Lincoln County, Idaho

Lincoln County has a population of 5,358 and has grown 9.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $255,600, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $71,453.

Home price
$255,600
Income
$71,453
Population
5,358
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$255,600county
Median gross rent$1,021county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198045.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,681(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,240(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living99.9(statewide)
Median household income$71,453county
Family health premium / yr$24,531(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,630(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.352(statewide)
Poverty rate10.5%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 home5.3%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.5%county
Economic output per resident$74,102county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.43%county
Top state income tax5.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.03%(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 time33.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service35 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport31734county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 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 station165 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.1%county
Traffic deaths149.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-7.3(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 higher11.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.0%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment896county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible61.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

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

Population5,358county
Land area in square miles1,201county
People per square mile of land4.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+9.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age37.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.4%county
Share of households that are one person22.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States15.7%county
Second languages27.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents254county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in129county
Households that moved away111county
Average income of arriving households$54,171county
Average income of departing households$47,820county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings21.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate231(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature49.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation8.3 incounty
Annual snowfall12.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing139 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days135 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 18county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use916 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.5%county
Homes heated by propane6.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.0%county
Homes heated by wood12.0%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk14.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk18.6county
Landslide risk9.4county
Hail risk4.0county
Earthquake risk32.2county
Tornado risk3.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk40.2county
Winter weather risk51.6county
Strong wind risk10.4county
Wildfire risk92.0county

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

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