County population in 2016: 5,446 (all rural); it was 4,044 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 788 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 427 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,077 Renter-occupied apartments: 490 (it was 370 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
30%
Land area: 1206 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 5 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Lincoln County: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $904 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,040 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 11.3%
Lincoln County:
11.3%
Idaho:
14.4%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 13.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 82.2% for American Indian residents, 5.3% for other race residents, 22.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 34.2 years old
(Males: 33.7 years old, Females: 34.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.7 years old, Black residents: 9.1 years old, American Indian residents: 16.6 years old, Asian residents: 23.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.4 years old, Other race residents: 31.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $456 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $750 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lincoln County: Idaho Youth Ranch (A), Minidoka Pond Access Area (B), Rupert Country Club (C), Duffin Substation (D), Clawson Substation (E), Camp Holly Lake (F), Amalga (G), Brigham Point Trapper Cabin (H), Lakeview Farm (I), West End Fire Protection District (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Aspitarte Lake (A), Baird Reservoir (B), Basco Lake (C), Bear Den Lake (D), Bluegrass Lake (E), Brigham Point Lake (F), Brockie Lake (G), Brokie Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 120 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 722 (23.5% naturalized citizens)
Lincoln County:
13.3%
Whole state:
5.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 175
2000 to 2009: 225
1990 to 1999: 204
1980 to 1989: 125
1970 to 1979: 48
Before 1970: 18
Note: State values scaled to Lincoln County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,390
One, attached: 8
Two: 16
3 or 4: 11
5 to 9: 65
10 to 19: 23
Mobile homes: 434
Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 667 (16 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 464
Here:
59.0% with mortgage
State:
64.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Lincoln County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Other
1,396
4
Evangelical Protestant
201
3
Catholic
165
1
Mainline Protestant
130
5
None
3,316
-
Lincoln County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
Lincoln County:
4.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3
Lincoln County:
6.71 / 10,000 pop.
Idaho:
3.87 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:
11.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lincoln County:
7.3%
Idaho:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Lincoln County:
26.8%
State:
25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
5.5%
State:
11.7%
Agriculture in Lincoln County:
Average size of farms: 457 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $192,513 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $312.22 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.07% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.56% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $175,807 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.40% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.71% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $148,280 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.21% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 33.93 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 34.68% All wheat for grain: 7078 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Idaho state average. It is 23884853.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Idaho state average. It is 319% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from Lincoln County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 209.3 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 240.5 miles away from the county center On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 110.5 miles away from the county center On 12/16/1954 at 11:07:12, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 326.8 miles away from Lincoln County center On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 368.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Idaho Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3244: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3244, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Idaho Wildfires, Incident Period: July 27, 2000 to September 26, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1341: September 01, 2000, FEMA Id: 1341, Natural disaster type: Fire
Idaho Drought, Incident Period: May 05, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3040: May 05, 1977, FEMA Id: 3040, Natural disaster type: Drought
Idaho Heavy Rains & Flooding, Incident Period: December 31, 1964, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-186: December 31, 1964, FEMA Id: 186, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 2
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Production occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Sales and related occupations (16%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Management occupations (7%)
Material moving occupations (6%)
Education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (89%)
Peru (6%)
Portugal (1%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (0%)
Cuba (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln County (%):
American (5%)
German (5%)
English (4%)
Irish (1%)
Portuguese (1%)
Basque (1%)
British (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,103 (70.9%)
Carpooled: 163 (10.5%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 19 (1.2%)
Bicycle: 10 (0.6%)
Walked: 91 (5.9%)
Worked at home: 162 (10.4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
32 people in nursing homes
4 people in other group homes
37 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $37,777.
8.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($26,396 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.75%
Idaho average:
7.20%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.68% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($20,069 average AGI)
2.07% relocated from other states ($6,326 average AGI)
Lincoln County:
2.07%
Idaho average:
3.91%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
10.01% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($26,401 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.01%
Idaho average:
7.21%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.73% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($19,868 average AGI)
2.28% relocated to other states ($6,533 average AGI)
Lincoln County:
2.28%
Idaho average:
3.91%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 801 (703 aged, 98 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 281 (21%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lincoln County, Idaho in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (34)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (32)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (29)
1,332 married couples with children.
200 single-parent households (55 men, 145 women).
72.8% of residents of Lincoln speak English at home.
27.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $21,453,000 ($4,959 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $342,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,069,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,135,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,084,000 Federal grants: $2,942,000 Federal procurement contracts: $639,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,584,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $267,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,999,000 Federal Government insurance: $12,368,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 369
Here:
81 per 1000 residents
State:
78 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 166
Here:
37 per 1000 residents
State:
37 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +99
Here:
+22 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +211
Here:
+46 per 1000 residents
State:
+43 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lincoln County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.83 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 38
2000 to 2009: 323
1990 to 1999: 322
1980 to 1989: 150
1970 to 1979: 304
1960 to 1969: 148
1950 to 1959: 132
1940 to 1949: 127
1939 or earlier: 395
Note: State values scaled to Lincoln population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, Idaho
Note: State values scaled to Lincoln County population
no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 184
2 vehicles: 430
3 vehicles: 274
4 vehicles: 137
5+ vehicles: 104
no vehicle: 20
1 vehicle: 180
2 vehicles: 190
3 vehicles: 76
4 vehicles: 18
5+ vehicles: 19
86% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Idaho.
Lincoln County:
86.0%
State average:
82.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,056
Other state: 1,639
Northeast: 31
Midwest: 221
South: 169
West: 1,215
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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