Lincoln County, Oklahoma

Lincoln County has a population of 34,219 and has grown 5.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $166,500, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $62,216.

Home price
$166,500
Income
$62,216
Population
34,219
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$166,500county
Median gross rent$794county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198041.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$814county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,257county
Home insurance / yr$5,010(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living86(statewide)
Median household income$62,216county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate17.3%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 home10.4%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government18.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$29,205county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax4.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.06%(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 time29.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport34729county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths40.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.2(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 higher16.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.1%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment5177county
Students per full-time teacher15.8county
Free lunch eligible61.9%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools6county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population34,219county
Land area in square miles952county
People per square mile of land35.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.4%county
Share of households that are one person26.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents248county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in1,040county
Households that moved away931county
Average income of arriving households$57,702county
Average income of departing households$44,278county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year55county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.9 incounty
Annual snowfall8.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F67 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing63 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days216 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 3county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,210 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity48.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.5%county
Homes heated by propane19.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband82.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk50.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk88.2county
Landslide risk69.6county
Hail risk90.7county
Earthquake risk50.1county
Tornado risk88.6county
Tropical cyclone risk18.7county
Extreme heat risk86.3county
Winter weather risk75.0county
Strong wind risk34.8county
Wildfire risk92.8county

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

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