Lincoln vs Menoken

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (4,309 vs 95 in Menoken). Menoken has the higher median household income ($108,125 vs $83,387 in Lincoln). Menoken has the higher median home value ($283,300 vs $259,400 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Menoken
Population	4,309	95
Median age	30.5 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,387	$108,125
Median home value	$259,400	$283,300
Median gross rent	$1,222	—
Housing units	1,448	43
Homeownership rate	92.2%	97.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Menoken
Population	3,703 → 4,309 (+16.4%)	81 → 95 (+17.3%)
Median household income	$90,231 → $83,387 (-7.6%)	$76,250 → $108,125 (+41.8%)
Median home value	$238,200 → $259,400 (+8.9%)	$178,600 → $283,300 (+58.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,538 → $1,222 (-20.5%)	—

Lincoln

Population

3,7034,309

Median household income

$90,231$83,387

Median home value

$238,200$259,400

Median gross rent

$1,538$1,222

Menoken

Population

8195

Median household income

$76,250$108,125

Median home value

$178,600$283,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Menoken
Under 5	14.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	21.2%	28.4%
35 to 44	10.0%	2.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	22.1%
55 to 64	5.6%	8.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.7%
75 and over	0.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Menoken
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	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	5.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Menoken
No high school diploma	2.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	27.4%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	52.1%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Menoken
Drove alone	86.7%	90.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Menoken
1-unit, detached	82.5%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Menoken
Poverty rate	6.4%	7.4%
Average household size	3.08	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	2002	1991