Lincoln County vs Woodson County

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

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

Woodson County has the higher population (3,118 vs 2,924 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($53,546 vs $48,152 in Woodson County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($92,600 vs $77,100 in Woodson County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Woodson County
Population	2,924	3,118
Median age	44.1 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,546	$48,152
Median home value	$92,600	$77,100
Median gross rent	$604	$597
Housing units	1,667	1,842
Homeownership rate	79.1%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Woodson County
Population	3,044 → 2,924 (-3.9%)	3,157 → 3,118 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$45,076 → $53,546 (+18.8%)	$39,643 → $48,152 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$72,700 → $92,600 (+27.4%)	$73,600 → $77,100 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $604 (+14.0%)	$599 → $597 (-0.3%)

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

Woodson County

Population

3,1573,118

Median household income

$39,643$48,152

Median home value

$73,600$77,100

Median gross rent

$599$597

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Woodson County
Under 5	4.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	8.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	14.6%	16.1%
75 and over	10.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Woodson County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Woodson County
No high school diploma	3.8%	8.9%
High school graduate	27.5%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	47.2%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Woodson County
Drove alone	77.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.9%	3.4%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Woodson County
1-unit, detached	88.5%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	3.5%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Woodson County
Poverty rate	11.9%	12.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1938	1960