Lincoln County is a county of 20,486 people in Wyoming. Few US counties rank higher on income. There are 5 people per square mile. Growth has run 41% since 2000, or 5,913 more people. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $89,330, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 123%, 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)$145,444 → $372,600(+156%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age29.9 → 42.7(+12.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share97.5% → 90.8%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)18.6%(234)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(246)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.7%(513)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(59)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,259 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
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,625
$68,373
$145,444
15.2%
6.2
2000
14,573
$74,313
$167,228
17.2%
9.5
2010
18,106
$83,141
$282,535
19.3%
15.4
2020
19,581
$87,143
$307,131
22.3%
22.0
2024
20,486
$89,330
$372,600
26.0%
21.4
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.
