Lincoln County, Montana

Lincoln County has a population of 21,175 and has grown 13.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $296,500, about 6.3 times the county's median household income of $47,143.

Home price
$296,500
Income
$47,143
Population
21,175
Unemployment
5.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$296,500county
Median gross rent$762county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,170county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,067county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,627county
Home insurance / yr$3,215(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living95.5(statewide)
Median household income$47,143county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate15.4%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 home15.5%county
Unemployment rate5.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.7%county
Share of workers employed by government15.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.4%county
Economic output per resident$41,580county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%county
Top state income tax5.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.10%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(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 time18.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service56 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport503816county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station12 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths23.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher18.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.5%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment2391county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible82.0%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution90 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians73county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter13.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.3%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

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

Population21,175county
Land area in square miles3,613county
People per square mile of land5.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract37.0%county
Population change since 2020+13.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age52.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.1%county
Share of households that are one person32.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages5.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents229county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14county
Households that moved in628county
Households that moved away459county
Average income of arriving households$84,379county
Average income of departing households$57,054county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year27county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings77.8%county
Violent crime rate424(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature44.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.2 incounty
Annual snowfall28.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing165 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days121 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 21county
Average first fall frostSep 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.1¢county
Household electricity use1,138 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.2%county
Homes heated by propane8.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.1%county
Homes heated by wood29.0%county
Households with broadband86.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk65.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.2county
Landslide risk92.0county
Hail risk4.1county
Earthquake risk63.5county
Tornado risk6.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk37.1county
Winter weather risk87.0county
Strong wind risk10.0county
Wildfire risk96.6county

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

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