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Lincoln County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 23,361
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 357 / 213 / 0
Land Area (2000): 870.906 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.551 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 171,000.000 acres (691.866 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,275
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 38.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 4.90%
Farm earnings (2005): $4,785,000
Physicians (2004): 14
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (55)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,677
Federal Spending (2004): $147,572

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	9,146	18.69%
Rural, Farm	6,609	13.51%
Rural, Non-farm	33,170	67.80%

Lincoln County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Employment Information Back to top
Lincoln County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	9,121	8,466	655	7.18%	72
1991	9,122	8,388	734	8.04%	81
1992	9,403	8,764	639	6.79%	68
1993	9,721	9,108	613	6.30%	63
1994	9,739	9,170	570	5.85%	58
1995	9,764	9,267	498	5.10%	51
1996	10,072	9,594	478	4.75%	47
1997	10,220	9,791	429	4.20%	42
1998	10,881	10,467	414	3.81%	38
1999	10,974	10,520	454	4.14%	41
2000	10,782	10,335	447	4.15%	41
2001	11,107	10,428	679	6.11%	61
2002	11,043	10,270	773	7.00%	70
2003	11,066	10,188	878	7.93%	79
2004	10,530	9,756	775	7.36%	73
2005	10,623	9,875	748	7.04%	70
2006	10,849	10,062	787	7.26%	73
2007	10,750	10,042	709	6.59%	66
2008	10,784	10,009	775	7.19%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	9,036	8,325	711	7.87%	79
Feb 1990	9,162	8,428	734	8.01%	80
Mar 1990	9,036	8,481	555	6.14%	61
Apr 1990	8,958	8,373	585	6.53%	65
May 1990	9,161	8,493	668	7.29%	73
Jun 1990	9,299	8,738	561	6.03%	60
Jul 1990	9,088	8,524	564	6.21%	62
Aug 1990	9,131	8,514	617	6.76%	68
Sep 1990	9,175	8,534	641	6.99%	70
Oct 1990	9,100	8,439	661	7.26%	73
Nov 1990	9,199	8,482	717	7.79%	78
Dec 1990	9,104	8,260	844	9.27%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	8,940	7,979	961	10.75%	107
Feb 1991	9,119	7,913	1,206	13.23%	132
Mar 1991	9,007	8,057	950	10.55%	105
Apr 1991	9,104	8,306	798	8.77%	88
May 1991	9,108	8,381	727	7.98%	80
Jun 1991	9,347	8,679	668	7.15%	71
Jul 1991	9,338	8,640	698	7.47%	75
Aug 1991	9,097	8,472	625	6.87%	69
Sep 1991	8,990	8,493	497	5.53%	55
Oct 1991	8,969	8,498	471	5.25%	53
Nov 1991	9,250	8,661	589	6.37%	64
Dec 1991	9,193	8,577	616	6.70%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	9,188	8,388	800	8.71%	87
Feb 1992	9,040	8,268	772	8.54%	85
Mar 1992	9,038	8,383	655	7.25%	72
Apr 1992	9,037	8,511	526	5.82%	58
May 1992	9,254	8,687	567	6.13%	61
Jun 1992	9,572	8,938	634	6.62%	66
Jul 1992	9,641	9,009	632	6.56%	66
Aug 1992	9,685	9,130	555	5.73%	57
Sep 1992	9,521	8,975	546	5.73%	57
Oct 1992	9,448	8,799	649	6.87%	69
Nov 1992	9,675	9,039	636	6.57%	66
Dec 1992	9,737	9,042	695	7.14%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	9,719	8,906	813	8.37%	84
Feb 1993	9,471	8,763	708	7.48%	75
Mar 1993	9,588	8,865	723	7.54%	75
Apr 1993	9,421	8,818	603	6.40%	64
May 1993	9,720	9,169	551	5.67%	57
Jun 1993	9,943	9,355	588	5.91%	59
Jul 1993	10,076	9,470	606	6.01%	60
Aug 1993	9,791	9,294	497	5.08%	51
Sep 1993	9,847	9,337	510	5.18%	52
Oct 1993	9,642	9,016	626	6.49%	65
Nov 1993	9,600	9,052	548	5.71%	57
Dec 1993	9,836	9,254	582	5.92%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	9,750	8,854	896	9.19%	92
Feb 1994	9,741	8,922	819	8.41%	84
Mar 1994	9,578	8,942	636	6.64%	66
Apr 1994	9,652	9,128	524	5.43%	54
May 1994	9,658	9,170	488	5.05%	51
Jun 1994	9,741	9,220	521	5.35%	53
Jul 1994	9,762	9,270	492	5.04%	50
Aug 1994	9,843	9,315	528	5.36%	54
Sep 1994	9,782	9,289	493	5.04%	50
Oct 1994	9,803	9,314	489	4.99%	50
Nov 1994	9,837	9,389	448	4.55%	46
Dec 1994	9,724	9,224	500	5.14%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	9,635	8,993	642	6.66%	67
Feb 1995	9,645	8,935	710	7.36%	74
Mar 1995	9,686	9,116	570	5.88%	59
Apr 1995	9,572	9,167	405	4.23%	42
May 1995	9,727	9,289	438	4.50%	45
Jun 1995	9,797	9,389	408	4.16%	42
