Lincoln County, North Carolina

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 90,359
Median household income: $78,490
Median home value: $279,500

Home to 90,359 residents, Lincoln County is one of North Carolina's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $78,490 is above the North Carolina median ($69,904).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lincoln County's population grew 9.0% from 82,919 to 90,359, while its median household income rose 36.4% from $57,536 to $78,490.

The typical home was built around 1993. 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 90,359
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,490
Median home value: $279,500
Median gross rent: $977
Housing units: 38,589
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,91990,359

Median household income

$57,536$78,490

Median home value

$172,000$279,500

Median gross rent

$727$977

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,919	$57,536	$172,000	$727
2020	84,580	$59,592	$187,000	$777
2021	85,670	$65,399	$203,200	$841
2022	87,933	$75,672	$241,200	$928
2023	90,359	$78,490	$279,500	$977

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,557	5.0%
5 to 17	14,212	15.7%
18 to 24	6,418	7.1%
25 to 34	10,129	11.2%
35 to 44	10,960	12.1%
45 to 54	13,167	14.6%
55 to 64	13,748	15.2%
65 to 74	10,463	11.6%
75 and over	6,705	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	74,853	82.8%
Black or African American	5,236	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	155	0.2%
Asian	705	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	203	0.2%
Two or more races	2,137	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,065	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,521	10.0%
High school graduate	19,091	29.3%
Some college or associate's	21,946	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	12,649	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,965	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,808	79.1%
Carpooled	2,640	6.2%
Public transit	75	0.2%
Walked	279	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,143	12.0%
Other means	793	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,071	21.5%
15 to 29 min	11,287	30.0%
30 to 44 min	9,621	25.6%
45 to 59 min	4,780	12.7%
60+ min	3,836	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 9.0% (8,097 of 89,512)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,928	72.7%
Nonfamily households	9,753	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35,681	92.5%
Vacant	2,908	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,998	78.5%
Renter-occupied	7,683	21.5%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,591	74.1%
1-unit, attached	820	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,502	3.9%
5 to 19 units	936	2.4%
20 or more units	447	1.2%
Mobile home & other	6,293	16.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 37109
State: North Carolina
Land area: 296 sq mi
Water area: 9.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.4885, -81.2269