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Lincoln County, Wyoming (WY)

County population in 2022: 19,912 (17% urban, 83% rural); it was 14,573 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,487
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,923
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,286
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,451 (it was 980 in 2000)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

31%

Land area: 4069 sq. mi.

Water area: 19.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 5 people per square mile   (very low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Lincoln County: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.1%), Construction (13.5%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Lincoln County, WY (2022)
    • 17,95790.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,0355.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 6933.5%Two or more races
    • 720.4%Some other race alone
    • 540.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 440.2%Asian alone
    • 90.05%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
Median resident age:

41.3 years
Wyoming median age:

39.1 years
Males: 10,203  (51.2%)
Females: 9,709  (48.8%)
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Average household size:
Lincoln County:

2.0 people
Wyoming:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $80,223 ($40,794 in 1999)
This county:

$80,223
Wyoming:

$70,042

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $669 (lower quartile is $484, upper quartile is $969)
This county:

$669
State:

$783


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $352,514 (it was $91,800 in 2000)
Lincoln:

$352,514
Wyoming:

$292,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $210,240 - $501,118
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,584
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $431

Institutionalized population: 64

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 12
  • Burglaries: 7
  • Thefts: 48
  • Auto thefts: 5

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 24
  • Thefts: 56
  • Auto thefts: 4
Lincoln County, WY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 253 buildings, average cost: $334,200
  • 2021: 241 buildings, average cost: $307,200
  • 2020: 173 buildings, average cost: $296,400
  • 2019: 144 buildings, average cost: $281,300
  • 2018: 144 buildings, average cost: $284,100
  • 2017: 135 buildings, average cost: $287,800
  • 2016: 136 buildings, average cost: $284,400
  • 2015: 105 buildings, average cost: $276,100
  • 2014: 68 buildings, average cost: $253,400
  • 2013: 32 buildings, average cost: $207,700
  • 2012: 28 buildings, average cost: $215,400
  • 2011: 40 buildings, average cost: $206,800
  • 2010: 49 buildings, average cost: $209,800
  • 2009: 58 buildings, average cost: $219,500
  • 2008: 94 buildings, average cost: $214,100
  • 2007: 177 buildings, average cost: $187,600
  • 2006: 189 buildings, average cost: $174,900
  • 2005: 253 buildings, average cost: $168,400
  • 2004: 206 buildings, average cost: $162,000
  • 2003: 180 buildings, average cost: $158,500
  • 2002: 192 buildings, average cost: $146,600
  • 2001: 214 buildings, average cost: $140,300
  • 2000: 145 buildings, average cost: $134,300
  • 1999: 143 buildings, average cost: $124,700
  • 1998: 103 buildings, average cost: $104,800
  • 1997: 86 buildings, average cost: $105,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Lincoln, WY residents
Average permit cost in Lincoln, WY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,732 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,261 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Lincoln, WY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lincoln, WY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lincoln, WY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.8%
Lincoln County:

7.8%
Wyoming:

11.8%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.3% for American Indian residents, 8.9% for other race residents, 21.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.3 years old
(Males: 40.3 years old, Females: 42.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.6 years old, Black residents: 39.8 years old, American Indian residents: 58.7 years old, Asian residents: 45.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.8 years old, Other race residents: 49.8 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $459 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $522 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kemmerer, Afton, Star Valley Ranch, Diamondville, Nordic, Alpine, Cokeville, La Barge, Osmond, Thayne.

