COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Lincoln County

Kansas · 3,578 residents · 719 sq mi

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With 3,578 people, Lincoln County is a county in Kansas. At a median age of 43.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $41,300. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median rent is $296 a month. That trails the Kansas median by roughly 24%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 43.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 85%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,578

−2%since 1990

from 3,653 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.7

+4%since 1990

from 41.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

719 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.2%(185)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.9%(210)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(265)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.1%(253)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.5%(125)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 348.5%(304)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.4%(514)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.6%(524)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.9%(356)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.9%(390)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848.3%(298)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over4.3%(154)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,893

+26%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $18,652 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,788

+63%since 1990

from $9,668 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.7%

−6.1 ptssince 1990

from 15.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,300

+85%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $195 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 78.8% in 1990

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(3,624)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(26)

Asian0.1%(2)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(3,491)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino1%(37)

Asian0.1%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(104)

Puerto Rican0.4%(11)

Cuban0.3%(8)

Central American0.3%(8)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Panamanian0.1%(3)

Spaniard0.1%(2)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Japanese0.5%(14)

Filipino0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German31.9%(932)

English12.8%(373)

Irish10.6%(309)

American8.9%(261)

Swedish4.7%(136)

Danish3.5%(102)

Scottish3.1%(91)

Norwegian2.7%(78)

French2.1%(62)

Czech1.5%(45)

Hungarian1.3%(39)

Welsh0.8%(24)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.8%(23)

Dutch0.8%(23)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(22)

Italian0.7%(19)

Polish0.7%(19)

Russian0.5%(15)

Swiss0.3%(8)

British0.1%(3)

Greek0.1%(2)

Belgian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.4%

+5.8 ptssince 1990

from 11.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.0%

+7.3 ptssince 1990

from 77.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 3.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

−52%since 1990

from 30.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.2%(287)

Married67%(952)

Widowed3.1%(44)

Divorced9.7%(138)

Women 15+

Never married12.7%(192)

Married65.3%(985)

Widowed12.6%(190)

Divorced9.4%(141)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.6%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 74.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.1%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% 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)30.6%(64)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.8%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.2%(107)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 209 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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