Craven County vs Lincoln County

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

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

Craven County has the higher population (101,074 vs 90,359 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($78,490 vs $64,635 in Craven County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($279,500 vs $206,200 in Craven County).

Population, income & housing

	Craven County	Lincoln County
Population	101,074	90,359
Median age	39.2 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,635	$78,490
Median home value	$206,200	$279,500
Median gross rent	$1,100	$977
Housing units	47,404	38,589
Homeownership rate	69.9%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craven County	Lincoln County
Population	102,491 → 101,074 (-1.4%)	82,919 → 90,359 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$52,687 → $64,635 (+22.7%)	$57,536 → $78,490 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$157,900 → $206,200 (+30.6%)	$172,000 → $279,500 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $1,100 (+20.9%)	$727 → $977 (+34.4%)

Craven County

Population

102,491101,074

Median household income

$52,687$64,635

Median home value

$157,900$206,200

Median gross rent

$910$1,100

Lincoln County

Population

82,91990,359

Median household income

$57,536$78,490

Median home value

$172,000$279,500

Median gross rent

$727$977

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craven County	Lincoln County
Under 5	6.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.6%
75 and over	8.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craven County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	82.8%
Black or African American	20.1%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	2.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craven County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	8.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	26.6%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craven County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	79.1%	79.1%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	12.0%
Other means	2.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craven County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	69.2%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	2.4%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Craven County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	13.9%	9.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1990	1993