Lincoln County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Lincoln County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 11.1 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 2.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Significantly below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Chenango County, New York , Camas County, Idaho , York County, Maine , Dixon County, Nebraska , Livingston County, New York , Onondaga County, New York , Marquette County, Wisconsin .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.6%
Wyoming:

2.5%

Unemployment by year in Lincoln, WY
County total employment by year in Lincoln, WY
County average yearly wages by year in Lincoln, WY

Current college students: 328
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 525 (37.2% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:

2.6%
Whole state:

3.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3482010 or later
  • 732000 to 2009
  • 621990 to 1999
  • 411980 to 1989
  • 431970 to 1979
  • 76Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.4%

Lincoln County marital status for males Lincoln County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,510
  • One, attached: 343
  • Two: 40
  • 3 or 4: 274
  • 5 to 9: 274
  • 10 to 19: 51
  • 20 or more: 50
  • Mobile homes: 1,174

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 3,520 (198 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 145 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60

Here:

4.8% with mortgage
State:

98.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Lincoln County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other9,59927
Evangelical Protestant96414
Catholic5964
Mainline Protestant2535
None6,694-
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: 4
Lincoln County:

2.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Wyoming:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
Lincoln County:

8.66 / 10,000 pop.
Wyoming:

5.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 18
This county:

11.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

10.08 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Lincoln County:

7.5%
Wyoming:

7.1%

Adult obesity rate:
Lincoln County:

21.6%
State:

24.4%

Agriculture in Lincoln County:

Average size of farms: 737 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $48,872
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $49.83
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.75%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.74%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $40,685
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 79.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62,394
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.63
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.27%

Earthquake activity:

Lincoln County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wyoming state average. It is 1661% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 162.3 miles away from Lincoln County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 203.0 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 373.1 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 92.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 41.0 miles away from Lincoln County center
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 169.7 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:

  • Wyoming Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4535, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Wyoming Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides, Incident Period: May 18, 2011 to July 08, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4007: July 22, 2011, FEMA Id: 4007, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • Wyoming Commissary Ridge Fire, Incident Period: August 29, 2002 to September 15, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 31, 2002, FEMA Id: 2460, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Wyoming Drought, Incident Period: June 15, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3043: June 15, 1977, FEMA Id: 3043, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Lincoln County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 1
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lincoln

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,964 (69.2%)
  • Carpooled: 1,031 (12.0%)
  • Bus: 5 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 304 (3.5%)
  • Bicycle: 76 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 293 (3.4%)
  • Worked at home: 974 (11.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (15%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (26%)
  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (4%)
  • Transportation occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (47%)
  • Colombia (8%)
  • Switzerland (5%)
  • Guatemala (5%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Oceania, n.e.c. (4%)
  • Korea (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln County


  • English (34%)
  • German (10%)
  • European (9%)
  • American (8%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • Scottish (4%)
  • Swedish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Lincoln County, Wyoming in 2010:

  • 47 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 17 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Lincoln County, Wyoming in 2000:

  • 48 people in nursing homes
  • 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 2 people in other workers' dormitories
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $128,400.

10.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($142,697 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.12%
Wyoming average:

7.90%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.67% relocated from other counties in Wyoming ($22,077 average AGI)
7.45% relocated from other states ($120,621 average AGI)
Lincoln County:

7.45%
Wyoming average:

5.74%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Teton County, WY  1.37% ($100,375 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT  0.54% ($133,415)
from Utah County, UT  0.30% ($68,174)


6.95% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($80,614 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.95%
Wyoming average:

7.46%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.88% relocated to other counties in Wyoming ($16,552 average AGI)
5.08% relocated to other states ($64,065 average AGI)
Lincoln County:

5.08%
Wyoming average:

5.30%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Teton County, WY  0.42% ($-138,935 average AGI)
to Uinta County, WY  0.33% ($61,083)
to Salt Lake County, UT  0.27% ($74,150)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.5

Births per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Lincoln County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 12.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.3%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,221 (2,002 aged, 219 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 374 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Lincoln County, Wyoming in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (143)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (12)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (12)
  • Unspecified dementia (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 12.8
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,227
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 512
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31,371

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,413
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 788
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 31

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 58
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 106

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,912
  • Male householders: 4,079 (1,303 living alone), Female householders: 3,847 (941 living alone)
  • 4,628 spouses (4,614 opposite-sex spouses), 396 unmarried partners, (393 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,036 children (5,682 natural, 111 adopted, 242 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 145 parents, 24 foster children, 39 other relatives, 336 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 99

Size of family households: 2,516 2-persons, 898 3-persons, 933 4-persons, 622 5-persons, 201 6-persons, 168 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,238 1-person, 223 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

4,107 married couples with children.
604 single-parent households (238 men, 366 women).

