Lincoln is home to 13,281 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $124,300, having risen by half since 2000. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 31%. Density works out to 2,126 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,340, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 5%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lincoln
What changed most since 1990
Population15,418 → 13,281(−14%)US over the same years: +35%
White share96.4% → 87.8%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.6% → 20.3%(+6.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.6%(188)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(156)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(250)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 733 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lincoln, decade by decade
Lincoln population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,418
$61,029
$117,123
13.6%
8.7
2000
15,369
$62,729
$131,341
13.7%
14.1
2010
14,504
$56,734
$127,314
18.5%
20.2
2020
13,288
$58,796
$113,810
18.6%
26.3
2024
13,281
$57,340
$124,300
20.3%
28.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
