Lincoln County vs Teton County

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

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

Teton County has the higher population (23,358 vs 20,158 in Lincoln County). Teton County has the higher median household income ($112,681 vs $86,092 in Lincoln County). Teton County has the higher median home value ($1,371,900 vs $334,500 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Teton County
Population	20,158	23,358
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,092	$112,681
Median home value	$334,500	$1,371,900
Median gross rent	$868	$1,758
Housing units	9,763	13,503
Homeownership rate	80.1%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	61.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Teton County
Population	19,274 → 20,158 (+4.6%)	23,280 → 23,358 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$66,964 → $86,092 (+28.6%)	$84,678 → $112,681 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$246,400 → $334,500 (+35.8%)	$866,600 → $1,371,900 (+58.3%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $868 (+1.9%)	$1,376 → $1,758 (+27.8%)

Lincoln County

Population

19,27420,158

Median household income

$66,964$86,092

Median home value

$246,400$334,500

Median gross rent

$852$868

Teton County

Population

23,28023,358

Median household income

$84,678$112,681

Median home value

$866,600$1,371,900

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Teton County
Under 5	5.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	20.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.8%
25 to 34	9.4%	17.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	17.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.2%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.5%
75 and over	6.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Teton County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	78.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Teton County
No high school diploma	5.4%	2.8%
High school graduate	31.2%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	40.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Teton County
Drove alone	69.9%	62.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	7.5%
Public transit	0.5%	2.1%
Walked	3.0%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	3.2%
Worked from home	10.1%	14.2%
Other means	2.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Teton County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Teton County
Poverty rate	7.1%	7.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1988	1989