Jewell County vs Lincoln County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (2,924 vs 2,909 in Jewell County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($53,546 vs $52,344 in Jewell County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($92,600 vs $62,100 in Jewell County).

Population, income & housing

	Jewell County	Lincoln County
Population	2,909	2,924
Median age	50.3 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,344	$53,546
Median home value	$62,100	$92,600
Median gross rent	$591	$604
Housing units	1,760	1,667
Homeownership rate	80.7%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jewell County	Lincoln County
Population	2,885 → 2,909 (+0.8%)	3,044 → 2,924 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$40,676 → $52,344 (+28.7%)	$45,076 → $53,546 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$56,100 → $62,100 (+10.7%)	$72,700 → $92,600 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $591 (+16.3%)	$530 → $604 (+14.0%)

Jewell County

Population

2,8852,909

Median household income

$40,676$52,344

Median home value

$56,100$62,100

Median gross rent

$508$591

Lincoln County

Population

3,0442,924

Median household income

$45,076$53,546

Median home value

$72,700$92,600

Median gross rent

$530$604

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jewell County	Lincoln County
Under 5	5.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	2.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	9.4%	14.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	16.8%	14.6%
75 and over	13.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jewell County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jewell County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	6.2%	3.8%
High school graduate	35.7%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jewell County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	75.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	9.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	5.9%
Other means	1.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jewell County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	85.9%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Jewell County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	12.8%	11.9%
Average household size	2.27	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1938	1938