Lincoln County, Kentucky

Lincoln County has a population of 24,504 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $147,300, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $52,440.

Home price
$147,300
Income
$52,440
Population
24,504
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$147,300county
Median gross rent$698county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198042.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$753county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,038county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(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$52,440county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate16.3%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 home8.9%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.3%county
Share of workers employed by government20.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$24,305county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.72%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(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 time31.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.0 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 station95 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths81.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(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 higher15.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3240county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible75.2%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

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

Population24,504county
Land area in square miles333county
People per square mile of land73.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person25.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages2.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents284county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in674county
Households that moved away516county
Average income of arriving households$43,777county
Average income of departing households$43,992county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year88county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation68.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing91 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use1,096 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity73.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.6%county
Homes heated by propane4.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood7.4%county
Households with broadband85.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk44.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.8county
Landslide risk35.9county
Hail risk70.4county
Earthquake risk57.4county
Tornado risk39.6county
Tropical cyclone risk42.5county
Extreme heat risk35.7county
Winter weather risk63.5county
Strong wind risk75.3county
Wildfire risk24.3county

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

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