Lincoln County vs Skamania County

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

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

Skamania County has the higher population (12,276 vs 11,271 in Lincoln County). Skamania County has the higher median household income ($90,085 vs $71,227 in Lincoln County). Skamania County has the higher median home value ($472,600 vs $272,300 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Skamania County
Population	11,271	12,276
Median age	46.9 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,227	$90,085
Median home value	$272,300	$472,600
Median gross rent	$872	$1,024
Housing units	5,840	5,899
Homeownership rate	78.5%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Skamania County
Population	10,574 → 11,271 (+6.6%)	11,753 → 12,276 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$54,631 → $71,227 (+30.4%)	$65,181 → $90,085 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$162,800 → $272,300 (+67.3%)	$296,700 → $472,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $872 (+10.7%)	$850 → $1,024 (+20.5%)

Lincoln County

Population

10,57411,271

Median household income

$54,631$71,227

Median home value

$162,800$272,300

Median gross rent

$788$872

Skamania County

Population

11,75312,276

Median household income

$65,181$90,085

Median home value

$296,700$472,600

Median gross rent

$850$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Skamania County
Under 5	5.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.4%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	15.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	15.6%	14.9%
75 and over	10.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Skamania County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	1.5%
Asian	0.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Skamania County
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	26.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Skamania County
Drove alone	71.8%	69.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	4.9%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.7%	17.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Skamania County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Skamania County
Poverty rate	10.4%	8.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1972	1984