Lincoln County, Georgia

Lincoln County has a population of 7,854 and has grown 5.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $165,900, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $56,907.

Home price
$165,900
Income
$56,907
Population
7,854
Unemployment
2.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$165,900county
Median gross rent$786county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198042.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use30.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$995county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$758county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,305county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$56,907county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate17.0%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 home5.5%county
Unemployment rate2.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government20.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry31.7%county
Economic output per resident$23,260county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.99%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time31.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport299141county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station67 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths50.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher15.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.9%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1261county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible84.1%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians26county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

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

Population7,854county
Land area in square miles210county
People per square mile of land37.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract46.5%county
Population change since 2020+5.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age48.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.8%county
Share of households that are one person20.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.0%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents364county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in204county
Households that moved away179county
Average income of arriving households$85,446county
Average income of departing households$39,860county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year55county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature64.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.8 incounty
Annual snowfall1.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F59 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing48 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days207 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 8county
Average first fall frostNov 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use1,052 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.7%county
Homes heated by propane15.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood3.6%county
Households with broadband64.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk12.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk13.5county
Hail risk26.9county
Earthquake risk44.9county
Tornado risk33.9county
Tropical cyclone risk54.5county
Extreme heat risk22.2county
Winter weather risk3.3county
Strong wind risk16.9county
Wildfire risk39.0county

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

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