Lincoln County vs. Ferry County

	Lincoln County (WA)	Ferry County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,740	7,649
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.6%	1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,570	7,554
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,570	7,551
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	17.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.6%	27.2%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	48.9%
White alone, percent	94.0%	75.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	17.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.5%	5.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.1%	72.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,153	792
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,083	4,528
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.2%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$153,800	$172,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,159	$1,280
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$414	$353
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$732	$642
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.4%	4.1%
Building permits, 2018	58	1
Households, 2014-2018	4,485	3,097
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.4%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.6%	4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.2%	80.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.0%	63.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.4%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	18.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.1%	22.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.8%	10.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.1%	44.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	42.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	42,368	12,408
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	106,903	45,354
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,243	$5,886
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	22.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,744	$41,924
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,730	$23,640
Persons in poverty, percent	12.5%	17.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	246	147
Total employment, 2017	1,803	1,036
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	78,693	49,311
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	15.1%	-5.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	702	349
All firms, 2012	692	440
Men-owned firms, 2012	240	208
Women-owned firms, 2012	294	131
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	627	351
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	89	30
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	529	366
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	0.0%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.6	3.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,310.49	2,203.16

Source: United States Census Bureau

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