COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lincoln County

Colorado · 4,529 residents · 2,578 sq mi

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Lincoln County is a county of 4,529 people in Colorado. Median home value sits at $43,300. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 32%. At a median age of 36.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 1,558 fewer people here than in 2000. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,529

−26%vs 2000

vs 6,087 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,578 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(345)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.6%(389)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(285)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(253)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(185)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(698)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(539)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(487)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(466)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(470)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(278)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(134)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,595

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,914 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,052

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,510 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.9%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$302

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.0% in 2000

29.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.2%(5,126)

Black4.9%(298)

Hispanic / Latino8.5%(519)

Asian0.5%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(4,438)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(76)

Asian0%(2)

Other1.9%(84)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.5%(195)

Central American2.7%(148)

Salvadoran2.7%(148)

Spaniard1.2%(66)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German20.5%(1,137)

Irish9.7%(540)

English8.4%(468)

Italian3.4%(189)

Polish2.5%(138)

American2.4%(134)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(96)

Scottish1.6%(89)

Swedish1.4%(77)

French1.3%(73)

Dutch1.3%(71)

Norwegian1.1%(63)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.1%(60)

Danish0.9%(48)

Czech0.6%(35)

Canadian0.6%(31)

Ukrainian0.6%(31)

Romanian0.5%(29)

Greek0.5%(26)

British0.4%(22)

Slovak0.2%(11)

French Canadian0.2%(10)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(4)

Swiss0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.1 min

+84%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.6%(858)

Married57.8%(1,617)

Widowed3.5%(97)

Divorced8.1%(228)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(475)

Married51.8%(1,015)

Widowed10.7%(210)

Divorced13.2%(258)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)14.5%(40)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(94)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 275 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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