Lincoln County vs Ouray County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (5,561 vs 5,024 in Ouray County). Ouray County has the higher median household income ($84,556 vs $54,257 in Lincoln County). Ouray County has the higher median home value ($670,100 vs $232,100 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Ouray County
Population	5,561	5,024
Median age	40.7 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,257	$84,556
Median home value	$232,100	$670,100
Median gross rent	$854	$1,398
Housing units	2,385	3,466
Homeownership rate	71.1%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Ouray County
Population	5,585 → 5,561 (-0.4%)	4,796 → 5,024 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$47,258 → $54,257 (+14.8%)	$66,417 → $84,556 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$147,100 → $232,100 (+57.8%)	$449,000 → $670,100 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $854 (+9.5%)	$1,223 → $1,398 (+14.3%)

Lincoln County

Population

5,5855,561

Median household income

$47,258$54,257

Median home value

$147,100$232,100

Median gross rent

$780$854

Ouray County

Population

4,7965,024

Median household income

$66,417$84,556

Median home value

$449,000$670,100

Median gross rent

$1,223$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Ouray County
Under 5	4.4%	2.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	18.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	23.4%
75 and over	8.5%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Ouray County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	89.4%
Black or African American	5.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Ouray County
No high school diploma	11.9%	2.7%
High school graduate	41.2%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Ouray County
Drove alone	79.8%	60.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	14.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.2%	16.7%
Other means	0.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Ouray County
1-unit, detached	78.2%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	8.8%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Ouray County
Poverty rate	10.3%	5.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1969	1994