Jul 1995	10,033	9,613	420	4.19%	42
Aug 1995	9,924	9,410	514	5.18%	52
Sep 1995	9,755	9,239	516	5.29%	53
Oct 1995	9,697	9,279	418	4.31%	43
Nov 1995	9,758	9,296	462	4.73%	47
Dec 1995	9,944	9,475	469	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	10,150	9,398	752	7.41%	74
Feb 1996	9,972	9,303	669	6.71%	67
Mar 1996	10,023	9,524	499	4.98%	50
Apr 1996	9,908	9,408	500	5.05%	50
May 1996	10,079	9,614	465	4.61%	46
Jun 1996	10,123	9,723	400	3.95%	40
Jul 1996	10,303	9,861	442	4.29%	43
Aug 1996	9,955	9,602	353	3.55%	35
Sep 1996	9,811	9,420	391	3.99%	40
Oct 1996	10,038	9,692	346	3.45%	34
Nov 1996	10,156	9,713	443	4.36%	44
Dec 1996	10,351	9,871	480	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	10,203	9,442	761	7.46%	75
Feb 1997	9,930	9,267	663	6.68%	67
Mar 1997	10,036	9,457	579	5.77%	58
Apr 1997	9,891	9,486	405	4.09%	41
May 1997	9,980	9,657	323	3.24%	32
Jun 1997	10,180	9,778	402	3.95%	39
Jul 1997	10,338	10,001	337	3.26%	33
Aug 1997	10,389	10,049	340	3.27%	33
Sep 1997	10,382	10,063	319	3.07%	31
Oct 1997	10,326	10,054	272	2.63%	26
Nov 1997	10,503	10,175	328	3.12%	31
Dec 1997	10,477	10,059	418	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	10,468	9,935	533	5.09%	51
Feb 1998	10,473	9,913	560	5.35%	53
Mar 1998	10,696	10,157	539	5.04%	50
Apr 1998	10,687	10,357	330	3.09%	31
May 1998	10,926	10,542	384	3.51%	35
Jun 1998	11,037	10,644	393	3.56%	36
Jul 1998	11,094	10,762	332	2.99%	30
Aug 1998	10,965	10,644	321	2.93%	29
Sep 1998	10,944	10,649	295	2.70%	27
Oct 1998	11,060	10,692	368	3.33%	33
Nov 1998	11,104	10,671	433	3.90%	39
Dec 1998	11,117	10,634	483	4.34%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	11,050	10,359	691	6.25%	63
Feb 1999	11,127	10,430	697	6.26%	63
Mar 1999	11,295	10,636	659	5.83%	58
Apr 1999	11,174	10,740	434	3.88%	39
May 1999	11,125	10,734	391	3.51%	35
Jun 1999	11,046	10,666	380	3.44%	34
Jul 1999	10,897	10,532	365	3.35%	33
Aug 1999	10,686	10,324	362	3.39%	34
Sep 1999	10,630	10,281	349	3.28%	33
Oct 1999	10,692	10,343	349	3.26%	33
Nov 1999	10,915	10,548	367	3.36%	34
Dec 1999	11,053	10,648	405	3.66%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	10,513	9,963	550	5.23%	52
Feb 2000	10,718	10,074	644	6.01%	60
Mar 2000	10,727	10,243	484	4.51%	45
Apr 2000	10,676	10,332	344	3.22%	32
May 2000	10,835	10,411	424	3.91%	39
Jun 2000	10,900	10,497	403	3.70%	37
Jul 2000	10,799	10,416	383	3.55%	35
Aug 2000	10,723	10,347	376	3.51%	35
Sep 2000	10,672	10,306	366	3.43%	34
Oct 2000	10,749	10,367	382	3.55%	36
Nov 2000	10,966	10,545	421	3.84%	38
Dec 2000	11,100	10,513	587	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	11,102	10,341	761	6.85%	69
Feb 2001	11,034	10,289	745	6.75%	68
Mar 2001	11,161	10,372	789	7.07%	71
Apr 2001	11,136	10,504	632	5.68%	57
May 2001	11,200	10,566	634	5.66%	57
Jun 2001	11,139	10,526	613	5.50%	55
Jul 2001	11,299	10,543	756	6.69%	67
Aug 2001	11,059	10,456	603	5.45%	55
Sep 2001	11,101	10,527	574	5.17%	52
Oct 2001	10,865	10,284	581	5.35%	53
Nov 2001	11,003	10,308	695	6.32%	63
Dec 2001	11,179	10,415	764	6.83%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	11,195	10,267	928	8.29%	83
Feb 2002	11,058	10,168	890	8.05%	80
Mar 2002	11,180	10,303	877	7.84%	78
Apr 2002	10,872	10,137	735	6.76%	68
May 2002	10,845	10,163	682	6.29%	63
Jun 2002	11,049	10,364	685	6.20%	62
Jul 2002	10,956	10,325	631	5.76%	58
Aug 2002	10,950	10,226	724	6.61%	66
Sep 2002	10,969	10,212	757	6.90%	69
Oct 2002	11,086	10,357	729	6.58%	66
Nov 2002	11,104	10,293	811	7.30%	73
Dec 2002	11,252	10,430	822	7.31%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	11,279	10,246	1,033	9.16%	92
Feb 2003	11,192	10,126	1,066	9.52%	95
Mar 2003	11,291	10,280	1,011	8.95%	90
Apr 2003	10,986	10,171	815	7.42%	74
May 2003	10,899	9,975	924	8.48%	85
Jun 2003	11,102	10,101	1,001	9.02%	90
Jul 2003	10,954	10,192	762	6.96%	70
Aug 2003	10,982	10,228	754	6.87%	69
Sep 2003	11,084	10,361	723	6.52%	65
Oct 2003	11,014	10,270	744	6.76%	68
Nov 2003	11,147	10,296	851	7.63%	76
Dec 2003	10,864	10,011	853	7.85%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	10,567	9,596	971	9.19%	92
Feb 2004	10,628	9,566	1,062	9.99%	100
Mar 2004	10,670	9,616	1,054	9.88%	99
Apr 2004	10,544	9,736	808	7.66%	77
