Lincoln County vs. Mingo County

	Lincoln County (WV)	Mingo County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,599	23,785
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.1%	-11.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	21,709	26,834
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	21,720	26,839
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.5%	18.9%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.7%
White alone, percent	98.3%	96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.3%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	0.7%	0.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	97.7%	95.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,354	1,231
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.4%	0.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,949	12,843
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.3%	74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$81,700	$75,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$796	$948
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$272	$309
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$576	$605
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.3%	7.9%
Households, 2014-2018	7,879	10,772
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	94.2%	89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.7%	0.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.5%	75.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.5%	68.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.9%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	8.7%	9.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	21.3%	24.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.0%	8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.8%	41.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.0%	35.9%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	80,307	119,719
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,713	$4,586
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	36.8	29.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,679	$31,305
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,423	$19,025
Persons in poverty, percent	23.3%	27.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	179	378
Total employment, 2017	1,839	2,917
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,046	95,471
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	20.6%	5.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	749	901
All firms, 2012	737	1,237
Men-owned firms, 2012	288	696
Women-owned firms, 2012	398	407
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	700	1,151
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	42	107
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	661	1,063
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.3%	21.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	49.7	63.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	437.04	423.11

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lincoln county (WV) and Mingo county (WV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.