Lincoln County vs Twiggs County

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

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

Twiggs County has the higher population (7,869 vs 7,773 in Lincoln County). Twiggs County has the higher median household income ($55,439 vs $50,688 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($163,600 vs $104,500 in Twiggs County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Twiggs County
Population	7,773	7,869
Median age	48.3 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,688	$55,439
Median home value	$163,600	$104,500
Median gross rent	$732	$618
Housing units	4,487	4,053
Homeownership rate	79.1%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Twiggs County
Population	7,856 → 7,773 (-1.1%)	8,229 → 7,869 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$39,742 → $50,688 (+27.5%)	$34,879 → $55,439 (+58.9%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $163,600 (+28.1%)	$65,100 → $104,500 (+60.5%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $732 (+3.4%)	$613 → $618 (+0.8%)

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

Twiggs County

Population

8,2297,869

Median household income

$34,879$55,439

Median home value

$65,100$104,500

Median gross rent

$613$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Twiggs County
Under 5	4.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	16.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	14.3%
75 and over	10.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Twiggs County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	55.0%
Black or African American	27.3%	40.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Twiggs County
No high school diploma	13.1%	22.2%
High school graduate	43.0%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Twiggs County
Drove alone	78.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	12.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	8.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Twiggs County
1-unit, detached	66.3%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	28.9%	37.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Twiggs County
Poverty rate	18.1%	14.9%
Average household size	2.59	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1984	1985