May 2004	10,611	9,810	801	7.55%	75
Jun 2004	10,760	9,966	794	7.38%	74
Jul 2004	10,668	9,972	696	6.52%	65
Aug 2004	10,563	9,886	677	6.41%	64
Sep 2004	10,412	9,828	584	5.61%	56
Oct 2004	10,324	9,726	598	5.79%	58
Nov 2004	10,321	9,728	593	5.75%	57
Dec 2004	10,296	9,639	657	6.38%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	10,347	9,543	804	7.77%	78
Feb 2005	10,488	9,562	926	8.83%	88
Mar 2005	10,559	9,683	876	8.30%	83
Apr 2005	10,656	9,944	712	6.68%	67
May 2005	10,607	9,912	695	6.55%	66
Jun 2005	10,811	10,084	727	6.72%	67
Jul 2005	10,884	10,129	755	6.94%	69
Aug 2005	10,643	10,002	641	6.02%	60
Sep 2005	10,626	9,975	651	6.13%	61
Oct 2005	10,500	9,864	636	6.06%	61
Nov 2005	10,672	9,913	759	7.11%	71
Dec 2005	10,685	9,890	795	7.44%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	10,656	9,782	874	8.20%	82
Feb 2006	10,662	9,725	937	8.79%	88
Mar 2006	10,860	9,884	976	8.99%	90
Apr 2006	10,777	9,971	806	7.48%	75
May 2006	10,837	10,070	767	7.08%	71
Jun 2006	11,071	10,238	833	7.52%	75
Jul 2006	11,070	10,230	840	7.59%	76
Aug 2006	10,914	10,204	710	6.51%	65
Sep 2006	10,749	10,111	638	5.94%	59
Oct 2006	10,798	10,161	637	5.90%	59
Nov 2006	10,913	10,195	718	6.58%	66
Dec 2006	10,885	10,173	712	6.54%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	10,796	9,879	917	8.49%	85
Feb 2007	10,783	9,819	964	8.94%	89
Mar 2007	10,789	10,019	770	7.14%	71
Apr 2007	10,711	10,026	685	6.40%	64
May 2007	10,754	10,076	678	6.30%	63
Jun 2007	10,949	10,217	732	6.69%	67
Jul 2007	10,796	10,133	663	6.14%	61
Aug 2007	10,679	10,068	611	5.72%	57
Sep 2007	10,690	10,083	607	5.68%	57
Oct 2007	10,678	10,029	649	6.08%	61
Nov 2007	10,688	10,104	584	5.46%	55
Dec 2007	10,691	10,047	644	6.02%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	10,749	9,973	776	7.22%	72
Feb 2008	10,747	9,905	842	7.83%	78
Mar 2008	10,740	9,913	827	7.70%	77
Apr 2008	10,682	10,058	624	5.84%	58
May 2008	10,799	10,058	741	6.86%	69
Jun 2008	10,943	10,164	779	7.12%	71
Jul 2008	10,883	10,077	806	7.41%	74
Aug 2008	10,763	9,999	764	7.10%	71
Sep 2008	10,751	9,934	817	7.60%	76
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lincoln County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,610	15.08%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	904	8.47%
3.	Machinery Manufacturing	438	4.10%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	436	4.08%
5.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	414	3.88%
6.	Metal Manufactuing	404	3.78%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	354	3.32%
8.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	328	3.07%
9.	Truck Transportation	320	3.00%
10.	Educational Services	318	2.98%
11.	Public Administration	316	2.96%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	308	2.89%
13.	Accommodation and Food Services	272	2.55%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	240	2.25%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	240	2.25%
16.	Rail Transportation	240	2.25%
17.	Wood Manufacturing	214	2.00%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	210	1.97%
19.	Paper Manufacturing	210	1.97%
20.	Finance and Insurance	182	1.71%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,552	16.90%
2.	Educational Services	1,244	13.55%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	568	6.18%
4.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	510	5.55%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	470	5.12%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	456	4.97%
7.	Finance and Insurance	438	4.77%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	388	4.22%
9.	Social Assistance	260	2.83%
10.	Public Administration	252	2.74%
11.	Printing and Related Manufacturing	204	2.22%
12.	Apparel Manufacturing	188	2.05%
13.	Paper and Paper Products, Wholesale	156	1.70%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	152	1.66%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	148	1.61%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	114	1.24%
17.	Machinery Manufacturing	110	1.20%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	108	1.18%
19.	Gasoline Stations	100	1.09%
20.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	98	1.07%