95.8% of residents of Lincoln speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (28% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 61% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $72,136,000 ($4,616 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,142,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,210,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,019,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $447,000
Federal grants: $17,825,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,742,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,893,000 ($253,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $509,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,919,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,366,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,039
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 606
Here:

38 per 1000 residents
State:

42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0
Here:

0 per 1000 residents
State:

+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,017
Here:

+64 per 1000 residents
State:

+3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lincoln County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.01 millions of gallons per day (90% from ground, 10% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Year house built in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • Year house built in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • 102020 or later
  • 3742010 to 2019
  • 1,9012000 to 2009
  • 2,0061990 to 1999
  • 1,2381980 to 1989
  • 1,9021970 to 1979
  • 5421960 to 1969
  • 3571950 to 1959
  • 2731940 to 1949
  • 8861939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, Wyoming
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • 01 room
  • 402 rooms
  • 1753 rooms
  • 6164 rooms
  • 1,1655 rooms
  • 8426 rooms
  • 9097 rooms
  • 9338 rooms
  • 1,6649+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • 1211 room
  • 1892 rooms
  • 3493 rooms
  • 2624 rooms
  • 4175 rooms
  • 1726 rooms
  • 467 rooms
  • 448 rooms
  • 209+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, Wyoming
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • 45no bedroom
  • 1221 bedroom
  • 7752 bedrooms
  • 2,7423 bedrooms
  • 1,6864 bedrooms
  • 1,0025+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Wyoming
  • 120no bedroom
  • 4011 bedroom
  • 4512 bedrooms
  • 5723 bedrooms
  • 184 bedrooms
  • 615+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County, Wyoming in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 34no vehicle
  • 1,1051 vehicle
  • 2,0852 vehicles
  • 1,9873 vehicles
  • 8614 vehicles
  • 3285+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 245no vehicle
  • 5481 vehicle
  • 4502 vehicles
  • 2083 vehicles
  • 1214 vehicles
  • 205+ vehicles

88.5% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Wyoming.

Lincoln County:

88.5%
State average:

84.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7,898
  • Other state: 11,342
  • Northeast: 515
  • Midwest: 1,065
  • South: 980
  • West: 8,866
Year householders moved into unit in Lincoln County, WY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lincoln County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 36.7%Electricity
  • 24.4%Utility gas
  • 20.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 16.0%Wood
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 65.9%Electricity
  • 12.1%Utility gas
  • 12.0%Wood
  • 9.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
Here:

1.5%
Wyoming:

7.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Wyoming:

6.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 82
Here:

20.1%
Wyoming:

9.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Lincoln County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,568,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,229,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $680,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $380,000
    Other: $360,000
    Other: $35,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $202,000
    Correctional Institutions: $167,000
    Regular Highways: $126,000
    Regular Highways: $70,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $20,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $4,360,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,245,000
    Regular Highways: $3,391,000
    Police Protection: $2,989,000
    Police Protection: $2,630,000
    Regular Highways: $2,575,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,162,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,079,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,545,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,485,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,406,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,202,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,079,000
    Financial Administration: $993,000
    Financial Administration: $956,000
    General Public Buildings: $813,000
    General Public Buildings: $671,000
    Health - Other: $624,000
    General - Other: $487,000
    Health - Other: $461,000
    General - Other: $453,000
    Air Transportation: $147,000
    Local Fire Protection: $143,000
    Air Transportation: $142,000
    Local Fire Protection: $124,000
    Parks and Recreation: $112,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $106,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,878,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,480,000
    Natural Resources: $144,000
    Other: $58,000
    Other: $46,000
    Natural Resources: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $349,000
    Interest on Debt: $87,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $345,000
    General Local Government Support: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,490,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,185,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,875,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,875,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,307,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $568,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $310,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $305,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $604,000
    Interest Earnings: $302,000
    Interest Earnings: $177,000
    General Revenue - Other: $137,000
    Royalties: $45,000
    Sale of Property: $43,000
    Sale of Property: $27,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,000
    Rents: $11,000
    Royalties: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $703,000
    Correctional Institutions: $357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $150,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Police Protection: $96,000
    General Public Building: $58,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,849,000
    Cash and Securities: $751,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,185,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,565,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,339,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,294,000
    Other: $1,772,000
    Other: $1,437,000
    Highways: $1,089,000
    Highways: $1,052,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,396,000
    Property: $7,114,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,110,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,078,000
    Other License: $1,468,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $802,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $781,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $177,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $155,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $59,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,198,000

