Lincoln County vs Little River County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (12,966 vs 11,959 in Little River County). Little River County has the higher median household income ($52,241 vs $51,667 in Lincoln County). Little River County has the higher median home value ($113,400 vs $106,100 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Little River County
Population	12,966	11,959
Median age	40.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$52,241
Median home value	$106,100	$113,400
Median gross rent	$672	$812
Housing units	4,398	6,071
Homeownership rate	78.4%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Little River County
Population	13,455 → 12,966 (-3.6%)	12,347 → 11,959 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$46,596 → $51,667 (+10.9%)	$45,113 → $52,241 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $106,100 (+39.1%)	$77,900 → $113,400 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$534 → $672 (+25.8%)	$601 → $812 (+35.1%)

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

Little River County

Population

12,34711,959

Median household income

$45,113$52,241

Median home value

$77,900$113,400

Median gross rent

$601$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Little River County
Under 5	4.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.5%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	17.2%	11.7%
35 to 44	16.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.0%	12.3%
75 and over	6.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Little River County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	71.9%
Black or African American	28.4%	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Little River County
No high school diploma	16.7%	9.0%
High school graduate	48.1%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Little River County
Drove alone	83.2%	85.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.4%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Little River County
1-unit, detached	64.8%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	31.9%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Little River County
Poverty rate	17.7%	16.5%
Average household size	2.43	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1985	1980