Lincoln City is home to 9,968 people in Oregon. At a median age of 49.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2,531 more people live here than in 2000. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 32%. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,635, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lincoln City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$150,484 → $412,700(+174%)US over the same years: +67%
Population5,930 → 9,968(+68%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants52.2% → 59.3%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Lincoln City's population equals 20% of Lincoln County's. Its number of households without a car equals 29% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 28% of the county's.
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)10.4%(103)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.4%(172)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.4%(479)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(22)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 989 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 City, decade by decade
Lincoln City 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
5,930
$44,915
$150,484
14.3%
12.7
2000
7,437
$45,467
$231,897
16.4%
33.5
2010
7,930
$38,816
$335,043
16.8%
44.0
2020
9,815
$55,851
$312,585
25.7%
51.0
2024
9,968
$56,635
$412,700
26.1%
48.2
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.
