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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lincoln County is $28,077, which is about the same as the state average of $29,381 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Lincoln County median household income is $66,530, which has grown by 63.09% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 53.73% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lincoln County residents spend 26.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 17.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 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, #12

Lincoln County	28,077 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	32,343 USD
Wyoming	31,087 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	50,090 USD
Wyoming	41,018 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	21,512 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #5

Lincoln County	66,530 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lincoln County	75,533 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #5

Lincoln County	63.09%
Wyoming	53.73%
U.S.	27.36%

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		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.48%	$13,513, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.76%	$18,088, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.14%	$2,024, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.30%	$20,565, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lincoln County	74,250 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lincoln County	80,677 USD
Wyoming	84,442 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lincoln County	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$66,793, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Hispanic	$35,875, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
Asian	$38,864, see rank	$43,125	$73,244
Two or More Races	$77,969, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lincoln County	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$50,882, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,336, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$84,800, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$42,227, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lincoln County	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,612, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	6,930, 50.91%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,010, 72.29%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.06%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,006, 72.24%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,583, 91.55%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	423, 8.45%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,920, 27.71%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	6,682, 49.09%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,173, 62.45%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.10%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,166, 62.35%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,951, 94.84%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	215, 5.16%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,509, 37.55%, see rank	37.14%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lincoln County	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,429, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,448, 76.50%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,008, 11.96%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	116, 1.38%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	201, 2.38%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	42, 0.50%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	614, 7.28%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lincoln County	26.7 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lincoln County	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,534	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	4,583, 53.70%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,142, 24.92%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	483, 10.54%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	485, 10.58%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,001, 21.84%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	974, 21.25%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	3,951, 46.30%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,516, 38.37%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,030, 26.07%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,214, 30.73%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	49, 1.24%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	122, 3.09%, see rank	4.10%	5.65%

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	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,534, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,089, 12.76%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	968, 11.34%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	351, 4.11%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	50, 0.59%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,092, 12.80%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	695, 8.14%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	208, 2.44%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	370, 4.34%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	581, 6.81%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,859, 21.78%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	704, 8.25%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	360, 4.22%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	207, 2.43%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lincoln County	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,419	7.87%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	296	6.02%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.