Klamath County vs Lincoln County

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

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

Klamath County has the higher population (69,812 vs 50,632 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($61,314 vs $59,353 in Klamath County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($387,700 vs $255,700 in Klamath County).

Population, income & housing

	Klamath County	Lincoln County
Population	69,812	50,632
Median age	41.3 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,353	$61,314
Median home value	$255,700	$387,700
Median gross rent	$973	$1,150
Housing units	33,004	32,373
Homeownership rate	68.7%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Klamath County	Lincoln County
Population	66,921 → 69,812 (+4.3%)	48,547 → 50,632 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$46,491 → $59,353 (+27.7%)	$47,882 → $61,314 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$170,600 → $255,700 (+49.9%)	$251,200 → $387,700 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $973 (+26.0%)	$924 → $1,150 (+24.5%)

Klamath County

Population

66,92169,812

Median household income

$46,491$59,353

Median home value

$170,600$255,700

Median gross rent

$772$973

Lincoln County

Population

48,54750,632

Median household income

$47,882$61,314

Median home value

$251,200$387,700

Median gross rent

$924$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Klamath County	Lincoln County
Under 5	5.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.0%	12.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	16.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	19.9%
75 and over	8.0%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Klamath County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	2.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.4%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Klamath County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	10.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	33.6%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Klamath County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	80.1%	70.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	11.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	2.8%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.3%	13.5%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Klamath County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	6.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Klamath County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	18.3%	15.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1975	1981