Johnson County vs Lincoln County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (61,636 vs 54,331 in Johnson County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($85,276 vs $67,123 in Johnson County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($224,800 vs $221,400 in Johnson County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson County	Lincoln County
Population	54,331	61,636
Median age	31.3 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,123	$85,276
Median home value	$221,400	$224,800
Median gross rent	$905	$972
Housing units	22,663	23,600
Homeownership rate	63.9%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson County	Lincoln County
Population	53,682 → 54,331 (+1.2%)	56,477 → 61,636 (+9.1%)
Median household income	$55,273 → $67,123 (+21.4%)	$64,196 → $85,276 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $221,400 (+41.5%)	$163,300 → $224,800 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $905 (+12.3%)	$854 → $972 (+13.8%)

Johnson County

Population

53,68254,331

Median household income

$55,273$67,123

Median home value

$156,500$221,400

Median gross rent

$806$905

Lincoln County

Population

56,47761,636

Median household income

$64,196$85,276

Median home value

$163,300$224,800

Median gross rent

$854$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnson County	Lincoln County
Under 5	6.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	15.7%	18.5%
18 to 24	18.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.1%
75 and over	5.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	92.1%
Black or African American	3.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	6.9%	8.9%
High school graduate	32.9%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	79.3%	81.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	8.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	3.6%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	66.7%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Johnson County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	11.9%	10.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1991	1996