Lincoln vs Montour

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

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

Montour has the higher population (163 vs 88 in Lincoln). Montour has the higher median household income ($95,500 vs $56,875 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($102,900 vs $99,600 in Montour).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Montour
Population	88	163
Median age	56.4 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$95,500
Median home value	$102,900	$99,600
Housing units	68	93
Homeownership rate	86.0%	98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Montour
Population	116 → 88 (-24.1%)	254 → 163 (-35.8%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $56,875 (+39.3%)	$50,938 → $95,500 (+87.5%)
Median home value	$67,500 → $102,900 (+52.4%)	$74,400 → $99,600 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $775 (+6.9%)	$920 → $913 (-0.8%)

Lincoln

Population

11688

Median household income

$40,833$56,875

Median home value

$67,500$102,900

Median gross rent

$725$775

Montour

Population

254163

Median household income

$50,938$95,500

Median home value

$74,400$99,600

Median gross rent

$920$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Montour
Under 5	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.4%	7.4%
18 to 24	1.1%	2.5%
25 to 34	12.5%	1.8%
35 to 44	5.7%	19.0%
45 to 54	15.9%	18.4%
55 to 64	33.0%	27.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	18.4%
75 and over	9.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Montour
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Montour
No high school diploma	2.6%	9.5%
High school graduate	51.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.6%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Montour
Drove alone	89.4%	85.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Montour
1-unit, detached	76.5%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Montour
Poverty rate	5.7%	5.5%
Average household size	2.05	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1972	1938