Lincoln County, Tennessee

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,617
Median household income: $63,115
Median home value: $209,100

Lincoln County, Tennessee counts 35,617 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $63,115, its median household income sits below Tennessee's $67,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Lincoln County's population grew 5.0% from 33,924 to 35,617, while its median household income rose 27.5% from $49,485 to $63,115.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.2% of the population. 83.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,617
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,115
Median home value: $209,100
Median gross rent: $782
Housing units: 16,124
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,92435,617

Median household income

$49,485$63,115

Median home value

$135,700$209,100

Median gross rent

$685$782

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,924	$49,485	$135,700	$685
2020	34,158	$53,923	$149,400	$704
2021	35,042	$57,455	$157,100	$705
2022	35,365	$61,374	$186,300	$755
2023	35,617	$63,115	$209,100	$782

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,121	6.0%
5 to 17	5,801	16.3%
18 to 24	2,826	7.9%
25 to 34	4,113	11.5%
35 to 44	3,917	11.0%
45 to 54	4,512	12.7%
55 to 64	5,337	15.0%
65 to 74	4,127	11.6%
75 and over	2,863	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,348	85.2%
Black or African American	2,052	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	223	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	38	0.1%
Two or more races	1,535	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,393	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,239	13.0%
High school graduate	10,764	43.3%
Some college or associate's	6,072	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,850	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,944	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,321	83.8%
Carpooled	1,209	7.6%
Public transit	86	0.5%
Walked	154	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,008	6.3%
Other means	120	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,469	23.3%
15 to 29 min	4,256	28.6%
30 to 44 min	2,960	19.9%
45 to 59 min	1,977	13.3%
60+ min	2,228	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 12.4% (4,359 of 35,088)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,745	66.8%
Nonfamily households	4,844	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,589	90.5%
Vacant	1,535	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,238	77.0%
Renter-occupied	3,351	23.0%

1-unit, detached79.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other12.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,766	79.2%
1-unit, attached	147	0.9%
2 to 4 units	791	4.9%
5 to 19 units	362	2.2%
20 or more units	14	0.1%
Mobile home & other	2,044	12.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 47103
State: Tennessee
Land area: 570 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 35.1428, -86.5934