Lincoln County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	916	8.58%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	620	5.81%
3.	Farmers and Farm Managers	556	5.21%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	540	5.06%
5.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	534	5.00%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	492	4.61%
7.	Other Construction Trades	430	4.03%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	396	3.71%
9.	Assemblers and Fabricators	372	3.49%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	362	3.39%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	348	3.26%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	342	3.20%
13.	Carpenters	316	2.96%
14.	Other Management Occupations	292	2.74%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	286	2.68%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	278	2.60%
17.	Agricultural Workers	220	2.06%
18.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	206	1.93%
19.	Construction Laborers	192	1.80%
20.	Rail and Water Transportation	188	1.76%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	564	6.14%
2.	Cashiers	530	5.77%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	440	4.79%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	414	4.51%
5.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	410	4.46%
6.	Assemblers and Fabricators	404	4.40%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	404	4.40%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	396	4.31%
9.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	350	3.81%
10.	Registered Nurses	336	3.66%
11.	Secretaries and Admins	334	3.64%
12.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	328	3.57%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	300	3.27%
14.	Other Management Occupations	244	2.66%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	242	2.64%
16.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	228	2.48%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	212	2.31%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	210	2.29%
19.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	182	1.98%
20.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	174	1.89%

Lincoln County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	19,541	51.42%
15-35 hours	3,367	8.86%
1-14 hours	608	1.60%
No regular hours	14,488	38.12%

