Lincoln County vs White Pine County

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

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

White Pine County has the higher population (8,856 vs 4,452 in Lincoln County). White Pine County has the higher median household income ($72,294 vs $69,496 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($208,900 vs $196,700 in White Pine County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	White Pine County
Population	4,452	8,856
Median age	43.6 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,496	$72,294
Median home value	$208,900	$196,700
Median gross rent	$754	$933
Housing units	2,322	4,157
Homeownership rate	73.7%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	White Pine County
Population	5,180 → 4,452 (-14.1%)	9,679 → 8,856 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$58,462 → $69,496 (+18.9%)	$60,827 → $72,294 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$140,900 → $208,900 (+48.3%)	$154,100 → $196,700 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $754 (+24.4%)	$699 → $933 (+33.5%)

Lincoln County

Population

5,1804,452

Median household income

$58,462$69,496

Median home value

$140,900$208,900

Median gross rent

$606$754

White Pine County

Population

9,6798,856

Median household income

$60,827$72,294

Median home value

$154,100$196,700

Median gross rent

$699$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	White Pine County
Under 5	3.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.8%
45 to 54	16.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.1%
75 and over	9.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	White Pine County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	71.7%
Black or African American	4.2%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	3.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	White Pine County
No high school diploma	5.9%	11.7%
High school graduate	46.0%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	White Pine County
Drove alone	57.9%	75.3%
Carpooled	18.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	5.3%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	9.1%
Other means	5.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	White Pine County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	White Pine County
Poverty rate	6.6%	8.4%
Average household size	2.47	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1981	1971