Lincoln County, Kentucky

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,415
Median household income: $50,862
Median home value: $139,300

Lincoln County, Kentucky counts 24,415 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $50,862 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lincoln County's population held roughly steady from 24,476 to 24,415, while its median household income rose 18.5% from $42,919 to $50,862.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.6% of the population. 80.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,415
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,862
Median home value: $139,300
Median gross rent: $730
Housing units: 10,869
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,47624,415

Median household income

$42,919$50,862

Median home value

$106,400$139,300

Median gross rent

$651$730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,476	$42,919	$106,400	$651
2020	24,493	$42,231	$106,100	$604
2021	24,314	$45,856	$114,600	$643
2022	24,320	$49,487	$130,100	$678
2023	24,415	$50,862	$139,300	$730

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,573	6.4%
5 to 17	4,192	17.2%
18 to 24	1,783	7.3%
25 to 34	2,880	11.8%
35 to 44	2,903	11.9%
45 to 54	3,129	12.8%
55 to 64	3,352	13.7%
65 to 74	2,709	11.1%
75 and over	1,894	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,608	92.6%
Black or African American	409	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	73	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	240	1.0%
Two or more races	585	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	498	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,834	16.8%
High school graduate	7,358	43.6%
Some college or associate's	4,104	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,577	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	994	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,531	80.9%
Carpooled	648	7.0%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	214	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	880	9.5%
Other means	27	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,641	19.5%
15 to 29 min	3,242	38.4%
30 to 44 min	1,660	19.7%
45 to 59 min	984	11.7%
60+ min	905	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 18.5% (4,459 of 24,051)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,775	70.0%
Nonfamily households	2,909	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,684	89.1%
Vacant	1,185	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,530	77.8%
Renter-occupied	2,154	22.2%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,006	73.7%
1-unit, attached	89	0.8%
2 to 4 units	330	3.0%
5 to 19 units	195	1.8%
20 or more units	5	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2,244	20.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 21137
State: Kentucky
Land area: 333 sq mi
Water area: 3.49 sq mi
Center point: 37.4572, -84.6583

Cities & places

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