Lincoln County, Missouri

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 61,636
Median household income: $85,276
Median home value: $224,800

Home to 61,636 residents, Lincoln County is one of Missouri's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $85,276, its median household income sits above Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lincoln County's population grew 9.1% from 56,477 to 61,636, while its median household income rose 32.8% from $64,196 to $85,276.

Households average 2.72 people. The median gross rent is $972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 61,636
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,276
Median home value: $224,800
Median gross rent: $972
Housing units: 23,600
Homeownership rate: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,47761,636

Median household income

$64,196$85,276

Median home value

$163,300$224,800

Median gross rent

$854$972

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,477	$64,196	$163,300	$854
2020	57,590	$70,424	$165,700	$842
2021	58,689	$76,622	$172,200	$876
2022	60,172	$82,543	$206,800	$958
2023	61,636	$85,276	$224,800	$972

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,165	6.8%
5 to 17	11,407	18.5%
18 to 24	4,496	7.3%
25 to 34	8,527	13.8%
35 to 44	8,343	13.5%
45 to 54	7,407	12.0%
55 to 64	8,476	13.8%
65 to 74	5,592	9.1%
75 and over	3,223	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56,777	92.1%
Black or African American	1,057	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.0%
Asian	212	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	76	0.1%
Some other race	40	0.1%
Two or more races	1,739	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,708	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,705	8.9%
High school graduate	16,863	40.6%
Some college or associate's	13,337	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,586	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,077	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,845	81.4%
Carpooled	2,462	8.4%
Public transit	88	0.3%
Walked	698	2.4%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	1,945	6.6%
Other means	268	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,807	17.6%
15 to 29 min	8,084	29.5%
30 to 44 min	6,907	25.2%
45 to 59 min	3,894	14.2%
60+ min	3,673	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 10.7% (6,454 of 60,594)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,412	73.2%
Nonfamily households	6,008	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,420	95.0%
Vacant	1,180	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,563	78.3%
Renter-occupied	4,857	21.7%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,640	74.7%
1-unit, attached	406	1.7%
2 to 4 units	998	4.2%
5 to 19 units	636	2.7%
20 or more units	84	0.4%
Mobile home & other	3,836	16.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 29113
State: Missouri
Land area: 627 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 39.0623, -90.9629

Cities & places

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