2022 population: 24,360 ( 382 from 2010 , 84 from 2020)
Land area: 332.8 square miles
Population density: 73.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,792	93.56%	2.6%
Black:	530	2.18%	5.4%
Indian:	58	0.24%	48.7%
Asian:	82	0.34%	105.0%
2+ races:	377	1.55%	20.4%
Hispanic:	521	2.14%	40.1%

Total non-White:	1,568	6.44%	17.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	689	14.2
Deaths:	945	19.5
Net Migration:	318	6.5
Net Immigration:	1	0.0

Change in White population:	-612	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	230	0.9

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
24,742
23,404	94.59%
560	2.26%
39	0.16%
40	0.16%
313	1.27%
372	1.50%
1,338	5.41%

2000
23,361
22,349	95.67%
582	2.49%
31	0.13%
24	0.10%
149	0.64%
208	0.89%
1,012	4.33%

1990
20,045
19,378	96.67%
627	3.13%
6	0.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
34	0.17%
667	3.33%

1980
19,053
18,068	94.83%
794	4.17%
6	0.03%
2	0.01%
n/a
183	0.96%
985	5.17%

1970
16,663
15,525	93.17%
1,052	6.31%
7	0.04%
8	0.05%
n/a
64	0.38%
1,138	6.83%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,108	13.3
2,241	9.6
929	4.0
154	0.7

1,055	4.5
326	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
2,942	14.7
2,259	11.3
2,136	10.7
18	0.1

2,971	14.8
345	1.7

Number	Rate
1980's
2,554	13.4
2,077	10.9
620	3.3
n/a

1,310	6.9
-318	-1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,185	7.1
n/a

2,543	15.3
-153	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln County, KY

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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
41.4
5,795	23.8%
18,565	76.2%
4,512	18.5%

9,692
2.48

6,897	71.2%
5,147	74.6%
637	9.2%
2,795	28.8%

2010
Number	Percent
39.5
6,100	24.7%
18,642	75.3%
3,680	14.9%

9,777
2.51

6,970	71.3%
5,235	75.1%
654	9.4%
2,807	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
6,016	25.8%
17,345	74.2%
3,069	13.1%

9,210
2.51

6,759	73.4%
5,518	81.6%
499	7.4%
2,451	26.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
5,460	27.2%
14,585	72.8%
2,843	14.2%

7,480
2.66

5,846	78.2%
4,904	83.9%
324	5.5%
1,634	21.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
5,868	30.8%
13,185	69.2%
2,510	13.2%

6,571
2.88

5,384	81.9%
4,668	86.7%
290	5.4%
1,187	18.1%

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	570	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	829	8.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	619	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	418	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	609	6.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	437	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	212	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	450	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	765	7.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	990	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	974	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	988	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	679	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	528	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	408	4.2%
$200,000 or more	216	2.2%

Median Household Income	49,487
Per Capita Income	25,972

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,070	11.0%
Public Assistance	143	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,623	16.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,125	63.1%
Unemployed	684	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	9,809	67.8%
Not in Labor Force	4,652	32.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,559	2,732	56.6%
Non-Profit	191	385	33.2%
Self-Employed	922	311	74.8%

Local Government	310	567	35.3%
State Government	223	497	31.0%
Federal Government	95	25	79.2%

Total Private + Self	4,481	3,043	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	819	1,474	35.7%
Total	5,300	4,517	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	984	10.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,473	14.9%
Professional, Technical	2,118	21.5%
Service Occupations	1,662	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	74	0.8%
All others	3,628	36.8%

White Collar		46.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,566	15.9%
Manufacturing	1,542	15.6%
Educational services	1,183	12.0%
Retail trade	936	9.5%
Construction	718	7.3%
Public administration	541	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	538	5.5%
Other services	479	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	453	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	337	3.4%
Information	337	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	273	2.8%
Wholesale trade	221	2.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	204	2.1%
Finance and insurance	195	2.0%
Utilities	121	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	100	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	62	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	328	1.35%
Puerto Rican	25	0.10%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.04%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	10	0.04%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
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	94	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	39	0.16%
Vietnamese	13	0.05%
Thai	12	0.05%
Filipino	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	21,982	97.0%
German, other Germanic	304	1.3%
Spanish	210	0.9%
Other Asian	84	0.4%
Other Indo-European	70	0.3%
Vietnamese	13	0.1%
Tagalog	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	10,516	43.2%
English	2,632	10.8%
Irish	1,691	7.0%
German	1,247	5.1%
Scottish	380	1.6%
European	332	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	320	1.3%
Italian	278	1.1%
French	148	0.6%
Swiss	108	0.4%
Pennsylvania German	97	0.4%
Polish	85	0.3%
Swedish	44	0.2%
Danish	43	0.2%
Welsh	22	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	24,252	99.7%
Not a citizen	68	0.3%

Native	24,107	99.1%
Foreign-born	213	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,026	6.1%	1,889	11.3%	7,281	43.5%	3,953	23.6%	1,554	9.3%	1,018	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,026	6.1%
9-12 Years	1,889	11.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,281	43.5%
Some College	3,953	23.6%
Bach. Degree	1,554	9.3%
Grad Degree	1,018	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,155	8,506	649	7.1%	6.0%
1991	9,067	8,345	722	8.0%	7.3%
1992	9,376	8,745	631	6.7%	6.9%
1993	9,702	9,108	594	6.1%	6.2%
1994	9,735	9,175	560	5.8%	5.4%
1995	9,744	9,264	480	4.9%	5.4%
1996	10,037	9,565	472	4.7%	5.4%
1997	10,211	9,797	414	4.1%	5.2%
1998	10,897	10,487	410	3.8%	4.5%
1999	10,990	10,551	439	4.0%	4.5%

2000	10,827	10,389	438	4.0%	4.1%
2001	11,105	10,428	677	6.1%	5.2%
2002	11,011	10,236	775	7.0%	5.8%
2003	11,030	10,168	862	7.8%	6.2%
2004	10,552	9,785	767	7.3%	5.5%
2005	10,609	9,883	726	6.8%	5.9%
2006	10,827	10,059	768	7.1%	5.7%
2007	10,628	9,938	690	6.5%	5.4%
2008	10,541	9,746	795	7.5%	6.5%
2009	10,693	9,293	1,400	13.1%	10.8%

2010	10,681	9,299	1,382	12.9%	10.3%
2011	10,430	9,155	1,275	12.2%	9.4%
2012	10,107	9,061	1,046	10.3%	8.2%
2013	9,918	8,869	1,049	10.6%	7.9%
2014	9,332	8,510	822	8.8%	6.4%
2015	9,031	8,428	603	6.7%	5.2%
2016	9,148	8,599	549	6.0%	5.0%
2017	9,359	8,842	517	5.5%	4.8%
2018	9,330	8,874	456	4.9%	4.2%
2019	9,377	8,925	452	4.8%	4.1%

2020	9,317	8,578	739	7.9%	6.6%
2021	9,239	8,751	488	5.3%	4.4%
2022	9,376	8,932	444	4.7%	3.9%
2023	9,182	8,710	472	5.1%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,832
Median Value	$130,100

Occupied	9,692	89.5%
Vacant	1,140	10.5%

Owned	7,615	78.6%
Rented	2,077	21.4%
Median Rent	$678

Single-Family Units	8,174	75.5%
Detached	8,095	74.7%
Attached	79	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	231	2.1%
Mobile Homes	2,066	19.1%

Lincoln County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lincoln County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lincoln County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Lincoln County, KY