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Lincoln County, West Virginia
At a Glance
Population 20,463 County Seat Lincoln County Courthouse State FIPS 54 County FIPS 043 Num Towns 3 Census-Designated Places 2 Total Town Population 2,136 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 20,410 Median Age 43.7 Veterans 919 Housing Units 9,583 Uninsured 192 Net Migration (recent) -391 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 164 Total Employees 1,544 Avg Annual Pay $42,630 Median Household Income $50,985 Poverty Rate 19.2% Unemployment Rate 5.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $51,458 Federal Spending FY2024 $148,117,237 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,238
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $94,500 Median Rent $734 FMR Studio $612 FMR 1BR $729 FMR 2BR $883 FMR 3BR $1,064 FMR 4BR $1,171
Health & Safety
Hospitals 0 EMS Stations 9 Fire Stations 9 Police Stations 9 Adult Smoking 27.1% Adult Obesity 44.5% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 93.3 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15.07 Electric Customers 866456 Towns with Broadband Data 3 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 3
Community
Churches 2 Libraries 3 Historic Places (NRHP) 2 Homeless Population N/A Schools 5 SNAP Stores 14 Bank Branches 4
Agriculture
Total Farms 49 Land in Farms (acres) 28,413 Avg Farm Size (acres) 579.9 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2025-02-26 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2024-05-24 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2024-05-22 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2021-05-20 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS 2021-05-13 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-03 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2018-04-17 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2016-06-25 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2015-08-07
Detailed Topics
Communities in Lincoln County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
