COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lincoln County

Georgia · 7,442 residents · 210 sq mi

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With 7,442 people, Lincoln County is a county in Georgia. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $45,400. That trails the Georgia median by roughly 26%. Median rent is $237 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,442

−11%vs 2000

vs 8,348 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

210 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(480)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(600)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(547)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(574)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(483)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(1,092)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(1,090)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(779)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(735)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(682)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(325)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(55)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,472

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,952 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,628

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,351 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.8%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,400

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$237

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $377 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.7%(5,321)

Black34.2%(2,857)

Hispanic / Latino1%(81)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.8%(4,600)

Black38.2%(2,842)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(33)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1%(81)

Central American0.3%(20)

Salvadoran0.3%(20)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(11)

Ancestry

English13.6%(1,065)

American9.9%(780)

German8.4%(657)

Irish7.7%(601)

Scottish1.6%(129)

French1.6%(123)

Italian1.2%(98)

Polish1%(75)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(64)

Russian0.6%(46)

Lithuanian0.5%(41)

Portuguese0.5%(40)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(35)

Welsh0.4%(33)

Danish0.3%(21)

Dutch0.3%(20)

Hungarian0.2%(17)

Greek0.2%(15)

Swedish0.2%(15)

Subsaharan African0.2%(14)

French Canadian0.2%(13)

Slovene0.2%(13)

Belgian0.1%(11)

British0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.7 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 25.4 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 married29.5%(953)

Married54.5%(1,763)

Widowed4.9%(158)

Divorced11.1%(359)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(832)

Married53.4%(1,866)

Widowed14.2%(495)

Divorced8.7%(304)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.1%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.3%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.9%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% 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)23.6%(116)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(104)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.1%(217)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 492 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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