Lincoln County vs. Bedford County

	Lincoln County (TN)	Bedford County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	34,117	49,038
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.3%	8.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,354	45,057
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,361	45,058
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	25.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	15.1%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.9%
White alone, percent	89.6%	87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.0%	8.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.8%	12.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.6%	76.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,252	3,146
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	15,606	19,271
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.3%	68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$124,000	$140,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,112	$1,057
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$382	$373
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$696	$758
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.6%	10.1%
Building permits, 2018	16	258
Households, 2014-2018	13,636	16,882
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.45	2.79
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.5%	87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.6%	11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.6%	84.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.1%	70.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.1%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.8%	16.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.2%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.4%	14.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.8%	62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.2%	56.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	26,674	40,235
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	59,439	86,753
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	316,837	407,587
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,457	$8,944
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.0	24.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,736	$48,945
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,077	$23,988
Persons in poverty, percent	14.4%	14.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	578	788
Total employment, 2017	8,416	14,581
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	293,539	573,267
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.8%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,374	2,975
All firms, 2012	2,871	3,442
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,500	1,724
Women-owned firms, 2012	814	1,351
Minority-owned firms, 2012	164	354
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,626	2,960
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	408	354
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,216	2,927
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%	2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	20.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	58.5	95.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	570.34	473.64

Source: United States Census Bureau

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