Lincoln County vs Pontotoc County

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

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

Pontotoc County has the higher population (38,158 vs 33,917 in Lincoln County). Pontotoc County has the higher median household income ($62,564 vs $59,425 in Lincoln County). Pontotoc County has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $152,000 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Population	33,917	38,158
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,425	$62,564
Median home value	$152,000	$170,500
Median gross rent	$760	$880
Housing units	14,516	17,483
Homeownership rate	80.3%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Population	34,895 → 33,917 (-2.8%)	38,355 → 38,158 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$50,671 → $59,425 (+17.3%)	$50,392 → $62,564 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $152,000 (+37.2%)	$129,300 → $170,500 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $760 (+13.8%)	$707 → $880 (+24.5%)

Lincoln County

Population

34,89533,917

Median household income

$50,671$59,425

Median home value

$110,800$152,000

Median gross rent

$668$760

Pontotoc County

Population

38,35538,158

Median household income

$50,392$62,564

Median home value

$129,300$170,500

Median gross rent

$707$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Under 5	5.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.6%
75 and over	7.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	63.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.6%	18.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
No high school diploma	11.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	41.8%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Drove alone	78.7%	84.2%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.9%	3.7%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
1-unit, detached	73.4%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.1%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Pontotoc County
Poverty rate	16.5%	12.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	31	18
Median year structure built	1985	1977