Demographics of Lincoln County, Oklahoma

Lincoln County, Oklahoma had 35,278 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,763 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

35,278
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,763 people.; 41.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,216 ±$2,309
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, Oklahoma's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lincoln County, Oklahoma'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, Oklahoma's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lincoln County, Oklahoma'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	33,515	100.0	100.0
2021	33,892	101.1	100.2
2022	34,198	102.0	100.7
2023	34,641	103.4	101.6
2024	35,000	104.4	102.5
2025	35,278	105.3	103.1

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Population of Lincoln County, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	33,515	+43	0	0	+34
2021	33,892	+377	−110	+2	+478
2022	34,198	+306	−143	+8	+440
2023	34,641	+443	−103	+2	+543
2024	35,000	+359	−90	+5	+444
2025	35,278	+278	−96	−3	+380

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.5: for men 41.1 ±0.5 and for women 41.9 ±0.8. 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	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	1,880 ±57	5.5% ±0.2	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,148 ±246	18.0% ±0.7	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,530 ±151	7.4% ±0.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,100 ±234	23.7% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,928 ±326	26.1% ±1.0	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,633 ±351	19.4% ±1.0	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,216 ±$2,309, and income per person $32,298 ±$1,162, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma 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	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	2,633 ±253	20.0% ±1.9	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,722 ±270	20.7% ±2.0	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,565 ±272	19.5% ±2.1	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,358 ±158	10.3% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,363 ±267	18.0% ±2.0	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	805 ±133	6.1% ±1.0	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	695 ±115	5.3% ±0.9	7.2% ±0.2	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	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	5,835 ±561	17.3% ±1.7	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,046 ±224	25.8% ±2.6	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,537 ±290	15.1% ±1.7	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,252 ±222	13.9% ±2.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lincoln County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	14,561 ±44	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±1.0	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±1.0	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.3% ±1.8	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.7% ±1.9	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,500 ±$8,429	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$794 ±$38	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1980 ±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	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,364 ±0	4.0% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,301 ±186	79.8% ±0.5	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	555 ±102	1.6% ±0.3	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	192 ±59	0.6% ±0.2	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,855 ±184	5.4% ±0.5	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	54 to 194	0.2% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,811 ±286	8.2% ±0.8	8.9% ±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	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	24,008 ±456	70.2% ±1.3	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,735 ±453	28.4% ±1.3	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	174 ±64	0.5% ±0.2	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	302 ±67	0.9% ±0.2	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	160 ±60	0.5% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	142 ±61	0.4% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lincoln County among the counties of Oklahoma

30th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Lincoln County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Delaware County	41,910	+3.8%
Sequoyah County	40,842	+4.1%
Mayes County	40,416	+3.5%
Pontotoc County	38,528	+1.1%
Okmulgee County	37,241	+1.5%
Lincoln County	35,278	+5.3%
McCurtain County	30,744	−0.3%
Ottawa County	30,438	+0.7%
Custer County	28,175	−1.0%
Garvin County	26,377	+2.8%
Caddo County	26,130	−2.9%

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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