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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lincoln County is $23,523, which is lower than the state average of $26,515 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lincoln County median household income is $40,550, which has grown by 26.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 17.10% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lincoln County residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #12

Lincoln County	23,523 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	23,162 USD
Nevada	30,415 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	36,935 USD
Nevada	33,521 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lincoln County	17,706 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #15

Lincoln County	40,550 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lincoln County	61,528 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Lincoln County	26.80%
Nevada	17.10%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lincoln County		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.29%	$11,654, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.25%	$14,531, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.78%	$300, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	29.44%	$22,581, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lincoln County	50,255 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lincoln County	75,641 USD
Nevada	78,301 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lincoln County	Nevada	U.S.
White	$39,605, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Hispanic	$9,583, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,417, see rank	$42,555	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lincoln County	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$20,000, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,239, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,625, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$27,470, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lincoln County	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,166, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	2,341, 56.19%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,076, 45.96%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,076, 45.96%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	933, 86.71%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	143, 13.29%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,265, 54.04%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	1,825, 43.81%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	919, 50.36%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	919, 50.36%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	771, 83.90%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	148, 16.10%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	906, 49.64%, see rank	39.97%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lincoln County	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,659, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,284, 77.40%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	158, 9.52%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	145, 8.74%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	72, 4.34%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lincoln County	21.1 minutes
Nevada	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lincoln County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,704	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	933, 54.75%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	284, 30.44%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	154, 16.51%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	140, 15.01%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 3.11%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	154, 16.51%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	112, 12.00%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	771, 45.25%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	289, 37.48%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	353, 45.78%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	112, 14.53%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 2.20%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.36%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lincoln County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,704, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	144, 8.45%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	117, 6.87%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	23, 1.35%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	25, 1.47%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	218, 12.79%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	31, 1.82%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	82, 4.81%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	77, 4.52%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	121, 7.10%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	340, 19.95%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	229, 13.44%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	255, 14.96%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	42, 2.46%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lincoln County	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	797	16.17%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	165	12.81%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.