Lincoln County vs Rush County

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

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

Rush County has the higher population (2,957 vs 2,924 in Lincoln County). Rush County has the higher median household income ($60,288 vs $53,546 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($92,600 vs $79,300 in Rush County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Rush County
Population	2,924	2,957
Median age	44.1 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,546	$60,288
Median home value	$92,600	$79,300
Median gross rent	$604	$700
Housing units	1,667	1,701
Homeownership rate	79.1%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Rush County
Population	3,044 → 2,924 (-3.9%)	3,022 → 2,957 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$45,076 → $53,546 (+18.8%)	$47,981 → $60,288 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$72,700 → $92,600 (+27.4%)	$70,800 → $79,300 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $604 (+14.0%)	$576 → $700 (+21.5%)

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

Rush County

Population

3,0222,957

Median household income

$47,981$60,288

Median home value

$70,800$79,300

Median gross rent

$576$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Rush County
Under 5	4.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	12.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	8.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.7%
45 to 54	8.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.3%
75 and over	10.3%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Rush County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Rush County
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	27.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	47.2%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Rush County
Drove alone	77.3%	78.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	5.4%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Rush County
1-unit, detached	88.5%	93.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Rush County
Poverty rate	11.9%	11.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950