Lincoln County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	724	3.73%
5 AM-5:29 AM	772	3.98%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,255	6.47%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,603	13.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,184	11.26%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,400	12.38%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,752	14.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,660	8.56%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	649	3.35%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	709	3.66%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	249	1.28%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	74	0.38%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,442	7.44%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,920	9.90%

Lincoln County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	830	4.28%
5-9	1,868	9.63%
10-14	2,329	12.01%
15-19	2,816	14.52%
20-24	3,329	17.17%
25-29	955	4.92%
30-34	2,824	14.56%
35-39	378	1.95%
40-44	517	2.67%
45-59	1,541	7.95%
60-89	1,307	6.74%
At least 90	699	3.60%

Lincoln County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	24	0.12%	12,103	62.41%
30-44	12	0.06%	3,707	19.12%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,541	7.95%
At least 60	12	0.06%	1,994	10.28%

Lincoln County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,930	14.37%
Car / truck / van, solo	15,806	77.52%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	174	0.85%
Public transportation	48	0.24%
Walked	435	2.13%
Worked at home	997	4.89%

Lincoln County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Family Information Back to top
: 18,420 (46,240 people)
: 13,518 (39,944 people)
: 5,308
: 26,106
Lincoln County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,176	16.39%
$10,000-$14,999	2,172	11.21%
$15,000-$19,999	2,007	10.36%
$20,000-$24,999	1,815	9.36%
$25,000-$29,999	1,254	6.47%
$30,000-$34,999	1,588	8.19%
$35,000-$39,999	1,201	6.20%
$40,000-$44,999	1,094	5.64%
$45,000-$49,999	965	4.98%
$50,000-$59,999	1,624	8.38%
$60,000-$74,999	1,171	6.04%
$75,000-$99,999	664	3.43%
$100,000-$124,999	317	1.64%
$125,000-$149,999	141	0.73%
$150,000-$199,999	100	0.52%
$200,000 or more	92	0.47%

Lincoln County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,174	23.62%
Family, 2 people	3,010	32.70%
Nonfamily, 2 people	240	2.61%
Family, 3 people	1,734	18.84%
Nonfamily, 3 people	43	0.47%
Family, 4 people	1,292	14.03%
Nonfamily, 4 people	12	0.13%
Family, 5 people	467	5.07%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.03%
Family, 6 people	143	1.55%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	86	0.93%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Lincoln County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	14,214	28.34%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,130	8.24%
Public Assistance	759	1.51%
Retirement	3,339	6.66%
Self Employment	3,214	6.41%
Social Security	6,365	12.69%
Supplemental Security	1,895	3.78%
Wage / Salary	13,122	26.17%
Other	3,112	6.21%

Lincoln County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,801	58.00%
With children under 18	4,925	42.00%

Lincoln County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,930	10.29%
Married	12,322	65.69%
Never Married	3,873	20.65%
Widowed	634	3.38%

Lincoln County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,121	10.65%
Married	12,705	63.81%
Never Married	2,564	12.88%
Widowed	2,521	12.66%

Lincoln County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Education Information Back to top
Lincoln County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	6,252	17.09%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,751	18.46%
High school diploma or equivalent	14,831	40.55%
Some college, no degree	4,784	13.08%
Associate degree	1,148	3.14%
Bachelors degree	1,717	4.69%
Graduate or professional degree	1,094	2.99%

Lincoln County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	656	2.81%	83	0.36%	739	3.16%
Kindergarten	810	3.47%	12	0.05%	822	3.52%
Grades 1-4	2,726	11.67%	14	0.06%	2,740	11.73%
Grades 5-8	2,654	11.36%	165	0.71%	2,819	12.07%
Grades 9-12	2,496	10.68%	126	0.54%	2,622	11.22%
Undergrad college	910	3.90%	208	0.89%	1,118	4.79%
Graduate or professional school	106	0.45%	26	0.11%	132	0.57%
Total	10,358	44.34%	634	2.71%	10,992	47.05%

