Lincoln County vs Vernon County

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

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

Vernon County has the higher population (30,915 vs 28,403 in Lincoln County). Vernon County has the higher median household income ($69,556 vs $67,726 in Lincoln County). Vernon County has the higher median home value ($210,600 vs $177,700 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Vernon County
Population	28,403	30,915
Median age	49.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,726	$69,556
Median home value	$177,700	$210,600
Median gross rent	$768	$826
Housing units	16,233	13,939
Homeownership rate	78.4%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Vernon County
Population	27,744 → 28,403 (+2.4%)	30,633 → 30,915 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$58,541 → $67,726 (+15.7%)	$52,459 → $69,556 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $177,700 (+27.2%)	$157,200 → $210,600 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $768 (+16.0%)	$670 → $826 (+23.3%)

Lincoln County

Population

27,74428,403

Median household income

$58,541$67,726

Median home value

$139,700$177,700

Median gross rent

$662$768

Vernon County

Population

30,63330,915

Median household income

$52,459$69,556

Median home value

$157,200$210,600

Median gross rent

$670$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Vernon County
Under 5	5.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	13.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	18.5%	14.9%
65 to 74	13.7%	12.6%
75 and over	9.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Vernon County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Vernon County
No high school diploma	7.5%	9.5%
High school graduate	40.1%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Vernon County
Drove alone	79.7%	74.3%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	1.8%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	11.2%
Other means	0.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Vernon County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Vernon County
Poverty rate	10.5%	14.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1975	1974