Lincoln County, Minnesota

Lincoln County has a population of 5,603 and has shrunk 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,400, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $69,694.

Home price
$164,400
Income
$69,694
Population
5,603
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$164,400county
Median gross rent$674county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198075.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,283county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$69,694county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate11.9%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 home16.4%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.4%county
Share of workers employed by government15.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$105,001county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.96%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(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 time22.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport14134county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 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 station132 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths17.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(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 higher25.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment952county
Students per full-time teacher11.1county
Free lunch eligible36.0%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians54county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population5,603county
Land area in square miles537county
People per square mile of land10.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls79.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents355county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in108county
Households that moved away138county
Average income of arriving households$66,991county
Average income of departing households$42,058county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year17county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature45.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.91 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing156 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5a(statewide)
Frost-free days161 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$174county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,418 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas31.1%county
Homes heated by propane33.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband88.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk28.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.9county
Landslide risk43.9county
Hail risk77.5county
Earthquake risk5.6county
Tornado risk28.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk50.7county
Winter weather risk70.3county
Strong wind risk29.3county
Wildfire risk32.2county

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

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