Lincoln City

Population: 9,890
Median household income: $56,322
Median home value: $374,400

Lincoln City is a community in Lincoln County, Oregon, home to 9,890 residents. At $56,322, its median household income sits below Lincoln County's $61,314.

From 2019 to 2023, Lincoln City's population grew 12.1% from 8,826 to 9,890, while its median home value rose 52.0% from $246,300 to $374,400.

28.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,890
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,322
Median home value: $374,400
Median gross rent: $1,326
Housing units: 7,023
Homeownership rate: 59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,8269,890

Median household income

$39,344$56,322

Median home value

$246,300$374,400

Median gross rent

$933$1,326

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,826	$39,344	$246,300	$933
2020	9,007	$46,080	$257,900	$989
2021	9,655	$49,297	$279,900	$1,078
2022	9,790	$54,210	$333,200	$1,134
2023	9,890	$56,322	$374,400	$1,326

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7420.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	486	4.9%
5 to 17	1,073	10.8%
18 to 24	468	4.7%
25 to 34	1,159	11.7%
35 to 44	1,204	12.2%
45 to 54	1,170	11.8%
55 to 64	1,538	15.6%
65 to 74	1,975	20.0%
75 and over	817	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,514	76.0%
Black or African American	20	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	210	2.1%
Asian	299	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	2	0.0%
Two or more races	511	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,328	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's36.7%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	768	9.8%
High school graduate	1,994	25.4%
Some college or associate's	2,888	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,402	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	811	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,700	65.1%
Carpooled	526	12.7%
Public transit	3	0.1%
Walked	188	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	647	15.6%
Other means	84	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,160	61.7%
15 to 29 min	880	25.1%
30 to 44 min	167	4.8%
45 to 59 min	135	3.9%
60+ min	159	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 14.3% (1,400 of 9,784)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,476	56.2%
Nonfamily households	1,930	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,406	62.7%
Vacant	2,617	37.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,600	59.0%
Renter-occupied	1,806	41.0%

1-unit, detached70.0%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,917	70.0%
1-unit, attached	266	3.8%
2 to 4 units	308	4.4%
5 to 19 units	601	8.6%
20 or more units	465	6.6%
Mobile home & other	466	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4142600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 44.9779, -124.0061