Lincoln County vs. Lyon County

	Lincoln County (MN)	Lyon County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5,673	25,629
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.8%	-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,896	25,857
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,896	25,857
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	25.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.8%	15.8%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	50.1%
White alone, percent	97.9%	89.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.2%	3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.8%	83.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	439	1,322
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	7.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,147	11,285
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.5%	68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$94,300	$141,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,100	$1,188
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$409	$471
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$588	$657
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.1%	25.3%
Building permits, 2018	6	77
Households, 2014-2018	2,470	10,050
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.24	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.4%	84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	10.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.0%	89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.8%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.3%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.4%	25.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	5.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.1%	5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.4%	71.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.5%	66.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	32,673	164,531
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	66,946	458,861
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,507	$17,964
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.0	15.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,301	$55,525
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,504	$30,531
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	196	809
Total employment, 2017	1,387	12,547
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	43,421	523,131
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.4%	-1.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	519	1,797
All firms, 2012	578	1,983
Men-owned firms, 2012	387	1,188
Women-owned firms, 2012	74	485
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	550	1,811
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	34	85
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	497	1,773
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%	1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	27.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	11.0	36.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	536.76	714.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

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