Lincoln vs Ucon

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

Lincoln and Ucon 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 1,537 in Ucon). Ucon has the higher median household income ($83,864 vs $80,818 in Lincoln). Ucon has the higher median home value ($311,700 vs $307,800 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Ucon
Population	3,759	1,537
Median age	29.0 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,818	$83,864
Median home value	$307,800	$311,700
Median gross rent	$1,245	$920
Housing units	1,244	573
Homeownership rate	82.7%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Ucon
Population	3,817 → 3,759 (-1.5%)	1,557 → 1,537 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$64,792 → $80,818 (+24.7%)	$61,250 → $83,864 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$158,800 → $307,800 (+93.8%)	$149,700 → $311,700 (+108.2%)
Median gross rent	$918 → $1,245 (+35.6%)	$778 → $920 (+18.3%)

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

Ucon

Population

1,5571,537

Median household income

$61,250$83,864

Median home value

$149,700$311,700

Median gross rent

$778$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Ucon
Under 5	9.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	27.9%	22.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	17.5%	9.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	22.8%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	7.7%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.1%
75 and over	2.0%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Ucon
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
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%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Ucon
No high school diploma	13.6%	3.7%
High school graduate	17.5%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Ucon
Drove alone	81.1%	68.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.6%	1.4%
Walked	1.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	18.5%
Other means	2.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Ucon
1-unit, detached	77.3%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Ucon
Poverty rate	17.8%	7.5%
Average household size	3.10	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	2004	1973