Lincoln County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,568,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,229,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $680,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $380,000
    Other: $360,000
    Other: $35,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $202,000
    Correctional Institutions: $167,000
    Regular Highways: $126,000
    Regular Highways: $70,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $20,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $4,360,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,245,000
    Regular Highways: $3,391,000
    Police Protection: $2,989,000
    Police Protection: $2,630,000
    Regular Highways: $2,575,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,162,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,079,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,545,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,485,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,406,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,202,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,079,000
    Financial Administration: $993,000
    Financial Administration: $956,000
    General Public Buildings: $813,000
    General Public Buildings: $671,000
    Health - Other: $624,000
    General - Other: $487,000
    Health - Other: $461,000
    General - Other: $453,000
    Air Transportation: $147,000
    Local Fire Protection: $143,000
    Air Transportation: $142,000
    Local Fire Protection: $124,000
    Parks and Recreation: $112,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $106,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,878,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,480,000
    Natural Resources: $144,000
    Other: $58,000
    Other: $46,000
    Natural Resources: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $349,000
    Interest on Debt: $87,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $345,000
    General Local Government Support: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,490,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,185,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,875,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,875,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,307,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $568,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $310,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $305,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $604,000
    Interest Earnings: $302,000
    Interest Earnings: $177,000
    General Revenue - Other: $137,000
    Royalties: $45,000
    Sale of Property: $43,000
    Sale of Property: $27,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,000
    Rents: $11,000
    Royalties: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $703,000
    Correctional Institutions: $357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $150,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Police Protection: $96,000
    General Public Building: $58,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,849,000
    Cash and Securities: $751,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,185,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,565,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,339,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,294,000
    Other: $1,772,000
    Other: $1,437,000
    Highways: $1,089,000
    Highways: $1,052,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,396,000
    Property: $7,114,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,110,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,078,000
    Other License: $1,468,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $802,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $781,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $177,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $155,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $59,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,198,000

Lincoln County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,568,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,229,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $680,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $380,000
    Other: $360,000
    Other: $35,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $202,000
    Correctional Institutions: $167,000
    Regular Highways: $126,000
    Regular Highways: $70,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $20,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $4,360,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,245,000
    Regular Highways: $3,391,000
    Police Protection: $2,989,000
    Police Protection: $2,630,000
    Regular Highways: $2,575,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,162,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,079,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,545,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,485,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,406,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,202,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,079,000
    Financial Administration: $993,000
    Financial Administration: $956,000
    General Public Buildings: $813,000
    General Public Buildings: $671,000
    Health - Other: $624,000
    General - Other: $487,000
    Health - Other: $461,000
    General - Other: $453,000
    Air Transportation: $147,000
    Local Fire Protection: $143,000
    Air Transportation: $142,000
    Local Fire Protection: $124,000
    Parks and Recreation: $112,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $106,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,878,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,480,000
    Natural Resources: $144,000
    Other: $58,000
    Other: $46,000
    Natural Resources: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $349,000
    Interest on Debt: $87,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $345,000
    General Local Government Support: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,490,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,185,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,875,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,875,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,307,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $568,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $310,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $305,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $604,000
    Interest Earnings: $302,000
    Interest Earnings: $177,000
    General Revenue - Other: $137,000
    Royalties: $45,000
    Sale of Property: $43,000
    Sale of Property: $27,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,000
    Rents: $11,000
    Royalties: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $703,000
    Correctional Institutions: $357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $150,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Police Protection: $96,000
    General Public Building: $58,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,849,000
    Cash and Securities: $751,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,185,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,565,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,339,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,294,000
    Other: $1,772,000
    Other: $1,437,000
    Highways: $1,089,000
    Highways: $1,052,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,396,000
    Property: $7,114,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,110,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,078,000
    Other License: $1,468,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $802,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $781,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $177,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $155,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $59,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,198,000

