Lincoln County, Wyoming

Lincoln County has a population of 20,486 and has grown 8.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $372,600, about 4.2 times the county's median household income of $89,330.

Home price
$372,600
Income
$89,330
Population
20,486
Unemployment
2.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$372,600county
Median gross rent$960county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198036.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,450county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$963county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$734county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,339county
Home insurance / yr$2,075(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$89,330county
Family health premium / yr$23,676(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,327(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.126(statewide)
Poverty rate7.5%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 home8.7%county
Unemployment rate2.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government18.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$62,882county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.39%(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 time25.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service67 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport518754county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.5 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 station141 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.5%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-26.1(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 higher26.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.6%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3599county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible31.7%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution79 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians65county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.9%county
Frequent mental distress14.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.4%county

Place

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

Population20,486county
Land area in square miles4,075county
People per square mile of land5.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+8.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents271county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in652county
Households that moved away613county
Average income of arriving households$115,121county
Average income of departing households$68,553county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes24county
Housing units authorised in the latest year241county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.8%county
Violent crime rate203(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature41.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.1 incounty
Annual snowfall67.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.21 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing211 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days88 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 15county
Average first fall frostSep 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$114county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh9.9¢county
Household electricity use1,374 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$16.49(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity45.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.3%county
Homes heated by propane16.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood15.8%county
Households with broadband84.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk35.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.6county
Landslide risk95.2county
Hail risk12.1county
Earthquake risk87.8county
Tornado risk12.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk2.1county
Winter weather risk87.6county
Strong wind risk10.9county
Wildfire risk83.6county

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

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