Lincoln County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Business Information Back to top
: $77,748,000
: $7,755,000
: 2,610
Lincoln County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	3	0	2	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Construction	4	4	9	13	10
1999 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	5	1	6
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	10	5	6
1999 - Information	1	0	1	0	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	2	6	6	3
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	9	7	22
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	5	3	8
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	0	1	1
1999 - Retail Trade	10	6	19	18	17
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	0	3	4
1999 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	2	5	5
1999 - Total	30	28	68	66	86
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	1	1	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Construction	7	3	7	8	18
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	3	4	4	3
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	1	11	6	5
2000 - Information	0	0	0	3	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	1	0	8	7	0
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	1	7	9	22
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	3	6	8
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	0	1	3
2000 - Retail Trade	2	8	16	17	23
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	3	2	3
2000 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	4	1	7	0	5
2000 - Total	32	22	69	65	94
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	1	0	3
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Construction	6	6	7	16	12
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	2	3	5
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	9	7	10
2001 - Information	0	1	1	1	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	4	7	5	0
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	5	10	27
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	2	5	9
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	0	1	2
2001 - Retail Trade	5	6	15	15	22
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	1	1	4
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	1	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	2	4	1	6	6
2001 - Total	25	35	52	71	103
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	1	1	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Construction	5	8	10	10	15
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	3	0	4	6
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	7	11	7
2002 - Information	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	2	5	4	1
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	12	5	25
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	2	5	11
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	1	1
2002 - Retail Trade	6	5	11	24	21
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	3	1	2	2
2002 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	4	5	6
2002 - Total	21	29	56	73	98
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	3	1	0
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Construction	4	6	15	6	11
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	4	2
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	7	9	10
2003 - Information	1	1	1	0	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	4	2	2	5	2
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	11	9	21
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	4	3	2	10
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	0	1
2003 - Retail Trade	2	8	17	17	17
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	3	2	2
2003 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	5	5	3
2003 - Total	23	33	72	62	80
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	1	3
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Construction	8	1	10	13	12
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	3	1	6
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	11	7	10
2004 - Information	1	1	0	1	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	0	8	4	1
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	5	7	26
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	2	4	3	9
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	1	1
2004 - Retail Trade	8	4	13	13	25
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	7	1	1
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	7	3	4
2004 - Total	26	15	72	55	100
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	1	3	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Construction	10	8	11	9	13
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	5	0	1	3	7
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	10	9	8
2005 - Information	1	2	1	0	0
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	0	5	6	4
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	10	8	22
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	5	2	3	9
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	0	0	1
2005 - Retail Trade	4	4	20	14	22
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	3	6	0
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	4	3	7
2005 - Total	29	25	68	66	97

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lincoln County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	38,320	79.42%
Below Poverty Level	9,929	20.58%

Lincoln County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$245	$41	$92	$0	$0	$67	$404	$145	$497	$260
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$341	$107	$1,012	$0	$0	$80	$1,433	$438	$185	$558
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$358	$62	$1,420	$0	$0	$20	$1,798	$524	$172	$648
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$428	$41	$1,579	$0	$0	$8	$2,015	$383	$123	$963
1982	$383	$48	$1,171	$0	$0	$117	$1,671	$352	$96	$1,021
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$562	$86	$1,896	$0	$0	$78	$2,536	$835	$43	$699
1985	$558	$84	$1,947	$0	$0	$76	$2,581	$758	$3,232	$468
1986	$583	$90	$1,681	$0	$0	$0	$2,264	$787	$3,210	$311
1987	$530	$91	$1,882	$0	$0	$218	$2,630	$714	$3,210	$343
1988	$711	$85	$1,405	$0	$0	$266	$2,382	$1,086	$3,210	$3,659
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$804	$180	$2,891	$0	$0	$412	$4,107	$945	$3,210	$3,748
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$684	$126	$2,357	$0	$0	$650	$3,691	$1,274	$5,120	$3,918
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$991	$1,148	$4,870	$0	$0	$1,376	$7,237	$1,423	$7,980	$4,870
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$674	$1,089	$2,715	$0	$0	$1,142	$4,531	$1,694	$7,920	$5,204
2005	$704	$1,195	$2,979	$0	$0	$1,074	$4,757	$1,762	$6,680	$3,097
2006	$779	$1,239	$3,156	$0	$0	$967	$4,902	$1,532	$6,650	$2,034

