Lincoln County, Colorado

Lincoln County has a population of 5,550 and has shrunk 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $246,500, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $62,861.

Home price
$246,500
Income
$62,861
Population
5,550
Unemployment
1.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$246,500county
Median gross rent$868county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198062.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,016county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$774county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,413county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$62,861county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate9.8%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 home10.7%county
Unemployment rate1.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force45.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.7%county
Share of workers employed by government27.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$90,269county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.44%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(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 time22.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service64 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1248261county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.1 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 station74 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths198.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(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 higher26.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.2%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment700county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible48.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution65 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians106county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

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

Population5,550county
Land area in square miles2,578county
People per square mile of land2.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store41.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract38.4%county
Population change since 2020-0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person36.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.6%county
Second languages7.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents388county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in101county
Households that moved away173county
Average income of arriving households$41,426county
Average income of departing households$46,977county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year10county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.2 incounty
Annual snowfall13.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.97 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days145 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 13county
Average first fall frostOct 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use897 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.6%county
Homes heated by propane19.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband81.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk14.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk63.5county
Landslide risk4.3county
Hail risk67.0county
Earthquake risk18.6county
Tornado risk25.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk5.7county
Winter weather risk45.3county
Strong wind risk29.0county
Wildfire risk58.4county

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 Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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