Lincoln County vs Roosevelt County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (20,227 vs 19,002 in Roosevelt County). Roosevelt County has the higher median household income ($52,445 vs $51,643 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($212,200 vs $136,000 in Roosevelt County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Roosevelt County
Population	20,227	19,002
Median age	52.7 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,643	$52,445
Median home value	$212,200	$136,000
Median gross rent	$883	$863
Housing units	17,768	8,525
Homeownership rate	79.5%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Roosevelt County
Population	19,461 → 20,227 (+3.9%)	18,888 → 19,002 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$46,216 → $51,643 (+11.7%)	$42,702 → $52,445 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$193,900 → $212,200 (+9.4%)	$118,200 → $136,000 (+15.1%)
Median gross rent	$697 → $883 (+26.7%)	$778 → $863 (+10.9%)

Lincoln County

Population

19,46120,227

Median household income

$46,216$51,643

Median home value

$193,900$212,200

Median gross rent

$697$883

Roosevelt County

Population

18,88819,002

Median household income

$42,702$52,445

Median home value

$118,200$136,000

Median gross rent

$778$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Roosevelt County
Under 5	4.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	12.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.1%	15.6%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.4%
35 to 44	10.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	17.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	18.0%	8.3%
75 and over	12.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Roosevelt County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	48.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	0.8%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	32.6%	44.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Roosevelt County
No high school diploma	8.2%	14.1%
High school graduate	27.3%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Roosevelt County
Drove alone	72.8%	76.2%
Carpooled	11.0%	14.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	4.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Roosevelt County
1-unit, detached	63.7%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	18.4%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Roosevelt County
Poverty rate	16.0%	21.6%
Average household size	2.14	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1985	1980