Lincoln County vs. Whitman County

	Lincoln County (WA)	Whitman County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,740	49,791
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.6%	11.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,570	44,778
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,570	44,776
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.7%	15.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.6%	10.4%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	49.0%
White alone, percent	94.0%	83.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	8.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.5%	6.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.1%	78.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,153	2,153
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	10.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,083	21,011
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.2%	43.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$153,800	$208,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,159	$1,426
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$414	$446
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$732	$776
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.4%	40.2%
Building permits, 2018	58	264
Households, 2014-2018	4,485	17,910
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.4%	61.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.6%	15.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.2%	94.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.0%	83.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.4%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	49.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.1%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.8%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.1%	58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	55.3%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	106,903	333,569
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,243	$7,157
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	15.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,744	$42,163
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,730	$22,585
Persons in poverty, percent	12.5%	25.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	246	837
Total employment, 2017	1,803	10,552
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	78,693	456,381
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	15.1%	1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	702	2,197
All firms, 2012	692	2,522
Men-owned firms, 2012	240	1,155
Women-owned firms, 2012	294	787
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	627	2,127
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	89	156
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	529	2,055
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%	21.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.6	20.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,310.49	2,159.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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