2022 population: 5,580 ( 316 from 2010 , 64 from 2020)
Land area: 536.8 square miles
Population density: 10.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,277	94.57%	8.2%
Black:	23	0.41%	187.5%
Indian:	22	0.39%	175.0%
Asian:	40	0.72%	185.7%
2+ races:	79	1.42%	113.5%
Hispanic:	139	2.49%	93.1%

Total non-White:	303	5.43%	106.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	150	13.3
Deaths:	206	18.2
Net Migration:	-11	-1.0
Net Immigration:	3	0.3

Change in White population:	-472	-8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	156	2.6

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
5,896
5,749	97.51%
8	0.14%
8	0.14%
14	0.24%
37	0.63%
72	1.22%
147	2.49%

2000
6,429
6,329	98.44%
3	0.05%
18	0.28%
13	0.20%
10	0.16%
55	0.86%
100	1.56%

1990
6,890
6,853	99.46%
2	0.03%
13	0.19%
13	0.19%
n/a
9	0.13%
37	0.54%

1980
8,207
8,153	99.34%
3	0.04%
18	0.22%
15	0.18%
n/a
18	0.22%
54	0.66%

1970
8,143
8,124	99.77%
0	0.00%
8	0.10%
3	0.04%
n/a
8	0.10%
19	0.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
634	9.9
866	13.5
-443	-6.9
6	0.1

-580	-9.0
47	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
673	9.8
1,066	15.5
-250	-3.6
20	0.3

-524	-7.6
63	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
977	11.9
948	11.6
-1,410	-17.2
n/a

-1,300	-15.8
-17	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-231	-2.8
n/a

29	0.4
35	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln County, MN

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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
44.6
1,318	23.6%
4,262	76.4%
1,370	24.6%

2,433
2.23

1,491	61.3%
1,290	86.5%
88	5.9%
942	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
46.2
1,316	22.3%
4,580	77.7%
1,444	24.5%

2,574
2.24

1,615	62.7%
1,385	85.8%
92	5.7%
959	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
42.8
1,521	23.7%
4,908	76.3%
1,565	24.3%

2,648
2.35

1,784	67.4%
1,599	89.6%
50	2.8%
864	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
41.7
1,799	26.1%
5,091	73.9%
1,737	25.2%

2,697
2.48

1,904	70.6%
1,723	90.5%
49	2.6%
793	29.4%

1980
Number	Percent
35.5
2,415	29.4%
5,792	70.6%
1,575	19.2%

2,921
2.74

2,179	74.6%
1,984	91.1%
61	2.8%
742	25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	130	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	109	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	123	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	81	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	131	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	86	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	81	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	74	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	131	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	205	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	288	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	272	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	227	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	177	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	205	8.4%
$200,000 or more	113	4.6%

Median Household Income	64,750
Per Capita Income	35,638

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	75	3.1%
Public Assistance	76	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	201	8.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,465	81.6%
Unemployed	67	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,532	83.9%
Not in Labor Force	487	16.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	848	745	53.2%
Non-Profit	89	153	36.8%
Self-Employed	399	142	73.8%

Local Government	94	139	40.3%
State Government	35	74	32.1%
Federal Government	46	21	68.7%

Total Private + Self	1,247	887	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	264	387	40.6%
Total	1,511	1,274	54.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	574	20.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	569	20.2%
Professional, Technical	518	18.4%
Service Occupations	433	15.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	63	2.2%
All others	716	25.5%

White Collar		59.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	410	14.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	400	14.2%
Retail trade	312	11.1%
Manufacturing	289	10.3%
Educational services	229	8.1%
Construction	182	6.5%
Other services	138	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	129	4.6%
Accommodation and food services	122	4.3%
Finance and insurance	116	4.1%
Public administration	96	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	89	3.2%
Utilities	81	2.9%
Wholesale trade	76	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	54	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	26	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	0.7%
Information	19	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	0.6%
Management	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	55	0.98%
Puerto Rican	20	0.36%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	32	0.57%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	12	0.21%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	20	0.36%
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	18	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	10	0.18%
Indian	5	0.09%
Hmong	4	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,173	97.7%
Spanish	72	1.4%
Other Asian	17	0.3%
Korean	10	0.2%
German, other Germanic	6	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.1%
Other	4	0.1%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,206	39.2%
Norwegian	933	16.6%
Polish	582	10.3%
Danish	487	8.7%
Irish	363	6.4%
Dutch	359	6.4%
Swedish	286	5.1%
Belgian	228	4.0%
English	196	3.5%
French	147	2.6%
American	132	2.3%
Scandinavian	95	1.7%
European	57	1.0%
Scottish	52	0.9%
Czech	46	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,597	99.4%
Not a citizen	33	0.6%

Native	5,584	99.2%
Foreign-born	46	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
107	2.7%	159	4.0%	1,414	35.8%	1,384	35.1%	619	15.7%	263	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	107	2.7%
9-12 Years	159	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,414	35.8%
Some College	1,384	35.1%
Bach. Degree	619	15.7%
Grad Degree	263	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,233	3,098	135	4.2%	4.7%
1991	3,159	3,033	126	4.0%	5.1%
1992	3,045	2,917	128	4.2%	5.0%
1993	3,170	3,021	149	4.7%	4.8%
1994	3,205	3,051	154	4.8%	4.0%
1995	3,125	2,966	159	5.1%	3.7%
1996	3,110	2,957	153	4.9%	3.8%
1997	3,107	2,970	137	4.4%	3.2%
1998	3,156	3,054	102	3.2%	2.7%
1999	3,033	2,922	111	3.7%	2.7%

2000	3,454	3,332	122	3.5%	3.0%
2001	3,541	3,417	124	3.5%	3.8%
2002	3,441	3,314	127	3.7%	4.5%
2003	3,383	3,250	133	3.9%	4.8%
2004	3,398	3,260	138	4.1%	4.6%
2005	3,396	3,271	125	3.7%	4.1%
2006	3,317	3,195	122	3.7%	4.1%
2007	3,202	3,055	147	4.6%	4.6%
2008	3,248	3,084	164	5.0%	5.4%
2009	3,365	3,165	200	5.9%	7.9%

2010	3,448	3,257	191	5.5%	7.4%
2011	3,455	3,276	179	5.2%	6.5%
2012	3,425	3,262	163	4.8%	5.6%
2013	3,313	3,158	155	4.7%	5.0%
2014	3,287	3,141	146	4.4%	4.3%
2015	3,399	3,278	121	3.6%	3.8%
2016	3,380	3,257	123	3.6%	3.9%
2017	3,350	3,243	107	3.2%	3.4%
2018	3,246	3,146	100	3.1%	3.0%
2019	3,250	3,130	120	3.7%	3.2%

2020	3,125	2,986	139	4.4%	6.2%
2021	3,046	2,932	114	3.7%	3.8%
2022	3,029	2,941	88	2.9%	2.7%
2023	3,081	2,988	93	3.0%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,062
Median Value	$139,500

Occupied	2,433	79.5%
Vacant	629	20.5%

Owned	1,996	82.0%
Rented	437	18.0%
Median Rent	$677

Single-Family Units	2,735	89.3%
Detached	2,725	89.0%
Attached	10	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	201	6.6%
Mobile Homes	52	1.7%

Lincoln County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lincoln County, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lincoln County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Lincoln County, MN