COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lincoln County

Idaho · 3,308 residents · 1,201 sq mi

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Lincoln County is home to 3,308 people in Idaho. The average commute runs 37 minutes. Median home value sits at $36,400. Median rent is $238 a month. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,308

−18%vs 2000

vs 4,044 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

+2%vs 2000

vs 34.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,201 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(226)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(264)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.2%(336)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(247)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(195)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(385)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(451)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.5%(446)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(290)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(266)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(163)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,640

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,484 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,339

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,257 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,400

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $464 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

28.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.5%(3,375)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino13.4%(542)

Asian0.4%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(3,267)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(177)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0.9%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.9%(1,549)

Spaniard1%(54)

Cuban0.6%(32)

South American0.6%(30)

Peruvian0.6%(30)

Central American0.4%(19)

Guatemalan0.2%(12)

Puerto Rican0.2%(11)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Salvadoran0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(7)

Japanese0.1%(7)

Filipino0.1%(3)

Ancestry

English14.1%(754)

American9.9%(529)

German7.3%(392)

Irish5.4%(290)

Scottish3.4%(182)

Swedish1.6%(88)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(69)

French1.2%(63)

Norwegian1.1%(57)

Welsh1%(53)

Portuguese0.9%(49)

Italian0.7%(40)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(37)

Dutch0.5%(28)

Russian0.5%(28)

Czech0.4%(20)

British0.3%(14)

Polish0.3%(14)

Romanian0.2%(10)

Swiss0.2%(9)

Arab0.1%(8)

Jordanian0.1%(8)

Subsaharan African0.1%(7)

Ghanaian0.1%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Finnish0.1%(4)

Belgian0.1%(3)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.8%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

37.0 min

+55%vs 2000

vs 23.8 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 married30.1%(678)

Married57.7%(1,298)

Widowed2%(45)

Divorced10.1%(228)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(415)

Married62.2%(1,237)

Widowed6.1%(121)

Divorced10.8%(215)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−18.9 ptssince 2013

from 30.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)18.1%(54)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(55)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.6%(133)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 298 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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