COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lincoln County

Oregon · 38,889 residents · 981 sq mi

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Lincoln County is a county of 38,889 people in Oregon. At a median age of 39.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 16%. Median home value sits at $69,100. Households take in $22,883 at the median, 24% less than the US figure. There are 5,590 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

38,889

−13%vs 2000

vs 44,479 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 44.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

981 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202451K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(2,351)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(2,722)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(2,698)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(1,998)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(1,629)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(4,986)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(6,283)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(3,973)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(4,469)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.7%(4,937)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(2,367)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(476)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,883

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,769 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,058

−35%vs 2000

vs $18,692 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.4%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,100

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $136,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$376

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $575 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.0%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

34.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(39,260)

Black0.3%(113)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(2,119)

Asian0.9%(412)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(37,324)

Black0.2%(66)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(668)

Asian0.9%(353)

Other2.9%(1,146)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.8%(4,492)

Central American0.4%(190)

Guatemalan0.3%(137)

Puerto Rican0.2%(127)

Spaniard0.2%(81)

South American0.1%(49)

Chilean0.1%(29)

Salvadoran0.1%(27)

Nicaraguan0%(25)

Colombian0%(20)

Cuban0%(7)

Panamanian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(202)

Chinese0.4%(197)

Korean0.2%(80)

Nepalese0.1%(40)

Asian Indian0.1%(28)

Japanese0%(25)

Vietnamese0%(16)

Cambodian0%(11)

Thai0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(131)

Samoan0%(24)

Marshallese0%(6)

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)

French Canadian0.9%(446)

British0.8%(421)

Finnish0.8%(387)

Subsaharan African0.7%(361)

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)

Egyptian0%(6)

Jamaican0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.7%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.5%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.8 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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%(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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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