Lincoln County, Washington

Lincoln County has a population of 11,489 and has grown 10.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $292,800, about 4.1 times the county's median household income of $71,512.

Home price
$292,800
Income
$71,512
Population
11,489
Unemployment
7.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$292,800county
Median gross rent$883county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198062.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,017(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,021county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$778county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,420county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$71,512county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate12.5%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 home13.0%county
Unemployment rate7.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government28.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.0%county
Economic output per resident$59,631county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.60%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(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 time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2064142county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station42 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths139.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(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 higher24.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.3%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment2228county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible49.6%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools0county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter12.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

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

Population11,489county
Land area in square miles2,311county
People per square mile of land5.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store24.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract84.2%county
Population change since 2020+10.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.2%county
Share of households that are one person28.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents294county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in341county
Households that moved away304county
Average income of arriving households$63,598county
Average income of departing households$54,049county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year67county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.9%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature49.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation12.0 incounty
Annual snowfall10.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.04 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing144 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days123 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostSep 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$118county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh9.0¢county
Household electricity use1,540 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.0%county
Homes heated by propane8.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.1%county
Homes heated by wood9.5%county
Households with broadband86.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk50.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk17.8county
Landslide risk91.4county
Hail risk60.6county
Earthquake risk63.0county
Tornado risk7.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk40.0county
Winter weather risk20.8county
Strong wind risk23.8county
Wildfire risk96.7county

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

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