Atkinson County vs Lincoln County

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

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

Atkinson County has the higher population (8,261 vs 7,773 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($50,688 vs $38,438 in Atkinson County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($163,600 vs $76,300 in Atkinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson County	Lincoln County
Population	8,261	7,773
Median age	36.2 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,438	$50,688
Median home value	$76,300	$163,600
Median gross rent	$620	$732
Housing units	3,509	4,487
Homeownership rate	64.6%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson County	Lincoln County
Population	8,239 → 8,261 (+0.3%)	7,856 → 7,773 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$37,197 → $38,438 (+3.3%)	$39,742 → $50,688 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$62,700 → $76,300 (+21.7%)	$127,700 → $163,600 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$454 → $620 (+36.6%)	$708 → $732 (+3.4%)

Atkinson County

Population

8,2398,261

Median household income

$37,197$38,438

Median home value

$62,700$76,300

Median gross rent

$454$620

Lincoln County

Population

7,8567,773

Median household income

$39,742$50,688

Median home value

$127,700$163,600

Median gross rent

$708$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson County	Lincoln County
Under 5	6.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	8.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	14.9%
75 and over	4.2%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.8%	67.9%
Black or African American	15.2%	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	28.4%	13.1%
High school graduate	33.4%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	83.9%	78.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	44.2%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48.0%	28.9%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	25.0%	18.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1991	1984