Denver vs Lincolnton

A side-by-side comparison of Denver and Lincolnton: population, income, housing, and more.

Denver and Lincolnton are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lincolnton has the higher population (11,503 vs 2,483 in Denver). Denver has the higher median household income ($73,393 vs $43,294 in Lincolnton). Denver has the higher median home value ($285,600 vs $224,600 in Lincolnton).

Population, income & housing

	Denver	Lincolnton
Population	2,483	11,503
Median age	37.2 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,393	$43,294
Median home value	$285,600	$224,600
Median gross rent	$1,098	$920
Housing units	1,047	5,407
Homeownership rate	70.2%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denver	Lincolnton
Population	3,261 → 2,483 (-23.9%)	10,832 → 11,503 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $73,393 (+58.7%)	$37,027 → $43,294 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$215,600 → $285,600 (+32.5%)	$153,800 → $224,600 (+46.0%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $1,098 (+35.9%)	$672 → $920 (+36.9%)

Denver

Population

3,2612,483

Median household income

$46,250$73,393

Median home value

$215,600$285,600

Median gross rent

$808$1,098

Lincolnton

Population

10,83211,503

Median household income

$37,027$43,294

Median home value

$153,800$224,600

Median gross rent

$672$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denver	Lincolnton
Under 5	16.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	7.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	5.2%	12.6%
25 to 34	18.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	14.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.6%	11.5%
75 and over	7.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denver	Lincolnton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	58.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denver	Lincolnton
No high school diploma	1.8%	12.7%
High school graduate	28.7%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	41.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denver	Lincolnton
Drove alone	92.9%	79.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.7%
Other means	1.3%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denver	Lincolnton
1-unit, detached	66.4%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Denver	Lincolnton
Poverty rate	1.9%	18.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1996	1970