Lincoln County vs Pontotoc County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (34,830 vs 31,312 in Pontotoc County). Pontotoc County has the higher median household income ($52,741 vs $48,316 in Lincoln County). Pontotoc County has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $131,800 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Population	34,830	31,312
Median age	41.2 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,316	$52,741
Median home value	$131,800	$141,700
Median gross rent	$754	$848
Housing units	15,885	14,076
Homeownership rate	73.8%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Population	34,320 → 34,830 (+1.5%)	31,618 → 31,312 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$42,606 → $48,316 (+13.4%)	$44,759 → $52,741 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$99,500 → $131,800 (+32.5%)	$106,500 → $141,700 (+33.1%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $754 (+5.8%)	$722 → $848 (+17.5%)

Lincoln County

Population

34,32034,830

Median household income

$42,606$48,316

Median home value

$99,500$131,800

Median gross rent

$713$754

Pontotoc County

Population

31,61831,312

Median household income

$44,759$52,741

Median home value

$106,500$141,700

Median gross rent

$722$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Under 5	5.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	17.5%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.9%
75 and over	6.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	74.8%
Black or African American	30.2%	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
No high school diploma	12.9%	21.1%
High school graduate	36.7%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Drove alone	86.3%	86.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
1-unit, detached	66.3%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Poverty rate	21.3%	14.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1984	1986