Lincoln County, Arkansas

Lincoln County has a population of 12,950 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $108,000, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $51,778.

Home price
$108,000
Income
$51,778
Population
12,950
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$108,000county
Median gross rent$744county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$671county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,224county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$51,778county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate15.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.3%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force36.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.2%county
Economic output per resident$29,343county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service55 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6582county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station62 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths7.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher12.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.2%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1460county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible99.9%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians8county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.9%county
Frequent mental distress21.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,950county
Land area in square miles559county
People per square mile of land23.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract37.9%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.8%county
Share of households that are one person26.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.8%county
Second languages4.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents301county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in195county
Households that moved away231county
Average income of arriving households$47,959county
Average income of departing households$39,788county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.51 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F79 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing37 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days247 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 16county
Average first fall frostNov 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,053 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity50.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.5%county
Homes heated by propane14.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood3.1%county
Households with broadband75.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk24.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.8county
Landslide risk16.7county
Hail risk45.8county
Earthquake risk79.5county
Tornado risk53.6county
Tropical cyclone risk57.7county
Extreme heat risk65.7county
Winter weather risk22.6county
Strong wind risk43.7county
Wildfire risk16.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lincoln County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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