Lincoln County, Kansas

Lincoln County has a population of 2,923 and has shrunk 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $96,900, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $57,500.

Home price
$96,900
Income
$57,500
Population
2,923
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$96,900county
Median gross rent$634county
Median year homes here were built1975(statewide)
Share of homes built before 198085.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$877county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$668county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,073county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$57,500county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate11.3%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 home6.9%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.3%county
Share of workers employed by government17.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$50,648county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.46%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(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 time19.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport23456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.9 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 station69 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(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 higher25.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.7%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment480county
Students per full-time teacher13.3county
Free lunch eligible54.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians69county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.8%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population2,923county
Land area in square miles719county
People per square mile of land4.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store47.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.4%county
Share of households that are one person35.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents476county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in43county
Households that moved away73county
Average income of arriving households$56,186county
Average income of departing households$44,329county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.4 incounty
Annual snowfall22.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.54 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F61 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing108 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days172 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.2¢county
Household electricity use862 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.3%county
Homes heated by propane32.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband83.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk15.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.1county
Landslide risk12.3county
Hail risk88.3county
Earthquake risk10.5county
Tornado risk36.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk26.5county
Winter weather risk46.5county
Strong wind risk34.3county
Wildfire risk59.3county

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

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