County population in 2012: 5,453 (all rural); it was 6,087 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 723 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 574 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,417 Renter-occupied apartments: 651 (it was 641 in 2000)
% of renters here:
31%
State:
34%
Land area: 2586 sq. mi. Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lincoln County: 91.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.5%), Public administration (16.5%), Retail trade (12.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $691 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $561 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.3%
(12.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 62.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 61.9% for American Indian residents, 63.0% for other race residents, 39.7% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 44 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 37 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
11.7%
Whole state:
9.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
4.1%
Whole state:
4.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $424 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lincoln County: Lincoln County Fairgrounds (A), T-Cross Ranch (B), Andy Windmill (C), Brooks Ranch (D), Four Corners (E), Limon Country Club (F), Lake (G), Sevenmile Ranch (H), Hall Station (I), Rush Creek Ranch (J), Forder (K), Forder Ranch (L), Bar W W Ranch (M), Karval Fire Department (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Arriba Evergreen Cemetery (1), Hugo Old Cemetery (2), Parker Cemetery (3), Genoa Lutheran Cemetery (4), Clifford Cemetery (5), Dudley Cemetery (6), Grandma Forgey Grave (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Beckman Lake (A), Nelson Lake (B), Hubbard Lake (C), Stacy Lakes (D), Sharp Lake (E), Blakeman Lake (F), Roundtree Lake (G), Kinney Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lickdab Creek (A), Currie Creek (B), Dugout Creek (C), Hackberry Creek (D), Hell Creek (E), Pond Creek (F), Lake Creek (G), Long Branch (H), Long Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 166 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 107 (21% naturalized citizens)
Lincoln County:
1.8%
Whole state:
8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 64
1990 to 1994: 7
1985 to 1989: 2
1980 to 1984: 20
1975 to 1979: 2
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 5
1965 to 1969: 5
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,753
One, attached: 48
Two: 27
3 or 4: 64
5 to 9: 58
10 to 19: 15
20 or more: 20
Mobile homes: 415
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 529 (55 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 311
Here:
63.0% with mortgage
State:
79.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 34.57%
Here
34.6%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 2,104 Total congregations: 21
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents
703 (33.4%)
480 (22.8%)
228 (10.8%)
141 (6.7%)
117 (5.6%)
Congregations
2 (9.5%)
4 (19.0%)
2 (9.5%)
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
Name
Lutheran Church
Churches of Christ
Reformed Church in the United States
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
Other
Adherents
103 (4.9%)
75 (3.6%)
64 (3.0%)
54 (2.6%)
139 (6.6%)
Congregations
3 (14.3%)
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
1 (4.8%)
5 (23.8%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 3139 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $78,262 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.26% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86,048 Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $164,889 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.27% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.23 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.10% Corn for grain: 5828 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 109129 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/6/1990, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 14 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from the county center On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.8 miles away from the county center On 1/2/1998 at 15:47:16, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from the county center On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.9 miles away from Lincoln County center On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3224): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 6, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1421): June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
Colorado Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 11, 2001 to April 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1374): May 17, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1374, Natural disaster type: Storm
Colorado Flooding, Incident Period: July 28, 1997 to August 12, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1186): August 1, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1186, Natural disaster type: Flood
Colorado TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 19, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-200): June 19, 1965, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-200, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 1
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Carpenters (3%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (62%)
Korea (14%)
Germany (13%)
Romania (4%)
Vietnam (2%)
Australia (2%)
Trinidad and Tobago (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln County (%):
German (30%)
United States or American (11%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
Norwegian (5%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,703 (69%)
Carpooled: 300 (12%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (1%)
Walked: 163 (7%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 248 (10%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Lincoln County, Colorado in 2000:
948 people in state prisons
91 people in nursing homes
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Lincoln County, Colorado in 2010:
939 people in state prisons
33 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
29 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
29 people in in-patient hospice facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,226.
7.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,655 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.38%
Colorado average:
10.77%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.71% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($18,076 average AGI)
2.67% relocated from other states ($10,580 average AGI)
Lincoln County:
2.67%
Colorado average:
4.67%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,360 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
11.08%
Colorado average:
10.03%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.46% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($26,204 average AGI)
2.62% relocated to other states ($7,156 average AGI)
Lincoln County:
2.62%
Colorado average:
3.96%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Births per 1000 population in Lincoln County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population in Lincoln County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lincoln County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 858 (762 aged, 96 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,437
In family households: 3,597 (923 male householders, 287 female householders)
967 spouses, 1,194 children (1,065 natural, 45 adopted, 84 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 17 other relatives, 86 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 840 (352 male householders (296 living alone)), 386 female householders (358 living alone)), 102 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,030 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 604 2-persons, 265 3-persons, 196 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.
93.1% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (4% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,267,000 ($8400 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $633,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,474,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,645,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,261,000 Federal grants: $12,858,000 Federal procurement contracts: $310,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,720,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,438,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,193,000 Federal Government insurance: $17,858,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 312
Here:
56 per 1000 residents
State:
76 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 309
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
32 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +32
Here:
+6 per 1000 residents
State:
+24 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -496
Here:
-88 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lincoln County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.75 millions of gallons per day (76% from ground, 24% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
3.9
Year house built
2005 or later: 4
2000 to 2004: 68
1990 to 1999: 299
1980 to 1989: 319
1970 to 1979: 453
1960 to 1969: 301
1950 to 1959: 146
1940 to 1949: 216
1939 or earlier: 655
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, Colorado
44% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Colorado.
Lincoln County:
44.5%
State average:
45.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3634
Northeast: 150
Midwest: 1056
South: 331
West: 781
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lincoln County
40.0 years
36.0 years
(63.1%)
(36.9%)
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