Lincoln County, Mississippi

Lincoln County has a population of 34,877 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,800, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $51,119.

Home price
$155,800
Income
$51,119
Population
34,877
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$155,800county
Median gross rent$760county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,483(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$852county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$649county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,126county
Home insurance / yr$2,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living87.3(statewide)
Median household income$51,119county
Family health premium / yr$22,271(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$6,868(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.595(statewide)
Poverty rate21.2%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 home3.0%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.6%county
Economic output per resident$46,866county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.70%county
Top state income tax4.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.06%(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 time28.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service57 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport616695county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.5 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths74.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0008.8(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 higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.2%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment5327county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible70.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population34,877county
Land area in square miles586county
People per square mile of land59.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store7.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.6%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls68.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents281county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in593county
Households that moved away631county
Average income of arriving households$45,460county
Average income of departing households$48,092county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year40county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.0%county
Violent crime rate211(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature67.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F99 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing25 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days243 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 15county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.0¢county
Household electricity use1,098 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.1%county
Homes heated by propane12.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband86.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk42.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.7county
Landslide risk43.9county
Hail risk68.8county
Earthquake risk58.6county
Tornado risk78.5county
Tropical cyclone risk79.6county
Extreme heat risk81.6county
Winter weather risk12.4county
Strong wind risk71.5county
Wildfire risk62.2county

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

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