Lincoln County, Minnesota

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,594
Median household income: $67,715
Median home value: $152,200

Lincoln County, Minnesota counts 5,594 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,715 runs below the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lincoln County's population declined 1.5% from 5,677 to 5,594, while its median household income rose 27.6% from $53,077 to $67,715.

Owners occupy 82.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,594
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,715
Median home value: $152,200
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 3,061
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6775,594

Median household income

$53,077$67,715

Median home value

$103,100$152,200

Median gross rent

$616$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,677	$53,077	$103,100	$616
2020	5,641	$53,557	$107,800	$640
2021	5,655	$58,621	$116,800	$647
2022	5,630	$64,750	$139,500	$677
2023	5,594	$67,715	$152,200	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over11.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	322	5.8%
5 to 17	964	17.2%
18 to 24	366	6.5%
25 to 34	545	9.7%
35 to 44	604	10.8%
45 to 54	647	11.6%
55 to 64	791	14.1%
65 to 74	695	12.4%
75 and over	660	11.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,271	94.2%
Black or African American	9	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	39	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.1%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	131	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	131	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	226	5.7%
High school graduate	1,360	34.5%
Some college or associate's	1,394	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	672	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	290	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,970	72.9%
Carpooled	197	7.3%
Public transit	9	0.3%
Walked	89	3.3%
Bicycle	9	0.3%
Worked from home	424	15.7%
Other means	6	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	878	38.5%
15 to 29 min	525	23.0%
30 to 44 min	652	28.6%
45 to 59 min	137	6.0%
60+ min	88	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 9.2% (496 of 5,412)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,491	61.2%
Nonfamily households	944	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,435	79.5%
Vacant	626	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,998	82.1%
Renter-occupied	437	17.9%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,730	89.2%
1-unit, attached	12	0.4%
2 to 4 units	79	2.6%
5 to 19 units	159	5.2%
20 or more units	30	1.0%
Mobile home & other	51	1.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 27081
State: Minnesota
Land area: 537 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 44.4082, -96.2720