Lincoln County, West Virginia, WV

Population, income, housing, employment and crime statistics for Lincoln County, West Virginia, WV. Latest data: 2025.

Lincoln County, West Virginia, WV is a US county tracked by SimpleGEO. It has an estimated population of 19,902. The median household income is $46,205. The median home value is $105,300, and the median gross rent is $771. The unemployment rate is 5.9%, and the poverty rate is 23.2%.

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Crime (FBI)

Metric	Value	Year
Aggravated assault rate (per 100k) FBI aggravated assault rate per 100,000 residents.	186	2024
Burglary rate (per 100k) FBI burglary rate per 100,000 residents.	178	2024
Homicide rate (per 100k) FBI homicide rate per 100,000 residents.	5	2024
Larceny theft rate (per 100k) State estimate applied to all counties in the state.	905	2024
Motor vehicle theft rate (per 100k) State estimate applied to all counties in the state.	79	2024
Property crime rate (per 100k) FBI property crime rate per 100,000 residents.	1,162	2024
Rape rate (per 100k) FBI rape rate per 100,000 residents.	48	2024
Robbery rate (per 100k) FBI robbery rate per 100,000 residents.	10	2024
Violent crime rate (per 100k) FBI violent crime rate per 100,000 residents.	249	2024

Demography

Metric	Value	Year
Age 65+ share Percent of total population age 65 and over (ACS 5-year Subject table S0101).	4180%	2024
Asian (Non-Hispanic) share Percent of total population that is Asian alone (Not Hispanic or Latino). ACS B03002.	0.5%	2024
Black (Non-Hispanic) share Percent of total population that is Black or African American alone (Not Hispanic or Latino). ACS B03002.	0%	2024
Hispanic or Latino share Percent of total population that is Hispanic or Latino (of any race). ACS B03002.	0.8%	2024
Median age Median age. County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate.	44.1	2024
Other (Remainder) share Percent of total population not counted in White/Black/Asian (Non-Hispanic) or Hispanic/Latino groups (remainder). ACS B03002.	2.4%	2024
Population (Total) Total resident population. County-level (US).	19,902	2024
White (Non-Hispanic) share Percent of total population that is White alone (Not Hispanic or Latino). ACS B03002.	96.3%	2024

Economy

Metric	Value	Year
Median Household Income Median household income (past 12 months). County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate.	$46,205	2024
Unemployment rate Percent unemployed of civilian labor force (computed from ACS table B23025).	5.9%	2024

Housing

Metric	Value	Year
Households (total) Total households. County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate (B11001_001E).	7,673	2024
Housing units (total) Total housing units. County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate (B25001_001E).	9,595	2024
Median gross rent (monthly) Median gross rent (monthly). County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate.	$771	2024
Median Home Value Median value (dollars) of owner-occupied housing units. County-level (US), ACS 5-year estimate.	$105,300	2024
Renter cost-burden 30%+ Percent of renter-occupied units paying cash rent with gross rent >=30% of household income (ACS B25070; excludes 'Not computed' from denominator when available).	$17	2024

Labor (BLS LAUS)

Metric	Value	Year
Unemployment rate (LAUS, annual avg) County unemployment rate from BLS LAUS (measure 03). Stored as annual average for the year (M13 if present, else avg of M01..M12).	5	2025

Socioeconomic

Metric	Value	Year
Poverty rate Percent of people below poverty level (computed from ACS table B17001).	23.2%	2024

Source: US Census Bureau (ACS), FBI UCR, and BLS. Crime figures are state-level estimates applied at the county level. Data shown reflects the most recent available year per metric.

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