Lincoln County is a county of 12,950 people in Arkansas. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $108,000. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Density works out to 23 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,778, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lincoln County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate26.2% → 15.4%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.6% → 12.0%(+6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share35.7% → 27.7%(−8.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 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)19.1%(114)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.9%(166)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.1%(96)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(33)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 596 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 County, decade by decade
Lincoln County 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
13,690
$44,298
$72,242
5.6%
59.4
2000
14,492
$53,934
$81,974
7.6%
59.8
2010
14,134
$51,410
$103,433
8.6%
59.7
2020
12,941
$56,425
$109,811
8.5%
64.7
2024
12,950
$51,778
$108,000
12.0%
67.1
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.
