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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Lincoln County is $19,011, which is lower than the state average of $22,518 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Lincoln County median household income is $45,714, which has grown by 40.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 15.75% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Lincoln County residents spend 32.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 19.7 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #27

Lincoln County	19,011 USD
Idaho	22,518 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	24,989 USD
Idaho	24,569 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	31,827 USD
Idaho	30,779 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	16,081 USD
Idaho	18,438 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #9

Lincoln County	45,714 USD
Idaho	46,423 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lincoln County	52,737 USD
Idaho	59,460 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Lincoln County	40.73%
Idaho	15.75%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lincoln County		Idaho		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.77%	$8,279, see rank	22.86%	$13,194	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	21.66%	$14,411, see rank	27.15%	$15,706	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.65%	$1,963, see rank	2.48%	$2,341	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	10.47%	$18,833, see rank	16.50%	$19,969	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lincoln County	50,543 USD
Idaho	54,689 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lincoln County	57,809 USD
Idaho	67,887 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lincoln County	Idaho	U.S.
White	$45,565, see rank	$47,056	$54,999
Hispanic	$38,611, see rank	$35,141	$41,534
One Race, Other	$58,807, see rank	$39,202	$40,847
Two or More Races	$20,625, see rank	$36,445	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lincoln County	Idaho	U.S.
less than 25	$29,250, see rank	$27,195	$26,465
25 to 44	$45,292, see rank	$50,854	$57,132
45 to 64	$57,000, see rank	$56,323	$63,398
65 or over	$32,917, see rank	$33,137	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lincoln County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,694	see rank	1,153,611	238,733,844
Male¹	1,980	53.60%, see rank	49.68%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,497	75.61%, see rank	72.20%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.67%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,497	75.61%, see rank	71.54%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,400	93.52%, see rank	92.47%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	97	6.48%, see rank	7.53%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	483	24.39%, see rank	27.80%	29.08%
Female¹	1,714	46.40%, see rank	50.32%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	989	57.70%, see rank	58.94%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	989	57.70%, see rank	58.83%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	953	96.36%, see rank	93.64%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	36	3.64%, see rank	6.36%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	725	42.30%, see rank	41.06%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lincoln County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,315	100%	685,617	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,447	62.51%, see rank	76.43%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	374	16.16%, see rank	11.39%	10.35%
Public Transportation	65	2.81%, see rank	0.89%	4.94%
Walked	140	6.05%, see rank	3.19%	2.85%
Other Means	29	1.25%, see rank	2.67%	1.72%
Worked at Home	260	11.23%, see rank	5.44%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lincoln County	32.5 minutes
Idaho	19.7 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lincoln County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,353	-	698,898	141,833,331
Male¹	1,400	59.50%, see rank	54.24%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	263	18.79%, see rank	31.02%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	137	9.79%, see rank	12.09%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	140	10.00%, see rank	16.09%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	167	11.93%, see rank	3.93%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	379	27.07%, see rank	12.71%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	230	16.43%, see rank	17.57%	18.08%
Female¹	953	40.50%, see rank	45.76%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	222	23.29%, see rank	34.95%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	264	27.70%, see rank	22.03%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	320	33.58%, see rank	34.95%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10	1.05%, see rank	1.00%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11	1.15%, see rank	0.59%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	117	12.28%, see rank	6.16%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lincoln County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,353	100%	698,898	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	330	14.02%, see rank	5.32%	1.86%
Construction	525	22.31%, see rank	8.92%	7.13%
Manufacturing	139	5.91%, see rank	10.26%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	59	2.51%, see rank	2.84%	3.06%
Retail Trade	196	8.33%, see rank	12.30%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	123	5.23%, see rank	4.80%	5.07%
Information	21	0.89%, see rank	2.04%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	64	2.72%, see rank	5.75%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	148	6.29%, see rank	9.45%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	356	15.13%, see rank	20.55%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	170	7.22%, see rank	8.47%	8.86%
Public Administration	142	6.03%, see rank	5.15%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	80	3.40%, see rank	4.15%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lincoln County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population in Poverty	757	15.34%, see rank	13.58%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	141	10.86%, see rank	9.74%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.