valley
Population	3,817 → 3,759 (-1.5%)	109 → 264 (+142.2%)
Median household income	$64,792 → $80,818 (+24.7%)	$64,375 → $92,750 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$158,800 → $307,800 (+93.8%)	$287,500 → $685,200 (+138.3%)
Median gross rent	$918 → $1,245 (+35.6%)	$698 → $950 (+36.1%)

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

Swan Valley

Population

109264

Median household income

$64,375$92,750

Median home value

$287,500$685,200

Median gross rent

$698$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Swan Valley
Under 5	9.1%	1.9%
5 to 17	27.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	17.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	17.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	17.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	7.2%
65 to 74	6.0%	13.3%
75 and over	2.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Swan Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Swan Valley
No high school diploma	13.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.5%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	42.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Swan Valley
Drove alone	81.1%	71.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	19.8%
Other means	2.3%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Swan Valley
1-unit, detached	77.3%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Swan Valley
Poverty rate	17.8%	14.0%
Average household size	3.10	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	31
Median year structure built	2004	1986