Lincoln County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,568,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,229,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $680,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $380,000
    Other: $360,000
    Other: $35,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $202,000
    Correctional Institutions: $167,000
    Regular Highways: $126,000
    Regular Highways: $70,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $20,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $4,360,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,245,000
    Regular Highways: $3,391,000
    Police Protection: $2,989,000
    Police Protection: $2,630,000
    Regular Highways: $2,575,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,162,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,079,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,545,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,485,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,406,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,202,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,079,000
    Financial Administration: $993,000
    Financial Administration: $956,000
    General Public Buildings: $813,000
    General Public Buildings: $671,000
    Health - Other: $624,000
    General - Other: $487,000
    Health - Other: $461,000
    General - Other: $453,000
    Air Transportation: $147,000
    Local Fire Protection: $143,000
    Air Transportation: $142,000
    Local Fire Protection: $124,000
    Parks and Recreation: $112,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $106,000
    Parks and Recreation: $103,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $91,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,878,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,480,000
    Natural Resources: $144,000
    Other: $58,000
    Other: $46,000
    Natural Resources: $11,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $349,000
    Interest on Debt: $87,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $345,000
    General Local Government Support: $118,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,490,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,185,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,875,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,875,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,307,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $568,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $310,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $305,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $604,000
    Interest Earnings: $302,000
    Interest Earnings: $177,000
    General Revenue - Other: $137,000
    Royalties: $45,000
    Sale of Property: $43,000
    Sale of Property: $27,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,000
    Rents: $11,000
    Royalties: $5,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $703,000
    Correctional Institutions: $357,000
    Solid Waste Management: $150,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $140,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $112,000
    Police Protection: $96,000
    General Public Building: $58,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,849,000
    Cash and Securities: $751,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,185,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,565,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,339,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,294,000
    Other: $1,772,000
    Other: $1,437,000
    Highways: $1,089,000
    Highways: $1,052,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,396,000
    Property: $7,114,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,110,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,078,000
    Other License: $1,468,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $802,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $781,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $177,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $155,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $59,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $8,198,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 113
  • Number of aged recipients: 8
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 105
  • Number of recipients under 18: 16
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 83
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 14
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 39
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 45
Most common first names in Lincoln County, WY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John6574.7 years
William4277.0 years
Robert3671.8 years
Mary3680.5 years
James3671.4 years
Charles3278.0 years
George3175.7 years
Helen2579.1 years
Frank1977.7 years
Richard1767.6 years
Most common last names in Lincoln County, WY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Roberts2779.5 years
Johnson2577.2 years
Merritt2378.5 years
Nield2281.1 years
Anderson2173.6 years
Nelson2073.4 years
Taylor1977.8 years
Gardner1981.6 years
Call1876.7 years
Dayton1582.7 years
Businesses in Lincoln County, WY
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware3JCPenney1
Alco Stores1Lane Furniture1
Best Western1Pizza Hut1
Big O Tires1RadioShack2
Burger King1Subway2
Chevrolet1True Value1
FedEx5U-Haul1
Ford2UPS4
H&R Block2