Lincoln County, CO Demographic Data
Lincoln County, CO Summary
Lincoln County is located in Colorado
- Population: 5,443
- Area: 2,586.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,577.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.80 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,173.23 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lincoln County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,055
37%
50.8
Male
3,460
63%
49.2
Total Population
5,515
323,128,000
Lincoln County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
308
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
338
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
265
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
223
4.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
302
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
963
17.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
866
15.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
635
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
389
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
273
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
481
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
317
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
155
2.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,421
80.2%
77.2
Female
1,536
34.7%
51.3
Male
2,885
65.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,375
79.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,097
19.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
953
17.3%
15.2
Female
495
51.9%
55.8
Male
458
48.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Lincoln County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,415
98.2%
96.8
White
4,811
87.2%
72.6
Black or African American
468
8.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
80
1.5%
0.8
Asian
12
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
7
0.1%
0.2
Korean
2
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
23
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
23
0.4%
0.1
Some Other Race
21
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
100
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,176
21.3%
17.8
Mexican
374
6.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
2
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
32
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
768
13.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,339
78.7%
82.2
Lincoln County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
269
6.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
334
8.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,029
49.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
670
16.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
219
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
415
10.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
143
3.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
603
14.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,476
85.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
558
13.7%
31.2
Lincoln County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,650
35.8%
33.7%
Now Married
2,097
45.5%
47.5
Divorced
556
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
71
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
230
5.0
5.8%
Lincoln County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,755
91.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
452
8.7%
21.6%
Spanish
364
7.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
7
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
32
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
49
0.9%
1.1%
Lincoln County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
105
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
154
10.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
221
14.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
171
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
241
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
255
17.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
186
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
103
6.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
31
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
35
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
40,438
57,617
Per capita income
14,210
31,128
Lincoln County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
207
15.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
142
10.4%
9.8
Construction
78
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
273
20.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
54
4.0%
6.6
Information
10
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
16
1.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
49
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
28
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
171
12.5%
4.6
Retail trade
192
14.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
109
8.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
36
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
112
8.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
522
38.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
102
7.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
303
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
326
23.9%
18.1%
Lincoln County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,353
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
975
72.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
144
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
70
5.2%
2.7
Other means
29
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
135
10.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.9
26.6
Lincoln County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
97
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
446
29.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
492
32.8%
37.1
3 or more
467
31.1%
21.0
Lincoln County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,502
76.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,048
69.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
454
30.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
471
23.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Lincoln County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,973
1 room
32
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
19
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
86
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
373
18.9%
16.5
5 rooms
402
20.4%
19.8
6 rooms
373
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
195
9.9%
12.0
8 rooms
182
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
311
15.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lincoln County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,973
1-unit, detached
1,510
76.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
19
1.0%
5.9
2-units
4
0.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
27
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
59
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
24
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
37
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
292
14.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
1
0.1%
0.1
Lincoln County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
519
26.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
112
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
171
8.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
195
9.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
356
18.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
160
8.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
198
10.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
221
11.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
41
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lincoln County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
862
57.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
363
24.2%
4.7
Electricity
191
12.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
38
2.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
35
2.3%
0.5
No fuel used
1
0.1%
1.1
Lincoln County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
484
47295100.0
Less than $500
16
3.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
17
3.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
3.9%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
27
5.6%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
93
19.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
128
26.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
184
38.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
162
33.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
99
20.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
85
17.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
116
24.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
368
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
4
1.1%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
2.4%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
3.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
12
3.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
61
16.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
69
18.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
202
54.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
86
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
744
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
21
5.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
44
12.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
65
17.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
29
7.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
62
16.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
146
39.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
87
0.0%
0.0%
Lincoln County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,048
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
176
16.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
265
25.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
148
14.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
182
17.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
166
15.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
62
5.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
41
3.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
126,400
205,000
