Demographics of Lincoln County, Missouri

Lincoln County, Missouri had 66,676 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,834 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lincoln County, in four figures

66,676
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +11.4%
Change since July 2020: +6,834 people.; 37.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,278 ±$1,971
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lincoln County, Missouri's population grew 11.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lincoln County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lincoln County, Missouri's population grew 11.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lincoln County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	59,842	100.0	100.0
2021	61,642	103.0	100.2
2022	63,156	105.5	100.7
2023	64,641	108.0	101.6
2024	65,778	109.9	102.5
2025	66,676	111.4	103.1

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Population of Lincoln County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	59,842	+278	+58	0	+225
2021	61,642	+1,800	+156	0	+1,709
2022	63,156	+1,514	+177	+29	+1,249
2023	64,641	+1,485	+195	+40	+1,229
2024	65,778	+1,137	+142	+68	+917
2025	66,676	+898	+134	+21	+746

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±0.7: for men 36.9 ±0.8 and for women 38.0 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	4,174 ±121	6.6% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,636 ±545	18.5% ±0.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,656 ±400	7.4% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,232 ±611	27.3% ±1.0	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,011 ±687	25.4% ±1.1	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,348 ±623	14.8% ±1.0	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,278 ±$1,971, and income per person $36,965 ±$1,758, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lincoln County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,747 ±477	12.0% ±2.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,590 ±476	15.7% ±2.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,972 ±481	13.0% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,783 ±492	16.6% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,807 ±551	25.5% ±2.4	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,040 ±376	8.9% ±1.6	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,878 ±397	8.2% ±1.7	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lincoln County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	6,350 ±1,094	10.2% ±1.8	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,774 ±443	11.6% ±2.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,932 ±616	8.8% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,644 ±347	12.2% ±2.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lincoln County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	23,790 ±86	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±1.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% ±1.0	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.0% ±2.3	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.0% ±2.3	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$244,300 ±$10,022	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$961 ±$46	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lincoln County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,809 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	57,929 ±152	91.9% ±0.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,070 ±245	1.7% ±0.4	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	203 ±85	0.3% ±0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 91	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	5 to 125	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 92	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,891 ±305	3.0% ±0.5	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lincoln County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	49,904 ±1,065	79.1% ±1.7	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,226 ±1,002	19.4% ±1.6	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	130 to 410	0.2% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	657 ±159	1.0% ±0.3	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	320 ±119	0.5% ±0.2	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	337 ±138	0.5% ±0.2	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lincoln County among the counties of Missouri

18th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Lincoln County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Christian County	96,725	+8.3%
Cape Girardeau County	83,999	+2.7%
Buchanan County	83,540	−1.1%
Cole County	77,908	+1.7%
St. Francois County	67,809	+2.1%
Lincoln County	66,676	+11.4%
Newton County	62,263	+6.1%
Taney County	57,001	+1.7%
Johnson County	56,670	+4.9%
Pulaski County	54,442	+0.8%
Callaway County	45,765	+3.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026