Lewis County vs Lincoln County

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

Lewis 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 3,649 in Lewis County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($66,038 vs $49,643 in Lewis County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($206,700 vs $202,400 in Lewis County).

Population, income & housing

	Lewis County	Lincoln County
Population	3,649	5,276
Median age	48.9 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,643	$66,038
Median home value	$202,400	$206,700
Median gross rent	$708	$860
Housing units	1,823	1,973
Homeownership rate	74.2%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewis County	Lincoln County
Population	3,838 → 3,649 (-4.9%)	5,350 → 5,276 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$41,198 → $49,643 (+20.5%)	$50,053 → $66,038 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$132,300 → $202,400 (+53.0%)	$145,600 → $206,700 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $708 (+19.4%)	$639 → $860 (+34.6%)

Lewis County

Population

3,8383,649

Median household income

$41,198$49,643

Median home value

$132,300$202,400

Median gross rent

$593$708

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)

	Lewis County	Lincoln County
Under 5	4.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	16.9%	9.8%
75 and over	10.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewis County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	63.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.6%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	8.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewis County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	9.2%	17.5%
High school graduate	32.0%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewis County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	74.9%	77.4%
Carpooled	10.2%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.7%	5.7%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewis County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	79.5%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Lewis County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	17.4%	9.4%
Average household size	2.31	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1965	1987