Lincoln County, Wisconsin

Lincoln County has a population of 28,426 and has grown 0.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $192,700, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $68,164.

Home price
$192,700
Income
$68,164
Population
28,426
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$192,700county
Median gross rent$755county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198056.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.8%county
Typical monthly rent$827county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$747county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$68,164county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%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 home11.6%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government13.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$61,369county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.32%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(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 time22.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport24826county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station99 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths70.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(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 higher19.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.4%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3206county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible46.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution53 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population28,426county
Land area in square miles879county
People per square mile of land32.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 20200.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age49.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.6%county
Share of households that are one person33.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages2.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents151county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in750county
Households that moved away632county
Average income of arriving households$58,523county
Average income of departing households$54,263county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year139county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.8%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature41.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.8 incounty
Annual snowfall60.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.70 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing185 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days137 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 17county
Average first fall frostOct 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$103county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use643 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas48.4%county
Homes heated by propane28.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%county
Homes heated by wood6.9%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk56.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.5county
Landslide risk10.7county
Hail risk44.6county
Earthquake risk4.3county
Tornado risk44.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk18.6county
Winter weather risk62.9county
Strong wind risk38.5county
Wildfire risk29.6county

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

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