Lincoln County, MT

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2023 Population

20,656

2.48% 1-year growth

US Senator

Steve Daines

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Sheehy

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

16.2%

4.11% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$258,700

10.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,623

1.65% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Lincoln County, MT had a population of 20.7k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lincoln County, MT grew from 20,157 to 20,656, a 2.48% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Lincoln County, MT 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Lincoln County, MT was $258,700, and the homeownership rate was 79%.

Most people in Lincoln County, MT N/A, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lincoln County, MT was 2 cars per household.

United States Montana

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Lincoln County, MT than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Montana.

Most Common Origin

Canada
3,832 ± N/A people
Mexico
2,638 ± N/A people
Germany
1,932 ± N/A people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Montana was Canada, the natal country of 3,832 Montana residents, followed by Mexico with 2,638 and Germany with 1,932.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
941 ± 197
Gulf War (2001-)
373 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
270 ± 113

Lincoln County, MT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.52 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lincoln County, MT employs 7.62k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Lincoln County, MT were Retail Trade (1,200 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (792 people), and Construction (763 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($112,853), Utilities ($77,014), and Public Administration ($60,880).

Employment

Occupations

7.62k

2023 Value

± 596

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lincoln County, MT grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 7.5k employees to 7.62k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lincoln County, MT, are Management Occupations (844 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (758 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (755 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lincoln County, MT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Montana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Montana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.62k

2023 Value

± 596

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lincoln County, MT grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 7.5k employees to 7.62k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lincoln County, MT, are Retail Trade (1,200 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (792 people), and Construction (763 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lincoln County, MT, though some of these residents may live in Lincoln County, MT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 508k people employed in Montana. This represents a 2.24% 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 11.8%.

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

Establishments by Size

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$42.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$24.9k
Retail Trade
$22k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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 N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (254k), Some college (207k), and Bachelors Degree (187k).

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, MT was $258,700 in 2023, which is 0.853 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $233,400 to $258,700, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Lincoln County, MT is 79%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Lincoln County, MT have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Lincoln County, MT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lincoln County, MT is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lincoln County, MT was Census Tract 3, Lincoln County, MT with a value of $56,384, followed by Census Tract 1, Lincoln County, MT and Census Tract 2, Lincoln County, MT, with respective values of $41,662 and $38,580.

Housing

Property

$258,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$20,853

$6,999

Median Property Taxes

±$568

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, MT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 3, Lincoln County, MT
Census Tract 1, Lincoln County, MT
Census Tract 2, Lincoln County, MT

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Lincoln County, MT was Census Tract 3, Lincoln County, MT with a value of $56,384, followed by Census Tract 1, Lincoln County, MT and Census Tract 2, Lincoln County, MT, with respective values of $41,662 and $38,580.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lincoln County, MT colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

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Median Household Income

± N/A

N/A

Number of Households

± N/A

In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Lincoln County, MT N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Lincoln County, MT 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lincoln County, MT is from Montana.

0.46

2023 Wage GINI in Montana

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Montana

In 2023, the income inequality in Montana was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.635% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Montana was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Montana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Lincoln County, MT N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lincoln County, MT have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.68% of the workforce in Lincoln County, MT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lincoln County, MT 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, MT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lincoln County, MT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lincoln County, MT (3.3k out of 20.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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

85.8% of the population of Lincoln County, MT has health coverage, with 25.3% on employee plans, 23.4% on Medicaid, 22.3% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 3.68% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lincoln County, MT see 1,368 patients per year on average, which represents a 14.3% increase from the previous year (1,197 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1435 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 391 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,368 to 1

N/A in Lincoln County, MT

N/A in Lincoln County, MT see an average of 1,368 patients per year. This represents a 14.3% increase from the previous year (1,197 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by N/A has been changing over time in Lincoln County, MT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 12.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.2%

Uninsured

25.3%

Employer Coverage

23.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

3.68%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lincoln County, MT grew by 6.91% from 13.3% to 14.2%.

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