Lincoln, Kentucky

Back to Lincoln, KY housing info, Edmonson County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Population (year 2000): 1,486

Males: 767	(51.6%)
Females: 719	(48.4%)

Edmonson County

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,300 (it was $25,452 in 2000)

Lincoln	$25,300
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $49,200 (it was $51,500 in 2000)

Lincoln	$49,200
Kentucky:	$103,900

Lincoln, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Lincoln:

White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
Black (3.4%)
American Indian (3.4%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 920 feet

Land area: 105.7 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

(very low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Lincoln

High school or higher: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 43.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lincoln CCD

Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 60.2%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 11.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.4%
Kentucky:	2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lincoln:	0.4% ($199)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (72.1 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (332.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Millerstown, KY (8.3 miles ), Brownsville, KY (8.3 miles ), Clarkson, KY (15.4 miles ), Park City, KY (15.4 miles ), Smiths Grove, KY (15.6 miles ), Sunfish, KY (15.6 miles ), Leitchfield, KY (16.4 miles ), Oakland, KY (17.0 miles ).

Latitude: 37.28 N, Longitude: 86.18 W

67 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Social assistance (9%)
Machinery (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Social assistance (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Transportation equipment (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Construction laborers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)

Lincoln-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 58% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.6 miles away from the Lincoln place center injured 2 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.6 miles away from the place center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lincoln:

TWINS LAKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; LEITCHFIELD, KY)
CAVERNA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HORSE CAVE, KY)
RIVENDELL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 26 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lincoln:

BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 28 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 69 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 76 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; ID: OWB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lincoln:

GRAYSON COUNTY (about 9 miles; LEITCHFIELD, KY; ID: M20)
GLASGOW MUNI (about 24 miles; GLASGOW, KY; ID: GLW)
ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK (about 32 miles; FALLS-OF-ROUGH, KY; ID: 2I3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lincoln:

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 72 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable locations in Lincoln: Maple Springs Group Campground (A), Demunbruns Store (B), Houchins Ferry (C), Flint Ridge Ranger Station (D), Mount McKinley Pumphouse (E), Reeds Ferry (F), Wilderness Road (G), Three Springs Pumphouse (H), Adwell Pumphouse (I), Great Onyx Cave Pumphouse (J), Great Onyx Job Corps Center (K), Laurel Ridge Camp (L), Bransford Pumphouse (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lincoln include: Temple Hill Church (A), Stockholm Church (B), Good Spring Church (C), Cove Hollow Church (D), Joppa Church (E), Nolin Church (F), Mammoth Cave Baptist Church (G), Union Light Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Adwell Cemetery (1), Old Guides Cemetery (2), Temple Hill Cemetery (3), Good Spring Cemetery (4), Cove Hollow Cemetery (5), Locust Grove Cemetery (6), Holton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: First Creek Lake (A), Doyels Big Pond (B), Nolin Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blair Spring Branch (A), Blowing Spring Branch (B), Nolin River (C), Brier Creek (D), Buffalo Creek (E), Bylew Creek (F), Peter Branch (G), Pine Branch (H), Pine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lincoln: Mammoth Cave National Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.7%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	18.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	10.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Lincoln compared to Kentucky state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Back to the top

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Edmonson County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,106 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.52%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Warren County, KY	2.34% ($30,383 average AGI)
from Barren County, KY	0.42% ($28,235)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.40% ($48,313)

7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.41%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Warren County, KY	3.24% ($25,654 average AGI)
to Barren County, KY	0.82% ($24,152)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.42% ($31,588)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lincoln:

WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WLOC (1150 AM; 1 kW; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: HART COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMTL (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lincoln:

WKLX (100.7 FM; BROWNSVILLE, KY; Owner: CHARLES M. ANDERSON)
WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJCR-FM (90.1 FM; UPTON, KY; Owner: FM 90.1, INC.)
WUHU (107.1 FM; SMITHS GROVE, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WPTQ (103.7 FM; CAVE CITY, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHHT (106.7 FM; HORSE CAVE, KY; Owner: NEWBERRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCLU-FM (102.3 FM; MUNFORDVILLE, KY; Owner: ROYSE RADIO, INC)
WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKHG (104.9 FM; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Owner: HERITAGE MEDIA OF KENTUCKY INC)

TV broadcast stations around Lincoln:

WNKY (Channel 40; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: MMK LICENSE LLC)
WBKO (Channel 13; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WKYU-TV (Channel 24; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WKZT-TV (Channel 23; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WKGB-TV (Channel 53; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Back to Lincoln, KY housing info, Edmonson County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.