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Lincoln County

Oregon · 50,636 residents (2025 est.) · 981 sq mi
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The short version

Lincoln County is a county of 50,964 people in Oregon. At a median age of 52.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 24%. The foreign-born share is 6%. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 52 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,165, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Lincoln County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$165,845 → $410,800 (+148%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Median age39.6 → 52.7 (+13.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 36 counties in Oregon

  • 24th in household income$63,165
  • 13th in share with a bachelor's degree28.6%
  • 16th in home value$410,800
  • 17th in diversity score45.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
50,964
+15%since 2000
from 44,479 in 2000
50,636 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
52 / sq mi
+15%since 2000
from 45 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
52.7
+20%since 2000
from 44.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
981 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
38K41K45K49K52K19902000201020202024Lincoln County
202451K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.6%(1,859)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.3%(2,182)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.7%(2,375)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.7%(2,402)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.5%(2,293)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 348.5%(4,351)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.3%(5,761)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(5,543)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.6%(7,971)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7420.2%(10,270)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 849.1%(4,615)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.6%(1,342)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,165
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,769 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,813
+108%since 2000
from $18,692 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.1%
+20.2 ptssince 2009
from 20.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.462
+3%since 2010
from 0.449 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information15.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction3.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Finance & insurance3.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$410,800
+65%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $136,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,201
+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $575 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 65.7% in 2000
28.5% rent
Vacancy rate
29.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 31.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.18 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.27 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.7%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.6%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.5
+6%since 2009
from 6.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.3%(39,260)
Black0.3%(113)
Hispanic / Latino4.8%(2,119)
Asian0.9%(412)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic78.3%(39,899)
Black0.4%(183)
Hispanic / Latino10.3%(5,237)
Asian1.2%(601)
Other9.9%(5,044)
Diversity Score
46
+42%since 2009
from 32 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
16
−30%since 2020
from 22 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican8.8%(4,492)
Guatemalan0.3%(137)
Puerto Rican0.2%(127)
Spaniard0.2%(81)
Chilean0.1%(29)
Salvadoran0.1%(27)
Colombian0%(20)
Cuban0%(7)
Asian origin
Filipino0.4%(202)
Chinese0.4%(197)
Korean0.2%(80)
Nepalese0.1%(40)
Asian Indian0.1%(28)
Japanese0%(25)
Cambodian0%(11)
Thai0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(24)
Tongan0%(3)
Ancestry
German19%(9,680)
English15.2%(7,764)
Irish11.7%(5,969)
Norwegian3.9%(1,998)
Scottish3.9%(1,973)
American3.3%(1,685)
Italian3.1%(1,604)
Dutch2.5%(1,261)
Swedish2.3%(1,150)
French2%(1,032)
Polish1.9%(944)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(763)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Danish1.3%(677)
Welsh1.1%(562)
British0.8%(421)
Finnish0.8%(387)
Russian0.7%(353)
Ukrainian0.5%(238)
Czech0.4%(200)
Portuguese0.3%(166)
Greek0.3%(153)
Swiss0.3%(150)
Belgian0.3%(139)
Arab0.2%(124)
Hungarian0.2%(116)
West Indian0.2%(99)
Austrian0.2%(80)
Lithuanian0.1%(62)
Canadian0.1%(59)
Romanian0.1%(57)
Turkish0.1%(55)
Lebanese0.1%(46)
Australian0.1%(32)
Slovak0.1%(30)
Syrian0.1%(27)
Croatian0.1%(27)
Jordanian0%(23)
Slovene0%(13)
Moroccan0%(10)
Latvian0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.6%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 20.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.2%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 84.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.1 min
+50%since 2000
from 14.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.6%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 74.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.1%
+11.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.5%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
48.9%
−7.0 ptssince 2011
from 55.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
65.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 63.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.3%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 28.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
Female
51.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.3%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
23.3%
+4.1 ptssince 2012
from 19.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.9%
−11.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.0%
+14.2 ptssince 2017
from 76.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 92.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 83.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 92.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.1%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 6.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29%(6,164)
Married52.6%(11,157)
Widowed4.1%(871)
Divorced14.3%(3,027)
Women 15+
Never married21.4%(5,003)
Married47.3%(11,027)
Widowed11.5%(2,683)
Divorced19.8%(4,616)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.9%
−11.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
34.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 37.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
34.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 31.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 27.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 5.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
53.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 54.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
58.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 55.0% 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)11.4%(554)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(918)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.3%(2,156)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(225)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(40)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,862 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199038,889$54,921$165,84516.7%12.7
200044,479$59,694$249,38520.8%26.9
201046,034$57,166$354,32023.8%34.7
202050,395$61,541$322,16027.7%46.3
202450,964$63,165$410,80028.6%45.8

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lincoln County, Oregon?

Lincoln County, Oregon has about 50,964 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lincoln County, Oregon?

The typical household in Lincoln County, Oregon earns about $63,165 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lincoln County, Oregon expensive?

In Lincoln County, Oregon, the median home is worth about $410,800, and the typical rent is about $1,201 a month.

How educated are people in Lincoln County, Oregon?

About 28.6% of adults age 25 and over in Lincoln County, Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lincoln County, Oregon?

About 15.9% of people in Lincoln County, Oregon live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lincoln County, Oregon grown since 1990?

Yes, Lincoln County, Oregon has grown since 1990. The population has added about 12,075 residents, a change of about 31 percent over that period.

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