Lincoln County, Montana Demographics

Lincoln County is 9th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Lincoln County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Current population (2012)

Lincoln County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Households

Lincoln County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Housing units

Lincoln County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Income below poverty line

Lincoln County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Lincoln County is 11th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Lincoln County is 12th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Lincoln County is 12th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Size in square miles

Lincoln County is 13th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Lincoln County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	19,491	10th	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,612.9	12th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	5.4	14th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Lincoln County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	4.7%	41st	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.0%	43rd	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.6%	14th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Lincoln County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.8%	45th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.2%	38th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Lincoln County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	95.9%	23rd	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	30th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.0%	37th	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	27th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	9th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	16th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	21st	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.6%	26th	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Lincoln County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	49.4%	30th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.2%	15th	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Lincoln County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	11,663	10th	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.2%	40th	16.3%	25.9%
Households	8,998	10th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.7%	13th	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$162,900	18th	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.1	51st	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	3	26th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Lincoln County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$20,526	44th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$32,012	55th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.4%	10th	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Lincoln County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	620	11th	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,645	14th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,394	10th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$170,563	13th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,102	30th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$26,474	12th	$2,079,426	$613,795,732