Lincoln vs Warsaw

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

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

Warsaw has the higher population (2,064 vs 1,795 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($60,272 vs $42,868 in Warsaw). Warsaw has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $123,000 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Warsaw
Population	1,795	2,064
Median age	30.7 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,272	$42,868
Median home value	$123,000	$136,600
Median gross rent	$784	$715
Housing units	524	925
Homeownership rate	71.5%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Warsaw
Population	948 → 1,795 (+89.3%)	2,683 → 2,064 (-23.1%)
Median household income	$26,500 → $60,272 (+127.4%)	$33,152 → $42,868 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $123,000 (+39.3%)	$96,700 → $136,600 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $784 (+21.2%)	$588 → $715 (+21.6%)

Lincoln

Population

9481,795

Median household income

$26,500$60,272

Median home value

$88,300$123,000

Median gross rent

$647$784

Warsaw

Population

2,6832,064

Median household income

$33,152$42,868

Median home value

$96,700$136,600

Median gross rent

$588$715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Warsaw
Under 5	4.1%	3.1%
5 to 17	35.3%	14.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.5%
35 to 44	16.5%	7.0%
45 to 54	6.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	5.7%	18.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	17.0%
75 and over	12.4%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Warsaw
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	88.8%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	2.6%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Warsaw
No high school diploma	10.6%	9.7%
High school graduate	35.9%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Warsaw
Drove alone	79.2%	84.3%
Carpooled	18.0%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Warsaw
1-unit, detached	79.0%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	12.8%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Warsaw
Poverty rate	12.1%	19.5%
Average household size	3.48	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1975	1980