Adams County vs Lincoln County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (5,276 vs 4,599 in Adams County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($66,038 vs $59,286 in Adams County). Adams County has the higher median home value ($327,300 vs $206,700 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Adams County	Lincoln County
Population	4,599	5,276
Median age	54.3 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,286	$66,038
Median home value	$327,300	$206,700
Median gross rent	$823	$860
Housing units	2,666	1,973
Homeownership rate	83.1%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adams County	Lincoln County
Population	4,097 → 4,599 (+12.3%)	5,350 → 5,276 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$48,856 → $59,286 (+21.3%)	$50,053 → $66,038 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$215,500 → $327,300 (+51.9%)	$145,600 → $206,700 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $823 (+20.1%)	$639 → $860 (+34.6%)

Adams County

Population

4,0974,599

Median household income

$48,856$59,286

Median home value

$215,500$327,300

Median gross rent

$685$823

Lincoln County

Population

5,3505,276

Median household income

$50,053$66,038

Median home value

$145,600$206,700

Median gross rent

$639$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adams County	Lincoln County
Under 5	3.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.8%	19.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.4%	14.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	18.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	20.2%	9.8%
75 and over	10.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adams County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adams County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	7.1%	17.5%
High school graduate	35.2%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adams County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	70.2%	77.4%
Carpooled	11.2%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	15.3%	5.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adams County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	91.4%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Adams County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	15.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1984	1987