Demographics of Lincoln city, California

Lincoln city, California had 57,367 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,398 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lincoln city, in four figures

57,367
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 52,956 ±89.; +14.8%
Change since July 2020: +7,398 people.; 43.2 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $111,990 ±$4,564
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lincoln city, California's population grew 14.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lincoln city, California'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lincoln city, California's population grew 14.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lincoln city, California'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	49,969	100.0	100.0
2021	51,325	102.7	100.2
2022	52,872	105.8	100.7
2023	54,541	109.1	101.6
2024	56,126	112.3	102.5
2025	57,367	114.8	103.1

Population of Lincoln city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	49,969	—
2021	51,325	+1,356
2022	52,872	+1,547
2023	54,541	+1,669
2024	56,126	+1,585
2025	57,367	+1,241

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±1.2: for men 41.7 ±1.4 and for women 44.8 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lincoln city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,794 ±384	5.3% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,397 ±685	17.7% ±1.3	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,327 ±405	6.3% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,199 ±745	23.0% ±1.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,937 ±725	20.7% ±1.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,302 ±743	27.0% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $111,990 ±$4,564, and income per person $53,082 ±$1,943, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lincoln city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,760 ±330	8.8% ±1.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,862 ±361	9.3% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,422 ±368	12.1% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,651 ±369	13.2% ±1.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,555 ±426	22.7% ±2.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,620 ±337	13.0% ±1.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,208 ±322	21.0% ±1.5	20.5% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,623 ±730	6.9% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	759 ±289	6.3% ±2.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,655 ±386	6.9% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,209 ±322	7.3% ±1.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lincoln city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln city	California	United States
Housing units	20,779 ±561	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±0.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.9% ±1.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.1% ±2.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$651,000 ±$7,243	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,090 ±$208	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±1	1976 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,172 ±839	19.2% ±1.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,935 ±1,202	62.2% ±2.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,229 ±448	2.3% ±0.8	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,249 ±671	8.0% ±1.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 184	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	23 to 171	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	71 to 397	0.1% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,949 ±652	7.5% ±1.2	4.4% ±<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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	34,269 ±957	64.7% ±1.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,017 ±775	22.7% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	426 ±179	0.8% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,244 ±725	11.8% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,494 ±522	8.5% ±1.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,750 ±394	3.3% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lincoln city among the places of California

175th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Lincoln city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Yucaipa city	54,421 ±90
Hacienda Heights CDP	54,291 ±1,942
Colton city	53,772 ±47
Diamond Bar city	53,355 ±61
Huntington Park city	53,108 ±51
Lincoln city	52,956 ±89
Placentia city	52,826 ±59
Novato city	52,546 ±71
Cathedral City city	52,267 ±75
Paramount city	52,050 ±59
Palm Desert city	51,990 ±43

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lincoln city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 71 Places in California by median age
No. 122 Places in California by median rent
No. 148 Places in California by median household income
No. 167 Places in California by per capita income
No. 277 Places in California by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026