Lincoln University vs South Coatesville

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln University and South Coatesville: population, income, housing, and more.

Lincoln University and South Coatesville are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lincoln University has the higher population (1,976 vs 1,843 in South Coatesville). Since 2019, South Coatesville's population has grown faster (+28.4% vs +7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln University	South Coatesville
Population	1,976	1,843
Median age	19.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,976
Median home value	—	$253,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,208
Housing units	0	765
Homeownership rate	—	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln University	South Coatesville
Population	1,834 → 1,976 (+7.7%)	1,435 → 1,843 (+28.4%)
Median household income	—	$55,774 → $72,976 (+30.8%)
Median home value	—	$150,400 → $253,900 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,082 → $1,208 (+11.6%)

Lincoln University

Population

1,8341,976

South Coatesville

Population

1,4351,843

Median household income

$55,774$72,976

Median home value

$150,400$253,900

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln University	South Coatesville
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	99.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	0.8%	13.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.7%
75 and over	0.0%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln University	South Coatesville
White (non-Hispanic)	41.2%	39.0%
Black or African American	43.4%	32.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln University	South Coatesville
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.8%
High school graduate	43.8%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	56.3%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln University	South Coatesville
Drove alone	30.3%	76.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	11.4%
Public transit	5.0%	0.6%
Walked	30.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	11.5%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln University	South Coatesville
1-unit, detached	—	28.5%
1-unit, attached	—	45.1%
2 to 4 units	—	15.7%
5 to 19 units	—	6.8%
20 or more units	—	3.1%
Mobile home & other	—	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln University	South Coatesville
Poverty rate	—	17.4%
Average household size	—	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	—	1967