Lincoln County, North Carolina

Lincoln County has a population of 92,716 and has grown 13.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $321,000, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $80,016.

Home price
$321,000
Income
$80,016
Population
92,716
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$321,000county
Median gross rent$1,015county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198029.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,579county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,054county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$953county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,461county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$80,016county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%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 home14.3%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.7%county
Economic output per resident$51,176county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(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 time29.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport28523822county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.2 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 station15 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths20.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(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 higher28.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.6%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment14428county
Students per full-time teacher16.3county
Free lunch eligible65.7%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

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

Population92,716county
Land area in square miles296county
People per square mile of land313.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store3.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.5%county
Population change since 2020+13.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age44.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.5%county
Share of households that are one person22.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.5%county
Second languages8.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents182county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in3,384county
Households that moved away2,626county
Average income of arriving households$87,534county
Average income of departing households$75,558county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes20county
Housing units authorised in the latest year785county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.1 incounty
Annual snowfall1.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.50 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing69 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days199 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,115 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity74.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.9%county
Homes heated by propane3.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk83.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.1county
Landslide risk47.8county
Hail risk55.6county
Earthquake risk77.5county
Tornado risk78.4county
Tropical cyclone risk65.5county
Extreme heat risk39.6county
Winter weather risk39.1county
Strong wind risk70.4county
Wildfire risk37.8county

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 North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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