Izard County vs Lincoln County

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

Izard County and Lincoln County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Izard County has the higher population (13,866 vs 12,966 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $47,728 in Izard County). Izard County has the higher median home value ($122,100 vs $106,100 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Izard County	Lincoln County
Population	13,866	12,966
Median age	47.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,728	$51,667
Median home value	$122,100	$106,100
Median gross rent	$626	$672
Housing units	6,749	4,398
Homeownership rate	74.7%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Izard County	Lincoln County
Population	13,570 → 13,866 (+2.2%)	13,455 → 12,966 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$42,876 → $47,728 (+11.3%)	$46,596 → $51,667 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $122,100 (+47.6%)	$76,300 → $106,100 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $626 (+9.8%)	$534 → $672 (+25.8%)

Izard County

Population

13,57013,866

Median household income

$42,876$47,728

Median home value

$82,700$122,100

Median gross rent

$570$626

Lincoln County

Population

13,45512,966

Median household income

$46,596$51,667

Median home value

$76,300$106,100

Median gross rent

$534$672

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Izard County	Lincoln County
Under 5	4.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.6%	11.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	17.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	16.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	15.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	11.7%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.0%
75 and over	11.4%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Izard County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	61.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Izard County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	15.2%	16.7%
High school graduate	35.6%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Izard County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	84.6%	83.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Izard County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	80.6%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	31.9%

Poverty & households

	Izard County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	21.1%	17.7%
Average household size	2.53	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1983	1985