Lincoln County vs Norman County

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

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

Norman County has the higher population (6,411 vs 5,594 in Lincoln County). Norman County has the higher median household income ($69,833 vs $67,715 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($152,200 vs $135,700 in Norman County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Norman County
Population	5,594	6,411
Median age	45.0 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,715	$69,833
Median home value	$152,200	$135,700
Median gross rent	$688	$752
Housing units	3,061	3,228
Homeownership rate	82.1%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Norman County
Population	5,677 → 5,594 (-1.5%)	6,520 → 6,411 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$53,077 → $67,715 (+27.6%)	$55,085 → $69,833 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$103,100 → $152,200 (+47.6%)	$100,700 → $135,700 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $688 (+11.7%)	$599 → $752 (+25.5%)

Lincoln County

Population

5,6775,594

Median household income

$53,077$67,715

Median home value

$103,100$152,200

Median gross rent

$616$688

Norman County

Population

6,5206,411

Median household income

$55,085$69,833

Median home value

$100,700$135,700

Median gross rent

$599$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Norman County
Under 5	5.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.8%
75 and over	11.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Norman County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.4%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Norman County
No high school diploma	5.7%	6.6%
High school graduate	34.5%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Norman County
Drove alone	72.9%	74.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	3.3%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	15.7%	5.6%
Other means	0.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Norman County
1-unit, detached	89.2%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	4.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Norman County
Poverty rate	9.2%	10.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1960	1961