Lincoln vs York

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (868 vs 215 in York). York has the higher median household income ($111,359 vs $45,912 in Lincoln). York has the higher median home value ($405,700 vs $286,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	York
Population	868	215
Median age	56.8 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,912	$111,359
Median home value	$286,200	$405,700
Median gross rent	$764	—
Housing units	719	99
Homeownership rate	85.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	York
Population	857 → 868 (+1.3%)	158 → 215 (+36.1%)
Median household income	$32,538 → $45,912 (+41.1%)	$91,042 → $111,359 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$164,400 → $286,200 (+74.1%)	$218,800 → $405,700 (+85.4%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $764 (+15.1%)	—

Lincoln

Population

857868

Median household income

$32,538$45,912

Median home value

$164,400$286,200

Median gross rent

$664$764

York

Population

158215

Median household income

$91,042$111,359

Median home value

$218,800$405,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	York
Under 5	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.7%	3.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	7.5%	28.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	4.2%
55 to 64	27.6%	25.6%
65 to 74	17.1%	20.5%
75 and over	13.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	York
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.7%
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	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	York
No high school diploma	5.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	39.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	York
Drove alone	60.0%	52.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	34.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	37.4%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	York
1-unit, detached	77.9%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	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	17.1%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	York
Poverty rate	4.6%	0.0%
Average household size	1.91	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	11	26
Median year structure built	1976	1975