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$50	$8	$49	$114	$0	$333
1972	$28	$6	$14	$0	$0	$64	$333
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$180	$69	$40	$451	$32	$1,472
1977	$27	$75	$10	$0	$0	$588	$1,472
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$61	$133	$163	$465	$3	$1,405
1979	$9	$12	$10	$0	$0	$549	$1,405
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$76	$29	$0	$863	$23	$1,498
1981	$3	$8	$5	$0	$0	$491	$1,498
1982	$17	$95	$16	$337	$623	$9	$1,337
1982	$6	$10	$5	$0	$0	$219	$1,337
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$272	$17	$379	$913	$34	$2,191
1984	$157	$18	$2	$0	$0	$399	$2,191
1985	$0	$195	$249	$1,001	$718	$11	$2,706
1985	$112	$4	$2	$0	$0	$414	$2,706
1986	$0	$229	$171	$527	$534	$20	$2,197
1986	$144	$6	$161	$0	$0	$405	$2,197
1987	$0	$295	$97	$141	$896	$12	$2,345
1987	$143	$5	$160	$0	$0	$596	$2,345
1988	$0	$278	$82	$433	$843	$6	$2,443
1988	$117	$5	$160	$0	$0	$519	$2,443
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$296	$0	$318	$1,837	$16	$3,745
1992	$134	$27	$160	$0	$0	$957	$3,745
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$511	$101	$598	$943	$33	$4,019
1997	$187	$34	$225	$0	$0	$1,387	$4,019
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$392	$2,557	$839	$1,797	$143	$8,454
2002	$107	$21	$333	$0	$0	$2,265	$8,454
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$514	$695	$80	$1,716	$81	$5,697
2004	$133	$18	$315	$30	$0	$2,115	$5,697
2005	$0	$556	$781	$87	$1,349	$131	$6,172
2005	$132	$22	$317	$58	$0	$2,739	$6,172
2006	$0	$467	$393	$114	$1,755	$179	$6,317
2006	$93	$19	$74	$421	$0	$2,802	$6,317

Lincoln County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Criminal Information Back to top
: 87

Lincoln County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Lincoln County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,267	13.98%
10-19 Years	3,275	14.02%
20-29 Years	3,034	12.99%
30-39 Years	3,594	15.38%
40-49 Years	3,307	14.16%
50-59 Years	2,694	11.53%
60-69 Years	2,053	8.79%
70-79 Years	1,451	6.21%
80-89 Years	586	2.51%
90+ Years	100	0.43%

Lincoln County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	11,463	49.07%
Female	11,898	50.93%

Lincoln County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	22,349	95.67%
African-American	582	2.49%
Hispanic/Latino	208	0.89%
Multiracial	149	0.64%
Amerindian	31	0.13%
Asian	23	0.10%
Other Race	18	0.08%
Pacific Islander	1	0.00%

Lincoln County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	12,906	47.17%
2.	Irish	3,918	14.32%
3.	German	3,261	11.92%
4.	English	3,100	11.33%
5.	Scotch Irish	849	3.10%
6.	Dutch	591	2.16%
7.	French Non-Basque	583	2.13%
8.	Italian	538	1.97%
9.	Scottish	504	1.84%
10.	Swiss	302	1.10%

Lincoln County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	44,413	97.31%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	576	1.26%
3.	German	379	0.83%
4.	Other West Germanic	150	0.33%
5.	French	48	0.11%
6.	Other Indic	44	0.10%
7.	Polish	20	0.04%
8.	Vietnamese	6	0.01%
9.	Russian	4	0.01%
10.	Italian	2	0.00%

Lincoln County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	48,603	99.34%
Naturalized immigrant	68	0.14%
Not a citizen	254	0.52%

Lincoln County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lincoln County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Crab Orchard	Junction City	Stanford
Eubank	Kings Mountain	Waynesburg
Hustonville	Mc Kinney

Lincoln County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

40419	40442	40484
40437	40448	40489

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