2022 population: 5,510 ( 43 from 2010 , 167 from 2020)
Land area: 2577.7 square miles
Population density: 2.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,141	75.15%	4.7%
Black:	270	4.90%	3.6%
Indian:	57	1.03%	50.0%
Asian:	90	1.63%	119.5%
2+ races:	106	1.92%	37.7%
Hispanic:	846	15.35%	23.9%

Total non-White:	1,369	24.85%	22.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	102	9.0
Deaths:	146	12.9
Net Migration:	-119	-10.5
Net Immigration:	7	0.6

Change in White population:	-204	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	247	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,467
4,345	79.48%
280	5.12%
38	0.70%
41	0.75%
77	1.41%
683	12.49%
1,122	20.52%

2000
6,087
5,126	84.21%
298	4.90%
50	0.82%
35	0.57%
59	0.97%
519	8.53%
961	15.79%

1990
4,529
4,401	97.17%
5	0.11%
45	0.99%
2	0.04%
n/a
76	1.68%
128	2.83%

1980
4,663
4,610	98.86%
2	0.04%
14	0.30%
0	0.00%
n/a
37	0.79%
53	1.14%

1970
4,836
4,742	98.06%
2	0.04%
1	0.02%
9	0.19%
n/a
66	1.36%
94	1.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
539	8.9
485	8.0
-966	-15.9
17	0.3

-781	-12.8
161	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
581	12.8
594	13.1
1,034	22.8
10	0.2

725	16.0
833	18.4

Number	Rate
1980's
782	16.8
549	11.8
-343	-7.4
n/a

-209	-4.5
75	1.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-315	-6.5
n/a

-132	-2.7
-41	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln County, CO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.4
960	17.4%
4,550	82.6%
965	17.5%

1,922
2.21

1,118	58.2%
940	84.1%
79	7.1%
804	41.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
1,120	20.5%
4,347	79.5%
918	16.8%

1,948
2.28

1,210	62.1%
967	79.9%
109	9.0%
738	37.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
1,448	23.8%
4,639	76.2%
856	14.1%

2,056
2.44

1,399	68.0%
1,149	82.1%
131	9.4%
657	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
1,185	26.2%
3,344	73.8%
882	19.5%

1,823
2.43

1,265	69.4%
1,094	86.5%
64	5.1%
558	30.6%

1980
Number	Percent
36.5
1,184	25.4%
3,479	74.6%
816	17.5%

1,848
2.47

1,358	73.5%
1,209	89.0%
64	4.7%
490	26.5%

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln County, CO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	139	7.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	134	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	96	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	137	7.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	79	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	106	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	50	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	61	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	60	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	109	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	126	6.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	242	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	165	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	120	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	189	9.8%
$200,000 or more	109	5.7%

Median Household Income	59,167
Per Capita Income	27,610

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	122	6.3%
Public Assistance	17	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	177	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,800	60.3%
Unemployed	51	1.7%
In Armed Forces	17	0.6%

Total Labor Force	1,868	62.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,117	37.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	571	529	51.9%
Non-Profit	40	98	29.0%
Self-Employed	287	143	66.7%

Local Government	84	149	36.1%
State Government	131	98	57.2%
Federal Government	9	22	29.0%

Total Private + Self	858	672	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	264	367	41.8%
Total	1,122	1,039	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	22.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	473	21.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	512	23.6%
Professional, Technical	358	16.5%
Service Occupations	417	19.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	38	1.8%
All others	409	18.9%

White Collar		61.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	380	17.5%
Health care and social assistance	299	13.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	236	10.9%
Educational services	213	9.8%
Construction	175	8.1%
Public administration	161	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	121	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	104	4.8%
Other services	92	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	69	3.2%
Finance and insurance	67	3.1%
Information	52	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	47	2.2%
Wholesale trade	42	1.9%
Utilities	38	1.8%
Manufacturing	32	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	10	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	102	1.83%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	75	1.34%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	75	1.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	650	11.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	43	0.77%
Chinese	4	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,945	92.8%
Spanish	362	6.8%
German, other Germanic	13	0.2%
Chinese	7	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,207	21.6%
Irish	579	10.4%
English	431	7.7%
Swedish	126	2.3%
American	117	2.1%
Italian	113	2.0%
European	107	1.9%
French	97	1.7%
Norwegian	83	1.5%
Polish	79	1.4%
Scottish	79	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	77	1.4%
Danish	74	1.3%
Dutch	73	1.3%
Russian	56	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,476	98.1%
Not a citizen	107	1.9%

Native	5,446	97.5%
Foreign-born	137	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
69	1.6%	404	9.6%	1,737	41.3%	1,037	24.7%	766	18.2%	190	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	69	1.6%
9-12 Years	404	9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,737	41.3%
Some College	1,037	24.7%
Bach. Degree	766	18.2%
Grad Degree	190	4.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,222	2,163	59	2.7%	5.1%
1991	2,456	2,377	79	3.2%	5.3%
1992	2,522	2,414	108	4.3%	6.1%
1993	2,496	2,393	103	4.1%	5.4%
1994	2,526	2,463	63	2.5%	4.2%
1995	2,595	2,533	62	2.4%	4.0%
1996	2,586	2,529	57	2.2%	4.2%
1997	2,645	2,596	49	1.9%	3.4%
1998	2,666	2,621	45	1.7%	3.6%
1999	2,707	2,665	42	1.6%	3.0%

2000	2,624	2,552	72	2.7%	2.7%
2001	2,907	2,820	87	3.0%	3.8%
2002	3,072	2,952	120	3.9%	5.7%
2003	3,004	2,870	134	4.5%	6.1%
2004	3,047	2,918	129	4.2%	5.6%
2005	3,036	2,911	125	4.1%	5.1%
2006	3,081	2,972	109	3.5%	4.2%
2007	3,041	2,949	92	3.0%	3.7%
2008	2,908	2,800	108	3.7%	4.9%
2009	3,108	2,969	139	4.5%	7.9%

2010	2,144	2,009	135	6.3%	9.2%
2011	2,187	2,043	144	6.6%	8.7%
2012	2,150	2,009	141	6.6%	8.0%
2013	2,105	1,984	121	5.7%	6.7%
2014	2,132	2,046	86	4.0%	5.0%
2015	2,169	2,098	71	3.3%	3.7%
2016	2,280	2,224	56	2.5%	3.1%
2017	2,374	2,328	46	1.9%	2.6%
2018	2,453	2,398	55	2.2%	3.0%
2019	2,418	2,364	54	2.2%	2.7%

2020	2,375	2,269	106	4.5%	7.3%
2021	2,242	2,140	102	4.5%	5.4%
2022	2,204	2,141	63	2.9%	3.0%
2023	2,231	2,168	63	2.8%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,373
Median Value	$238,000

Occupied	1,922	81.0%
Vacant	451	19.0%

Owned	1,368	71.2%
Rented	554	28.8%
Median Rent	$820

Single-Family Units	1,845	77.7%
Detached	1,814	76.4%
Attached	31	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	236	9.9%
Mobile Homes	244	10.3%

Lincoln County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lincoln County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lincoln County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lincoln County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Lincoln County, CO