Lincoln County vs Ravalli County

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

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

Ravalli County has the higher population (45,807 vs 20,656 in Lincoln County). Ravalli County has the higher median household income ($71,323 vs $47,018 in Lincoln County). Ravalli County has the higher median home value ($435,000 vs $258,700 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Ravalli County
Population	20,656	45,807
Median age	52.6 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,018	$71,323
Median home value	$258,700	$435,000
Median gross rent	$810	$1,054
Housing units	10,991	21,098
Homeownership rate	79.0%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Ravalli County
Population	19,537 → 20,656 (+5.7%)	42,512 → 45,807 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$40,140 → $47,018 (+17.1%)	$53,054 → $71,323 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$198,200 → $258,700 (+30.5%)	$279,300 → $435,000 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $810 (+10.4%)	$770 → $1,054 (+36.9%)

Lincoln County

Population

19,53720,656

Median household income

$40,140$47,018

Median home value

$198,200$258,700

Median gross rent

$734$810

Ravalli County

Population

42,51245,807

Median household income

$53,054$71,323

Median home value

$279,300$435,000

Median gross rent

$770$1,054

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Ravalli County
Under 5	4.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	9.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	18.5%	16.5%
75 and over	11.2%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Ravalli County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	89.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.2%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Ravalli County
No high school diploma	8.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	39.8%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Ravalli County
Drove alone	61.8%	72.0%
Carpooled	15.1%	10.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	3.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.9%
Worked from home	15.6%	12.5%
Other means	2.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Ravalli County
1-unit, detached	76.5%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Ravalli County
Poverty rate	16.2%	8.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1982	1990