Lincoln County, MN

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2022 Population

5,630

0.442% 1-year decline

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic (DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic (DFL) Party

2022 Median Age

44.6

1.76% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.12%

4.92% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$64,750

10.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$139,500

19.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lincoln County, MN had a population of 5.63k people with a median age of 44.6 and a median household income of $64,750. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lincoln County, MN declined from 5,655 to 5,630, a −0.442% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,621 to $64,750, a 10.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lincoln County, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.54%), White (Hispanic) (1.62%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.444%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.337%).

None of the households in Lincoln County, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Lincoln County, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Lincoln County, MN was $139,500, and the homeownership rate was 82%.

Most people in Lincoln County, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Lincoln County, MN was 2 cars per household.

Lincoln County, MN borders Lyon County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Brookings County, SD, Deuel County, SD, and Moody County, SD.

United States Minnesota

Population & Diversity

Lincoln County, MN is home to a population of 5.63k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.817% of Lincoln County, MN residents were born outside of the country (46 people).

In 2022, there were 37.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.32k people) in Lincoln County, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 143 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 91 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

99.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.4% of Lincoln County, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lincoln County, MN was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lincoln County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lincoln County, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.32k ± 26
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
143 ± 30
White (Hispanic)
91 ± 23

2.22%

Hispanic Population

125 people

2.22% of the people in Lincoln County, MN are hispanic (125 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lincoln County, MN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.817%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

46 people

1.29%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

73 people

As of 2022, 0.817% of Lincoln County, MN residents (46 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lincoln County, MN was 1.29%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lincoln County, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
136 ± 36
Korea
59 ± 27
Gulf War (2001-)
37 ± 17

Lincoln County, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.31 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lincoln County, MN employs 2.81k people. The largest industries in Lincoln County, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (410 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (400 people), and Retail Trade (312 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,750), Public Administration ($68,750), and Finance & Insurance ($61,667).

Employment

Occupations

2.81k

2022 Value

± 154

1.81%

1 Year growth

± 7.72%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lincoln County, MN grew at a rate of 1.81%, from 2.76k employees to 2.81k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lincoln County, MN, are Management Occupations (488 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (342 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (227 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lincoln County, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.81k

2022 Value

± 154

1.81%

1 Year growth

± 7.72%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lincoln County, MN grew at a rate of 1.81%, from 2.76k employees to 2.81k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lincoln County, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (410 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (400 people), and Retail Trade (312 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lincoln County, MN, though some of these residents may live in Lincoln County, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,047

Median earning men ± $2,819

$36,518

Median earning women ± $1,740

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($81,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,458), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,625), Public Administration ($55,625), and Wholesale Trade ($43,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

26
Other Services (except Public Administration)
21
Construction
17
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lincoln County, MN went to Donald J. Trump with 68.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (30.1%), followed by Other (1.09%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (68.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (30.1%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.09%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lincoln County, MN went to Donald J. Trump with 68.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (30.1%), followed by Other (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lincoln County, MN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lincoln County, MN was $139,500 in 2022, which is 0.495 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $116,800 to $139,500, a 19.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Lincoln County, MN is 82%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lincoln County, MN have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lincoln County, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$139,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$14,702

$1,996

Median Property Taxes

±$119

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lincoln County, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lincoln County, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82%

Homeownership

2022

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 82% of the housing units in Lincoln County, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lincoln County, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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Census Tract 2010.02

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lincoln County, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,750

Median Household Income

± $4,715

2.43k

Number of Households

± 143

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.43k households in Lincoln County, MN grew to $64,750 from the previous year's value of $58,621.

The following chart displays the households in Lincoln County, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lincoln County, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (69.5%)
Worked At Home (16%)
Carpooled (10.2%)

In 2022, 69.5% of workers in Lincoln County, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16%) and those who carpooled to work (10.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lincoln County, MN have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.98% of the workforce in Lincoln County, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lincoln County, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lincoln County, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lincoln County, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lincoln County, MN (496 out of 5.44k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lincoln County, MN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.5% of the population of Lincoln County, MN has health coverage, with 48.1% on employee plans, 13.3% on Medicaid, 17.4% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 1.27% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lincoln County, MN see 2784 patients per year on average, which represents a 48.1% increase from the previous year (1880 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2784 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,784 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lincoln County, MN

Primary care physicians in Lincoln County, MN see an average of 2,784 patients per year. This represents a 48.1% increase from the previous year (1,880 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lincoln County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.5%

Uninsured

48.1%

Employer Coverage

13.3%

Medicaid

17.4%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

1.27%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lincoln County, MN grew by 6.62% from 5.16% to 5.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lincoln County, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.