Lincoln vs Young America

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

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

Young America has the higher population (298 vs 167 in Lincoln). Since 2019, Young America's population has grown faster (-0.7% vs -11.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Young America
Population	167	298
Median age	38.5 yrs	23.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,667
Median home value	—	$109,900
Housing units	47	104
Homeownership rate	51.1%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Young America
Population	189 → 167 (-11.6%)	300 → 298 (-0.7%)
Median household income	—	$47,596 → $51,667 (+8.6%)
Median home value	—	$106,500 → $109,900 (+3.2%)

Lincoln

Population

189167

Young America

Population

300298

Median household income

$47,596$51,667

Median home value

$106,500$109,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Young America
Under 5	17.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.1%	27.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	26.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.8%
35 to 44	28.1%	6.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	14.4%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Young America
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	64.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	15.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Young America
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	100.0%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Young America
Drove alone	100.0%	70.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	29.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Young America
1-unit, detached	100.0%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Young America
Poverty rate	0.0%	33.2%
Average household size	3.55	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	—	1957