Lincoln, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,636 (Urban population: 14,530 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 106 (all nonfarm))

Lincoln, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,372 (5,950 occupied: 3,838 owner occupied, 2,112 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1077 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $447 (lower quartile is $334, upper quartile is $529)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $510

Median gross rent in Lincoln, IL in 2007: $583

Housing units in Lincoln with a mortgage: 2,049 (120 second mortgage, 174 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,265

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,599 (it was $72,100 in 2000)

Lincoln:	$118,599
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,967 - $161,450

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $132,521
Here: $132,521
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,422
Here: $124,422
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $146,830
Here: $146,830
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,779
Here: $125,779
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $771,237
Here: $771,237
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $18,400
Here: $18,400
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,586

In family households: 11,035 (2,898 male householders, 804 female householders)
2,884 spouses, 3,845 children (3,480 natural, 86 adopted, 279 stepchildren), 213 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 51 other relatives, 271 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,551 (858 male householders (671 living alone)), 1,377 female householders (1,300 living alone)), 316 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,784 (721 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,732 2-persons, 838 3-persons, 697 4-persons, 306 5-persons, 102 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,971 1-person, 236 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

2,057 married couples with children.
957 single-parent households (222 men, 735 women).

95.2% of residents of Lincoln speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 236 (1.5%)
(49.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 501 5 rooms: 1,107 6 rooms: 1,010 7 rooms: 464 8 rooms: 373 9 or more rooms: 325

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln, Illinois:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 117 3 rooms: 382 4 rooms: 695 5 rooms: 555 6 rooms: 237 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 43

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 107
1990 to 1994: 152
1980 to 1989: 520
1970 to 1979: 1,063
1960 to 1969: 954
1950 to 1959: 1,102
1940 to 1949: 546
1939 or earlier: 1,913

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lincoln:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 106 2 bedrooms: 1,275 3 bedrooms: 1,871 4 bedrooms: 457 5 or more bedrooms: 129

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 587 2 bedrooms: 1,044 3 bedrooms: 403 4 bedrooms: 38 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 163 1 vehicle: 1,283 2 vehicles: 1,703 3 vehicles: 525 4 vehicles: 114 5 or more vehicles: 50

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 285 1 vehicle: 1,204 2 vehicles: 470 3 vehicles: 144 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lincoln, IL:

Less than $10,000: 50
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 30
$20,000 to $24,999: 32
$25,000 to $29,999: 30
$30,000 to $34,999: 45
$35,000 to $39,999: 63
$40,000 to $49,999: 89
$50,000 to $59,999: 134
$60,000 to $69,999: 164
$70,000 to $79,999: 146
$80,000 to $89,999: 235
$90,000 to $99,999: 258
$100,000 to $124,999: 804
$125,000 to $149,999: 716
$150,000 to $174,999: 266
$175,000 to $199,999: 162
$200,000 to $249,999: 239
$250,000 to $299,999: 71
$300,000 to $399,999: 63
$400,000 to $499,999: 15
$500,000 to $749,999: 11
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Lincoln rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lincoln:

Less than $100: 56 people
$100 to $149: 39
$150 to $199: 57
$200 to $249: 81
$250 to $299: 136
$300 to $349: 175
$350 to $399: 204
$400 to $449: 225
$450 to $499: 249
$500 to $549: 270
$550 to $599: 184
$600 to $649: 86
$650 to $699: 36
$700 to $749: 30
$750 to $799: 25
$800 to $899: 27
$900 to $999: 18
$1,000 to $1,249: 6
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 7
No cash rent: 97

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 73 1990 to 1994: 71 1985 to 1989: 17 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 44

Lincoln, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.0%
Number of people working at home: 154 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 549
5 to 9 minutes: 2204
10 to 14 minutes: 1536
15 to 19 minutes: 614
20 to 24 minutes: 210
25 to 29 minutes: 83
30 to 34 minutes: 196
35 to 39 minutes: 190
40 to 44 minutes: 292
45 to 59 minutes: 593
60 to 89 minutes: 135
90 or more minutes: 72

Lincoln mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,518 (81%)
Carpooled: 781 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 56 (1%)
Bicycle: 44 (1%)
Walked: 191 (3%)
Other means: 70 (1%)
Worked at home: 154 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 546
$10,000 to $14,999: 529
$15,000 to $19,999: 496
$20,000 to $24,999: 565
$25,000 to $29,999: 398
$30,000 to $34,999: 479
$35,000 to $39,999: 460
$40,000 to $44,999: 313
$45,000 to $49,999: 330
$50,000 to $59,999: 598
$60,000 to $74,999: 587
$75,000 to $99,999: 384
$100,000 to $124,999: 153
$125,000 to $149,999: 53
$150,000 to $199,999: 39
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

German: 3392

United States or American: 1905

English: 1047

Other groups: 992

Irish: 992

Scotch-Irish: 229

Italian: 224

Dutch: 200

European: 194

French (except Basque): 193

Polish: 189

Scottish: 104

Norwegian: 98

Swedish: 84

Belgian: 41

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 40

Haitian: 40

Lithuanian: 36

British: 34

Subsaharan African:: 29

African: 29

Yugoslavian: 29

French Canadian: 25

Czech: 21

Scandinavian: 19

Austrian: 19

Hungarian: 18

Danish: 18

Swiss: 15

Welsh: 14

Russian: 13

Ukrainian: 11

Portuguese: 8

Slovak: 8

Canadian: 7

Northern European: 5

Croatian: 5

Slovene: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (24%)
Mexico (14%)
Vietnam (13%)
Haiti (11%)
Other South Eastern Asia (6%)
Germany (6%)
Colombia (5%)

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

This state: 12202
Northeast: 193
Midwest: 1387
South: 841
West: 456

52% of Lincoln residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 209
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 152
9th grade: 53
10th grade: 127
11th grade: 128
12th grade, no diploma: 107
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,768
Less than 1 year of college: 363
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 545
Associate degree: 273
Bachelor's degree: 378
Master's degree: 198
Professional school degree: 56
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 137
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 228
9th grade: 113
10th grade: 120
11th grade: 90
12th grade, no diploma: 166
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,339
Less than 1 year of college: 492
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 671
Associate degree: 283
Bachelor's degree: 530
Master's degree: 111
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 28.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,170
Black householders: $20,673
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,941
Asian householders: $39,728
Some other race householders: $32,305
Two or more races householders: $82,990
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $32,346

Lincoln household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lincoln household income for Black householders

Lincoln household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lincoln household income for Asian householders

Lincoln household income for Some other race householders

Lincoln household income for Two or more races householders

Lincoln household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lincoln marital status for males

Lincoln marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,084
Black or African American householders: $80,383
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $155,211
Asian householders: $221,707
Two or more races householders: $116,000
Hispanic or Latino householders: $127,926

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,603
One, attached: 68
Two: 414
3 or 4: 383
5 to 9: 169
10 to 19: 189
20 to 49: 56
50 or more: 179
Mobile homes: 311

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,868

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lincoln:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 233

Here:	15.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 97

Here:	11.3%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,021

Here:	72.3%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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