Lincoln County vs Ohio County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (24,415 vs 23,704 in Ohio County). Ohio County has the higher median household income ($54,369 vs $50,862 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($139,300 vs $113,400 in Ohio County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Ohio County
Population	24,415	23,704
Median age	41.9 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,862	$54,369
Median home value	$139,300	$113,400
Median gross rent	$730	$774
Housing units	10,869	10,199
Homeownership rate	77.8%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Ohio County
Population	24,476 → 24,415 (-0.2%)	24,071 → 23,704 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$42,919 → $50,862 (+18.5%)	$45,564 → $54,369 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$106,400 → $139,300 (+30.9%)	$92,500 → $113,400 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $730 (+12.1%)	$627 → $774 (+23.4%)

Lincoln County

Population

24,47624,415

Median household income

$42,919$50,862

Median home value

$106,400$139,300

Median gross rent

$651$730

Ohio County

Population

24,07123,704

Median household income

$45,564$54,369

Median home value

$92,500$113,400

Median gross rent

$627$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Ohio County
Under 5	6.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.8%
75 and over	7.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Ohio County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Ohio County
No high school diploma	16.8%	16.2%
High school graduate	43.6%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Ohio County
Drove alone	80.9%	83.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	4.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Ohio County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Ohio County
Poverty rate	18.5%	13.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1985	1983